Staff with ICPRB’s Cooperative Water Supply Operations on the Potomac (CO-OP) have suspended daily drought monitoring due to the recent rain.

The flow at the US Geological Survey’s gage at Point of Rocks, Maryland, has risen above the daily monitoring threshold of 2000 cubic feet per second (cfs) as the basin received an average of about 1.4 inches of rain yesterday. Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center predictions indicate that flows are expected to remain above the daily monitoring threshold for at least the next 10 days.

According to the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center predictions, the next 24 hours may see 0.6 inches of rain. No additional rain is expected over the next week.

We will resume monitoring should flows fall below the 2000 cfs threshold. Thank you for your continued support and cooperation.

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