Upper Chesapeake Bay HUC8 02060001
A 1,963 km² sub-basin of the Mid-Atlantic region in MD. 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
77
Healthy
Drought index
40
Abnormally dry
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
—
no gauges reporting
Median flow
—
of normal for the date
Water assets
84
0 springs · 9 wells
USGS gauges (0)
No active discharge gauges in this sub-basin.
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-18 | 40 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-17 | 40 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-16 | 40 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-15 | 40 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-14 | 40 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-13 | 40 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-12 | 40 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-11 | 40 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-10 | 40 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-09 | 40 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-08 | 85 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-07 | 85 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-06 | 85 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-05 | 85 | 0 | — | — |
Top water assets
- 65Gunpowder Riverriver
- 65Worton Creekriver
- 65Susquehanna Riverriver
- 65Patuxent Riverriver
- 65Fishing Creekriver
- 65Boone Creekriver
- 65Tracys Creekriver
- 65Susquehanna Riverriver
- 65Whitehall Creekriver
- 65Still Pond Creekriver