Foster Branch Near Joppatowne, MD

USGS Site No: 01585075 • Foster Branch • Harford County, MD

Foster Branch Near Joppatowne, MD on the Foster Branch is currently at 1 cfs (Normal — 51th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 1.91 ft. This station is at or above flood stage.

Reading from

1
CFS Discharge
1.91
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
FLOOD
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 0
25th Low threshold 0
50th (Median) Normal (median) 1
75th High threshold 8 Today: 1 cfs
95th Very High threshold 0

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

34 17 0 cfs Apr 6 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 1 —
May 27, 2026 2 —
May 26, 2026 2 —
May 25, 2026 4 —
May 24, 2026 31 —
May 23, 2026 17 —
May 22, 2026 1 —
May 21, 2026 1 —
May 20, 2026 1 —
May 19, 2026 0 —
May 18, 2026 0 —
May 17, 2026 0 —
May 16, 2026 0 —
May 15, 2026 0 —
Apr 21, 2026 0 —
Apr 20, 2026 0 —
Apr 19, 2026 0 —
Apr 18, 2026 0 —
Apr 17, 2026 0 —
Apr 16, 2026 0 —
Apr 15, 2026 0 —
Apr 14, 2026 0 —
Apr 13, 2026 0 —
Apr 12, 2026 0 —
Apr 11, 2026 0 —
Apr 10, 2026 0 —
Apr 9, 2026 1 —
Apr 8, 2026 1 —
Apr 7, 2026 1 —
Apr 6, 2026 1 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
01585075
State
MD
County
Harford County
Coordinates
39.4085, -76.3426
Drainage Area
2 mi²
Datum (ft)
0.3
HUC Code
020600030602
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
6.0 ft

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
126 cfs
Jul 31, 2025
Min discharge
0 cfs
Sep 3, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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