North Branch Potomac River At Barnum, Wv Realtime Data
NORTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER AT BARNUM, WV
Realtime Data • Report • Conditions
301
Discharge (cfs)
3.2
Gauge Height (ft)
USGS 01595800
Streamflow discharge was last observed at 301 cfs, and a gauge height of 3.15 feet.
With the
% decrease since yesterday,
the streamflow average over the past 10 days is 307 .
Weather today, Tomorrow,
The river experiences seasonal trends with higher flows in the spring due to snowmelt and rainfall, and lower flows in the summer and fall. The hydrology of the river is affected by the surrounding topography and land use, including agricultural practices and mining operations. Interestingly, the North Branch Potomac River was once home to a thriving log driving industry in the late 1800s and early 1900s, with logs floated downstream to sawmills in Cumberland, Maryland.
July 13, 2026
| Elevation | 1,168.0 ft |
| Last Updated | |
| Gage height, ft | 3.15 ft |
| Stream water level elevation above NAVD 1988, in ft | 1154.43 ft |
| Streamflow, ft³/s | 301.0 ft3/s |
| Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25°C | 258.0 uS/cm @25C |
| pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units | 7.2 std units |
| Temperature, water, °C | 13.9 deg C |
| Percent of Normal | 113% |
| Year Over Year Average | 265 cfs |
| 24hr Flow Prediction | cfs |
| Maximum Recorded | 6,650 cfs |
| Geolocation | 39.45, -79.11 |
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