Watts Branch at Washington, DC

USGS Site No: 01651800 • Watts Branch • District of Columbia, DC

Watts Branch at Washington, DC on the Watts Branch is currently at 1 cfs (Low — 14th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 4.10 ft.

Reading from

1
CFS Discharge
4.10
Gage Height (ft)
Low
Flow Condition
Normal
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 1
25th Low threshold 1 Today: 1 cfs
50th (Median) Normal (median) 2
75th High threshold 6
95th Very High threshold 18

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.

70 35 0 cfs Apr 1 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 1 —
May 26, 2026 2 —
May 25, 2026 1 —
May 24, 2026 11 —
May 23, 2026 6 —
May 22, 2026 5 —
May 21, 2026 2 —
May 20, 2026 1 —
May 18, 2026 1 —
May 17, 2026 1 —
May 15, 2026 1 —
Apr 21, 2026 1 —
Apr 19, 2026 1 —
Apr 18, 2026 1 —
Apr 17, 2026 1 —
Apr 15, 2026 1 —
Apr 14, 2026 1 —
Apr 13, 2026 1 —
Apr 12, 2026 1 —
Apr 11, 2026 1 —
Apr 10, 2026 1 —
Apr 9, 2026 1 —
Apr 8, 2026 1 —
Apr 7, 2026 1 —
Apr 6, 2026 1 —
Apr 5, 2026 11 —
Apr 4, 2026 1 —
Apr 3, 2026 1 —
Apr 1, 2026 1 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
01651800
State
DC
County
District of Columbia
Coordinates
38.9013, -76.9433
Drainage Area
3 mi²
Datum (ft)
10.7
HUC Code
020700100204
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
9.0 ft
Flood Stage
10.0 ft
Moderate Flood
12.0 ft

Currently 5.90 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
44 cfs
Jun 18, 2025
Min discharge
0 cfs
Aug 30, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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