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 2026-09-01); streamflow classes place each USGS gauge's latest reading against its own day-of-year record.

Health score

Moderate

Drought index

171

Moderate

Area in D2+

16.09%

0% exceptional (D4)

Gauges below normal

50%

of 2 reporting

Median flow

434%

p58 of record

Water assets

20,143

0 springs · 18,631 wells

USGS gauges (5)

BEAVERDAM BRANCH AT HOUSTON, DE
014841001 cfsp23 · below normal
ST JONES RIVER AT DOVER, DE
0148370056 cfsp92 · much above 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	D2+ %	Gauges low	Flow pct
2026-09-07	171	16.09	1/2	p58

Top water assets

75J Carlton Wells and Sons Incwell
75Alpha Farms, LLCwell
75Hastings, Theodore Awell
75Jackewicz,joe, Josephwell
75Charles West Farms Co, Incwell
75Carpenter, James Lwell
75Sycamore Dairy Farms, Incwell
75Charles West Farms Co, Incwell
75McCloskey, Richard Awell
75Sycamore Dairy Farms, Incwell

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