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POND BRANCH AT OREGON RIDGE, MD

TOWSON, MD39.4803°N, -76.6875°W Updated 44 min ago
FLOW RATE
0.23cfs
GAUGE HT
1.29ft
AIR TEMP
72°F
WIND
4mph NNW
FISH INDEX
75SCORE / 100
GREAT · 4 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
0.23cfs 71.9% vs avg
Optimal band: 00 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
0.329cfs
PERIOD LOW
0.022cfs
RUNNABLE
0%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.29ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

20.9in

≈ normal

20.85 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 22.94 in).

YTD Total

20.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

22.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

17.9–29.8in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-9%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 2.82" · normal 3.28" (1.9–5.1)
Jan
Feb: 1.87" · normal 2.88" (1.8–4.9)
Feb
Mar: 3.53" · normal 4.06" (1.9–5.9)
Mar
Apr: 2.67" · normal 3.67" (2.1–5.9)
Apr
May: 4.51" · normal 3.98" (2.1–6.3)
May
Jun: 3.57" · normal 4.17" (1.9–6.7)
Jun
Jul: 1.88" (so far)· normal 4.69" (2.3–8.3)
Jul
Aug: normal 4.00" (2.0–6.7)
Aug
Sep: normal 4.92" (1.8–8.4)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.83" (1.5–5.9)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.10" (1.4–4.6)
Nov
Dec: normal 3.82" (1.9–5.7)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo05:13 AM
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
84°
71°
TUE
83°
68°
WED
79°
65°
THU
87°
69°
FRI
86°
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SAT
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SUN
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TEMP
hourly forecast
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mild
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
2mph NW
G 3 mph
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G3
NW
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NNW
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
100%
overcast
100%
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62%
92%
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100%
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96%
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60%
PRESSURE
hPa · trend
994
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TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
75
Temperature
Warm
Wind
Calm
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Good
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:46 AM
SUNSET
08:36 PM
14H 50M OF DAYLIGHT
MOON PHASE
Last Quarter
62% illuminated

Station Location

39.4803, -76.6875
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-06 05:40 UTC
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