Potomac River at Indian Head Water Level & Fishing Conditions

POTOMAC RIVER AT INDIAN HEAD, MD · USGS 01655480 · Maryland · 38.6010, -77.1819

Potomac River is tidal at this station — flow reverses with the tide, so Waderly tracks water level and tide stage here instead of cfs.

About This Gauge

USGS 01655480 is a public stream gauge on Potomac River in Maryland. Waderly uses this page as the canonical landing page for flow, water level, and fishing-condition checks on this water. There is 1 same-waterway gauge nearby for upstream and downstream comparison.

Waderly combines real-time USGS stream gauges with weather, barometric pressure trends, and solunar activity so you know what the water is doing before you go. The "typical" comparison above is an approximation based on the historical daily median flow for this date at this gauge.

More Gauges On Potomac River

These nearby gauges are on the same named waterway, which makes them more useful for upstream and downstream context than unrelated creeks at the same distance.

• POTOMAC RIVER NEAR WASH, DC LITTLE FALLS PUMP STA · 24.3 mi

Other Nearby Gauges

• MATTAWOMAN CREEK NEAR POMONKEY, MD · 6.8 mi
• PISCATAWAY CREEK AT PISCATAWAY, MD · 13.7 mi
• ZEKIAH SWAMP RUN NEAR NEWTOWN, MD · 15.7 mi
• MEETINGHOUSE BRANCH AT CAMP SPRINGS, MD · 20.3 mi
• PISCATAWAY CREEK AT JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MD · 21.4 mi
• PISCATAWAY CREEK TRIB AT JOINT BASE ANDREWS, MD · 21.8 mi
• PISCATAWAY CREEK AT WOODYARD, MD · 22.3 mi

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