Broadkill-Smyrna HUC8 02040207

A 1,967 km² sub-basin of the Mid-Atlantic region in DE. Drought coverage is from the US Drought Monitor (map of 2026-10-13); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.

Health score

Healthy

Drought index

Abnormally dry

Area in D2+

0% exceptional (D4)

Gauges below normal

of 2 reporting

Median flow

109%

p51 of record

Water assets

20,143

0 springs · 18,631 wells

USGS gauges (5)

BEAVERDAM BRANCH AT HOUSTON, DE
014841002 cfsp48 · normal
ST JONES RIVER AT DOVER, DE
0148370012 cfsp54 · normal
MORGAN BRANCH NEAR DOVER, DE
01483620no readingno long-term record
MURDERKILL RIVER AT FREDERICA, DE
01484080no readingno long-term record
MURDERKILL RIVER AT BOWERS, DE
01484085no readingno long-term record

Recent conditions

Date	DSCI	Gauges low	Flow pct
2026-10-19	48	0/2	p51
2026-10-18	48	0/2	p59
2026-10-17	48	0/2	p58
2026-10-16	48	0/2	p38
2026-10-15	48	0/2	p32
2026-10-14	48	0/2	p57
2026-10-13	48	0/2	p73
2026-10-12	48	0/2	p77
2026-10-11	48	0/2	p53
2026-10-10	48	0/2	p45
2026-10-09	48	0/2	p46
2026-10-08	50	0/2	p51
2026-10-07	50	0/2	p44
2026-10-06	50	0/2	p54

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