Gauge Description:

Releases usually occur 4 times in the spring (usually every other weekend in April and May) and a couple times in the fall. This section also runs frequently at other times of the year following heavy rainfall in the area. It also runs at moderate flows during extreme drought, when water is released for drinking supplies downstream.

See the Corps of Engineers website for updates on releases.

The whitewater releases are sponsored by the Mineral County Parks and Recreation Commission. They can be reached for further information at 304-788-5732.

Gauge Information

Name

Range

Difficulty

Updated

Level

NORTH BRANCH POTOMAC RIVER AT BARNUM, WV

usgs-01595800

400 - 2500 cfs

II-III

00h43m

367 cfs (rc= -0.2 )

Range	Water Level	Difficulty	Comment
0 - 400 cfs	extremely Low-barely Low	II-III
400 -2500 cfs	barely runnable-high runnable	II-III

Report - Reports of Potomac, North Branch 4. Barnum, WV to Bloomington, MD and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When	River/Gauge	Subject	Level	Reporter
	Potomac [MD]	Blue Hole and Jump Rock	1,000cfs or falling	Steve Kreim
	North Branch Potomac, Bloomington section [WV]	Robin's Nest	850cfs	Chris Brock
	Potomac, North Branch [MD]	North Branch Aerial Map (large file)	n/a	Bill Kirby
	Potomac River, North Branch AD [WV]	Bloomington	n/a	Matt Muir
3y287d05h58m	Potomac [MD]	North Branch Potomac - Whitewater Release	1,000cfs or falling	Steve Kreim
7y165d13h58m	Potomac, North Branch [WV]	skirting robins nest	850cfs	Stephen Forian
9y181d13h58m	North Branch Potomac [WV]	Top o de World	1000	john duke