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NWS River Summary
County Warning Area [CWA]: LWX
Regional NWS Weather Office: Baltimore, MD/Washington, DC/Sterling, VA

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031-033-037-043-510-VAC003-013-015-043-047-059-061-069-
079-099-107-113-125-137-139-153-157-165-171-177-179-187-
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027-031-037-057-065-071-220059-

Hydrologic Summary
National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC
1200 PM EST Sat Dec 21 2024

River levels in the NWS Baltimore/Washington Service Area...

                      Flood    Latest                 6hr
Location              Stage     Stage    Obs Time     Chg

...POTOMAC BASIN...
North Branch Potomac River
  Steyer                9.0     3.00    Sat 11 AM   -0.05
  Kitzmiller            9.0     3.49    Sat 11 AM   -0.06
  J Randolph Lake Elev.      1438.32    Sat 11 AM    0.01
  Barnum                        3.02    Sat 11 AM    0.32
  Luke                 10.5     1.68    Sat 11 AM   -0.01
  Cumberland           17.0     3.15    Sat 11 AM    0.02

South Branch Potomac River
  Franklin              7.0     2.03    Sat 12 PM   -0.02
  Petersburg           14.0     4.79    Sat 11 AM   -0.03
  Moorefield                    8.09    Sat 12 PM   -0.03
  Springfield          15.0     2.69    Sat 11 AM   -0.04

North Fork South Branch Potomac River
  Cabins                        5.37    Sat 11 AM   -0.04

South Fork South Branch Potomac River
  Brandywine           10.0     1.85    Sat 11 AM   -0.01
  Moorefield           10.0     3.26    Sat 11 AM   -0.02

Potomac River
  Paw Paw              25.0     6.09    Sat 11 AM   -0.08
  Hancock              30.0     4.98    Sat 11 AM   -0.06
  Dam Number Five      21.0        M    M               M
  Williamsport         23.0     3.16    Sat 06 AM       M
  Shepherdstown        30.0     3.60    Sat 11 AM   -0.03
  Harpers Ferry        18.0     Temporarily unavailable
  Point of Rocks       16.0     2.74    Sat 11 AM   -0.01
  Edwards Ferry        15.0     4.85    Sat 12 PM   -0.04
  Little Falls         10.0     3.62    Sat 12 PM   -0.02

Tidal Potomac River
 Datum of gage is WMLW /NAVD88 plus 2.26 feet/
  DC/Wisconsin Ave.     6.0     2.68    Sat 12 PM    1.24
 Datum of gage is NAVD88
  Alexandria Dock       3.3     0.46    Sat 12 PM    1.05

Washington Channel
 Datum of gage is MLLW /NAVD88 plus 1.40 feet/
  DC/SW Waterfront      4.2     1.74    Sat 12 PM       M

Savage River
  Barton                        1.92    Sat 11 AM   -0.03
  Savage River RS Elev.      1437.50    Sat 11 AM    0.22
  Bloomington                   1.00    Sat 11 AM    0.00

Georges Creek
  Franklin/Wstrnprt.    8.0     3.60    Sat 12 PM   -0.02

Wills Creek
  Hyndman PA                    2.63    Sat 11 AM   -0.05
  Cumberland           10.0     3.38    Sat 11 AM   -0.04

Cacapon River
  Great Cacapon         9.0     2.18    Sat 11 AM   -0.03

Tonoloway Creek
  Needmore PA                   3.50    Sat 11 AM   -0.02
  Hancock                       2.35    Sat 12 PM   -0.01

Conococheague Creek
  Fairview             10.0     2.37    Sat 12 PM   -0.03

Opequon Creek
  Berryville           10.0     4.46    Sat 11 AM   -0.01
  Martinsburg          10.0     2.09    Sat 11 AM    0.02

Antietam Creek
  Waynesboro PA         6.5     2.33    Sat 12 PM   -0.03
  Sharpsburg            8.0     2.43    Sat 11 AM   -0.01

Monocacy River
  Bridgeport           13.0     3.30    Sat 11 AM   -0.02
  Frederick/Monocacy            2.56    Sat 11 AM   -0.05
  Frederick/I-70       15.0     2.63    Sat 11 AM   -0.04

Goose Creek
  Middleburg           13.0     2.52    Sat 12 PM   -0.01
  Leesburg             12.0     1.43    Sat 12 PM   -0.01

Seneca Creek
  Dawsonville           7.5     2.09    Sat 12 PM   -0.06

Rock Creek
  Sherrill Drive DC     7.0     1.77    Sat 11 AM   -0.02
  Joyce Drive DC                1.31    Sat 11 AM   -0.01

Bull Run
  Catharpin                        M    M               M
  Manassas Park        12.0     3.13    Sat 05 AM   -0.04

...SHENANDOAH BASIN...
North Fork Shenandoah River
  Cootes Store         15.0     3.13    Sat 11 AM   -0.01
  Mount Jackson        13.0     2.99    Sat 12 PM    0.00
  Strasburg            17.0     2.35    Sat 11 AM   -0.01

South Fork Shenandoah River
  Lynnwood             16.0     2.89    Sat 12 PM   -0.01
  Luray                14.0     2.58    Sat 12 PM   -0.04
  Front Royal          12.0     1.69    Sat 11 AM   -0.01

Shenandoah River
  Millville            10.0     2.63    Sat 11 AM   -0.03

North River
  Stokesville                   2.26    Sat 11 AM   -0.01
  Burketown            11.0     2.55    Sat 12 PM   -0.02

Middle River
  Churchville           8.0        M    M               M
  Grottoes             12.0     3.83    Sat 11 AM    0.00

South River
  Waynesboro            9.5     2.56    Sat 11 AM   -0.01
  Rife Rd-Waynesboro   10.0     1.87    Sat 11 AM   -0.01
  Dooms                11.0     2.22    Sat 12 PM    0.00
  Harriston             9.5     2.32    Sat 12 PM    0.00

...RAPPAHANNOCK BASIN...
Rapidan River
  Ruckersville         14.0     2.15    Sat 12 PM    0.00
  Culpeper             13.0     1.12    Sat 12 PM    0.00

Rappahannock River
  Remington            15.0     3.36    Sat 11 AM   -0.01
  West Fredericksbg.   13.0     2.36    Sat 11 AM   -0.02

...PATAPSCO BASIN...
Patapsco River
  Liberty Res - Elev          416.82    Sat 11 AM   -0.03
  Woodstock - Elev.           236.18    Sat 11 AM   -0.01
  Hollofield           11.0     1.74    Sat 11 AM    0.00
  Ellicott City Elev  122.5   114.18    Sat 12 PM   -0.02
  Catonsville          20.0    10.64    Sat 11 AM   -0.02
  Patapsco St Park     15.0     5.60    Sat 11 AM   -0.02
  Elkridge - Elev.     16.0     8.00    Sat 12 PM   -0.03

...PATUXENT BASIN...
Patuxent River
  Unity                 8.0     2.17    Sat 11 AM    0.01
  below Brighton Dam    9.0     1.60    Sat 12 PM   -0.03
  Laurel - I-95         9.5     4.37    Sat 11 AM    0.00
  Laurel - 9th St               4.53    Sat 12 PM    0.00
  Laurel - Avondale             4.67    Sat 09 AM       M
  Bowie                19.0     4.87    Sat 12 PM   -0.01

Little Patuxent River
  Centennial - Elev.               M    M               M
  Columbia TC - Elev  298.5   289.64    Sat 11 AM   -0.02
  Allview - Elev.     280.0   271.34    Sat 11 AM    0.08
  Guilford             11.0     2.28    Sat 11 AM   -0.03
  Savage               10.0     3.27    Sat 11 AM   -0.02

...SUSQUEHANNA BASIN...
Susquehanna River
  Harrisburg PA                 5.62
  Marietta PA                  38.29
  Conowingo Dam        23.5    14.24    Sat 12 PM    0.04

...YOUGHIOGHENY BASIN...
Youghiogheny River
  Oakland                       3.28    Sat 11 AM   -0.07
  Hoyes                         3.72    Sat 12 PM   -0.04
  Friendsville                  3.75    Sat 12 PM    0.26

 ...Readings from outside the Sterling Hydrologic Service Area...

James River
  Lick Run                      2.60
  Buchanan                      3.40
  Holcomb Rock                  5.19
  Bent Creek                    3.89
  Scottsville                   4.78
  Cartersville                  3.04
  Richmond-Westham              5.11
  Richmond Locks                1.30

Note - these data are preliminary. Full quality control may not
have been performed, and gage malfunctions may occur.

During periods of high water or flooding, crest forecast updates
can be obtained in the river flood warnings (WBCFLWLWX) and river
flood statements (WBCFLSLWX). Updated hydrologic information can
also be obtained from our web page at http://weather.gov/washington

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Max Min Temperature and Precipitation Table from: NOAA-NWS
Script developed by: El Dorado Weather & modified by: SE Lincoln Weather