River report
🗺️ Not much improvement in this week’s U.S. Drought Monitor Map, with 77% in moderate drought, 8% in severe drought and the remaining area is abnormally dry.
🌊 Flow at Point of Rocks USGS gage is 6,400 cubic feet per second (cfs), which is below the 25th percentile.
🌧️ Rain in the basin is 5.1 inches below average since last October.
☔ NOAA predicts up to 0.75 inches of rain over the next week.
**Call for speakers** for the 2026 Potomac River Conference
The Interstate Commission on the Potomac River Basin will hold the 2026 Potomac River Conference – A Dry Horizon: The Future of Water Supply in the Potomac River Basin on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at The Crossvines in Poolesville, MD.
The 5th Annual Potomac River Conference will highlight the future of water supply in the Potomac River watershed by exploring drinking water availability (groundwater, surface water, river flows, reuse, etc.), emerging demands (data centers, power generation, energy use, etc.), projected stressors to the water supply system, and more.
We are now accepting speaker and poster abstracts on any of the topics listed above. The deadline for abstract submission is COB May 15, 2026. Submit an abstract >>>
Not interested in speaking but would like to stay informed about the event? Sign up here >>>
Sponsorships Available
Sponsoring the conference offers your organization a unique opportunity to reach an audience of professionals from across industry, government, NGOs, and more. Email Renee Bourassa (rbourassa@icprb.org) to learn more.
ICPRB is Hiring for Two Positions
Please spread the word for two great early-career positions!
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River Spill Response Fellow – April 24, 2026 – Help protect drinking water supplies for over 6 million people in the Washington metropolitan area through spill response modeling and regional coordination.
- Water Resources Fellow – May 7, 2026 – This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of drought management and water supply planning tools, including cutting-edge river flow forecasting models, real-time decision support tools for drought operations, and reservoir operation simulation and optimization models.
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