River Report: ICPRB Continues Drought Monitoring
The flow at the USGS Point of Rocks gage continues to remain below 2,000 cubic feet per second (cfs), which is ICPRB’s drought monitoring threshold. ICPRB continues to produce a daily report of flow, weather conditions, and water use. Find a summary of the report on social media using #droughtmonitoring.
🗺 U.S. Drought Monitor map released this morning shows almost the entirety of the basin in abnormally dry conditions or worse. Almost 32% is in either severe or extreme drought status. (National Integrated Drought Information System)
☀️Dry conditions persist. No rain is forecast for the Potomac watershed over the next three days according to the US National Weather Service Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center.
🌊 Flow at USGS Point of Rocks gage is 1780 cfs (historical median is 2235 cfs).
ICPRB in the community
Please join ICPRB for our webinar series highlighting the past, present, and future of our nation’s river in celebration of our 85th anniversary.
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Oct. 30: Webinar: Who Owns the Potomac? (Speaker: Michael Nardolilli, Executive Director of ICPRB)
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Nov. 1 – Walk in the Woods: Let’s be Smart About Winter Salt – Sligo Creek (Takoma Park, MD)
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Nov. 6: Webinar: Water Impacts from Data Centers (Speaker: Dr. Alimatou Seck, Senior Water Resources Scientist of ICPRB)
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Nov. 18: Webinar: Unsung Heroes of the Potomac River: American Eels (Gordon “Mike” Selckmann, Associate Director of Aquatic Biology, ICPRB)
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Dec. 2: Webinar: Reconsidering Connectivity: A North Branch Potomac Case Study (Gordon “Mike” Selckmann, Associate Director of Aquatic Biology, ICPRB)
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Dec. 9: Webinar: The Future of Water in the DC Metro Area (Speaker: Dr. Cherie Schultz, Director, CO-OP Operations of ICPRB)