Lower Chesapeake Bay HUC8 02080101
A 3,048 km² sub-basin of the Mid-Atlantic region in MD, VA. 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
62
Moderate
Drought index
170
Moderate
Area in D2+
0%
0% exceptional (D4)
Gauges below normal
—
no gauges reporting
Median flow
—
of normal for the date
Water assets
3
0 springs · 1 wells
USGS gauges (0)
No active discharge gauges in this sub-basin.
Recent conditions
| Date | DSCI | D2+ % | Gauges low | Flow pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-20 | 170 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-19 | 170 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-18 | 170 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-17 | 170 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-16 | 170 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-15 | 170 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-14 | 170 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-13 | 170 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-12 | 170 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-11 | 170 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-10 | 170 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-09 | 170 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-08 | 170 | 0 | — | — |
| 2026-10-07 | 170 | 0 | — | — |
Top water assets
- 65Great Wicomico Riverriver
- 65Potomac Riverriver
- 4262D 2well