USGS · 01603000

NORTH BRANCH

USGS · 01603000LIVE

NORTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER NEAR CUMBERLAND, MD

ALLEGANY COUNTY, MD39.6218°N, -78.7734°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

484cfs

GAUGE HT

2.66ft

AIR TEMP

98°F

WIND

8mph WNW

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

484cfs 35.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 431–583 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

547cfs

PERIOD LOW

484cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.66ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

98°

75°

SAT

101°

77°

SUN

95°

70°

MON

93°

68°

TUE

91°

67°

WED

85°

67°

THU

78°

68°

TIME

FRI

NOW

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

TEMP

hourly forecast

97°

mild

97°

96°

93°

90°

87°

85°

84°

82°

81°

80°

79°

78°

77°

79°

84°

90°

94°

96°

98°

99°

100°

101°

100°

95°

85°

84°

83°

82°

80°

79°

77°

76°

75°

73°

74°

76°

78°

83°

88°

91°

94°

95°

74°

72°

73°

71°

72°

70°

69°

68°

69°

70°

74°

75°

82°

86°

88°

92°

93°

91°

90°

88°

81°

77°

74°

75°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

69°

73°

78°

84°

87°

89°

90°

91°

90°

89°

85°

79°

76°

73°

70°

69°

68°

67°

68°

69°

70°

72°

74°

76°

79°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph W

G 11 mph

G11

G12

G13

WSW

WNW

ESE

NNW

WNW

G12

G15

G17

G19

WSW

G17

G21

G23

WNW

G14

NNW

SSE

G48

G17

WSW

NNE

ESE

G28

G17

SSE

ESE

SSE

ESE

SSE

ESE

G25

G27

SSE

G10

SSE

G13

ESE

ENE

ESE

ENE

ESE

SSE

ESE

SSE

SSW

NNE

WSW

WNW

G11

WNW

G11

G17

G13

G15

NNW

G15

NNW

NNE

ENE

ESE

PRECIP

chance %

17%

22%

20%

12%

11%

17%

13%

11%

26%

12%

21%

86%

70%

30%

33%

82%

60%

20%

32%

50%

34%

11%

17%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

100%

70%

100%

85%

78%

28%

23%

92%

100%

86%

100%

78%

58%

47%

85%

100%

98%

74%

96%

100%

76%

86%

100%

64%

32%

63%

100%

68%

28%

40%

65%

100%

96%

91%

88%

92%

100%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

995

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:52 AM

SUNSET

08:46 PM

14H 54M OF DAYLIGHT2H 22M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waning Gibbous

85% illuminated

Station Location

39.6218, -78.7734

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 18:24 UTC

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