Cacapon-Town HUC8 02070003
A 3,120 km² sub-basin of the Mid-Atlantic region in MD, PA, VA, WV. 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
83
Healthy
Drought index
0
None
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
0%
of 5 reporting
Median flow
194%
p57 of record
Water assets
2,211
130 springs · 592 wells
USGS gauges (5)
- SIDELING HILL CREEK NEAR BELLEGROVE, MD016101559 cfsp51 · normal
- WAITES RUN NEAR WARDENSVILLE, WV016104004 cfsp54 · normal
- TOWN CREEK NEAR OLDTOWN, MD0160900020 cfsp57 · normal
- CACAPON RIVER NEAR GREAT CACAPON, WV01611500231 cfsp81 · above normal
- POTOMAC RIVER AT PAW PAW, WV016100001,970 cfsp89 · above normal
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 0 | 0 | 0/5 | p57 |
| 2026-10-19 | 0 | 0 | 0/5 | p57 |
| 2026-10-18 | 0 | 0 | 0/5 | p60 |
| 2026-10-17 | 0 | 0 | 0/5 | p75 |
| 2026-10-16 | 0 | 0 | 0/5 | p82 |
| 2026-10-15 | 16 | 0 | 0/5 | p85 |
| 2026-10-14 | 16 | 0 | 0/5 | p88 |
| 2026-10-13 | 16 | 0 | 0/5 | p93 |
| 2026-10-12 | 16 | 0 | 0/5 | p93 |
| 2026-10-11 | 16 | 0 | 1/5 | p30 |
| 2026-10-10 | 16 | 0 | 3/5 | p25 |
| 2026-10-09 | 16 | 0 | 2/5 | p30 |
| 2026-10-08 | 16 | 0 | 2/5 | p29 |
| 2026-10-07 | 16 | 0 | 2/5 | p35 |
Top water assets
- 66Don Pleasants Damreservoir
- 66Rockcliffreservoir
- 66Lost River #10 Damreservoir
- 66Lake Jenkinsreservoir
- 66Lost River #4 Damreservoir
- 66Lost River #27 Damreservoir
- 65Roeder Farm Pondreservoir
- 65Town Creek Near Oldtown, Mdriver
- 65Sideling Hill Creekriver
- 65Sideling Hill Creek Near Bellegrove, Mdriver