Station Name: YOUGHIOGHENY RIVER AT FRIENDSVILLE, MD
Data Source: Water Data - usgc.gov

Elevation Above Sea Level: 1,519 feet

Nearest Address:
Confluence and Oakland Railroad
Friendsville, MD 21531
Garrett County

GPS Coordinates: 39.6536111, -79.4083056

Nearby Water Temperatures

Flood Watch issued May 27 at 3:46AM EDT until May 27 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Effective: Wed May 27, 2026, 3:46 AM
Expires: Wed May 27, 2026, 2:15 PM

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of western Maryland, including the following areas, Eastern Garrett, Extreme Western Allegany and Western Garrett and eastern West Virginia, including the following areas, Western Grant, Western Mineral and Western Pendleton. * WHEN...Through this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected to move across the area this morning into the early afternoon. Some thunderstorms will produce heavy rain. Localized rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are possible. Given days of soaking rains and creeks and streams running high, this could result in flooding. - Please visit weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

Flood Watch issued May 27 at 1:34PM EDT until May 27 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC

Effective: Wed May 27, 2026, 1:34 PM
Expires: Wed May 27, 2026, 4:00 PM

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of western Maryland, including the following areas, Eastern Garrett, Extreme Western Allegany and Western Garrett and eastern West Virginia, including the following areas, Western Grant, Western Mineral and Western Pendleton. * WHEN...Until 4 PM EDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Multiple rounds of showers and thunderstorms are expected to move across the area through this afternoon. Some thunderstorms will produce heavy rain. Given days of soaking rains and creeks and streams running high, this could result in flooding. - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

Flood Watch issued May 27 at 10:18AM EDT until May 27 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Pittsburgh PA

Effective: Wed May 27, 2026, 10:18 AM
Expires: Wed May 27, 2026, 10:00 PM

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central Ohio, including the following areas, Belmont, Guernsey, Monroe, Muskingum and Noble, southwest Pennsylvania, including the following areas, Fayette, Greene, Higher Elevations of Fayette and Washington, and West Virginia, including the following areas, Eastern Preston, Eastern Tucker, Marion, Marshall, Monongalia, Ohio, Preston, Ridges of Eastern Monongalia and Northwestern Preston, Western Tucker and Wetzel. * WHEN...Until 10 PM EDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - The combination of fairly saturated grounds with heavy rain from showers and thunderstorms capable that may train, or repeatedly move over, the same locations could result in flash flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

Flood Watch issued May 27 at 6:08AM EDT until May 27 at 4:00PM EDT by NWS State College PA

Effective: Wed May 27, 2026, 6:08 AM
Expires: Wed May 27, 2026, 4:00 PM

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...A portion of central Pennsylvania, including the following county, Somerset. * WHEN...Until 4 PM EDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Area creeks and streams are running high and could flood with more heavy rain. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Locally heavy rainfall is possible into early afternoon. Wet ground conditions will contribute to greater runoff of any heavy rain, increasing the risk for flooding. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop.

Flood Watch issued May 27 at 9:08AM EDT until May 28 at 2:00AM EDT by NWS Charleston WV

Effective: Wed May 27, 2026, 9:08 AM
Expires: Wed May 27, 2026, 6:00 PM

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. * WHERE...Portions of northeast Kentucky, including the following counties, Boyd, Carter and Greenup, southeast Ohio, including the following counties, Athens, Gallia, Jackson OH, Lawrence OH, Meigs, Morgan, Perry, Vinton and Washington, and West Virginia, including the following counties, Barbour, Braxton, Cabell, Calhoun, Clay, Doddridge, Gilmer, Harrison, Jackson WV, Kanawha, Lewis, Mason, Northwest Randolph, Northwest Webster, Pleasants, Putnam, Ritchie, Roane, Southeast Randolph, Southeast Webster, Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Wirt and Wood. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Periods of showers and thunderstorms today and tonight will produce locally heavy rainfall. Given the wet soil from previous rainfall, flash flooding could occur. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

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