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POTOMAC RIVER

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POTOMAC RIVER AT HANCOCK, MD

WASHINGTON COUNTY, MD39.6976°N, -78.1779°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

822cfs

GAUGE HT

3.10ft

AIR TEMP

71°F

WIND

1mph SE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

822cfs 51.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 706–956 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

887cfs

PERIOD LOW

822cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.10ft

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

90°

70°

TUE

79°

73°

WED

76°

68°

THU

89°

67°

FRI

87°

67°

SAT

89°

67°

SUN

78°

67°

TIME

MON

NOW

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

SAT

TEMP

hourly forecast

75°

mild

75°

77°

80°

81°

85°

88°

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76°

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86°

89°

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81°

78°

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76°

81°

84°

82°

80°

82°

87°

76°

80°

81°

79°

77°

74°

72°

71°

70°

69°

68°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph ENE

G 6 mph

ENE

NNE

ESE

G10

ENE

G15

ENE

G14

ENE

G15

ENE

G18

G17

ENE

G10

ENE

G10

ENE

G10

ESE

G11

ESE

G12

ESE

G10

ENE

ESE

SSE

SSW

SSE

SSW

SSE

SSW

G12

G13

NNW

G23

G16

WNW

WSW

G10

WSW

G14

WSW

G17

WSW

G16

G23

G25

WSW

G25

G23

G25

G26

WNW

G25

WNW

G22

WNW

G20

WNW

G17

WNW

G14

G10

PRECIP

chance %

11%

10%

14%

21%

25%

23%

27%

41%

38%

39%

48%

36%

39%

29%

27%

23%

16%

10%

11%

13%

12%

15%

58%

39%

24%

14%

12%

14%

19%

32%

19%

53%

26%

CLOUDS

cover %

100%

overcast

100%

92%

100%

46%

35%

70%

100%

97%

40%

34%

55%

100%

93%

35%

46%

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98%

100%

79%

59%

73%

100%

76%

87%

95%

45%

100%

91%

100%

86%

100%

58%

98%

34%

10%

27%

67%

37%

100%

60%

100%

96%

100%

14%

39%

20%

50%

100%

17%

23%

100%

45%

100%

41%

11%

15%

100%

11%

100%

64%

100%

60%

66%

100%

88%

72%

60%

65%

64%

50%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1000

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:51 AM

SUNSET

08:43 PM

14H 52M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Last Quarter

61% illuminated

Station Location

39.6976, -78.1779

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-06 07:15 UTC

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