Maryland River List

Name
Section
Latest FlowUpdated As Of
Anacostia - I
Aquatic Garden Run(Hyattsville [38th St.] to Anacostia River Trail above Benning Rd.)
Anacostia, Northwest Branch - I-IV(V+)
US Rte 29 (Burnt Mills) to Riggs Road (Adelphi Mill)
5 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Antietam Creek - I-II
1) Oak Ridge Dr. to MD.68 (Devils Backbone Park)(Upper Antietam)
2.47 ft
< 1 hour ago
Antietam Creek - I-II
2) MD 68 (Devil's Backbone Park) to MD 34(Middle Antietam)
2.47 ft
< 1 hour ago
Antietam Creek - I-II
3) MD 34 to Potomac River(Lower Antietam/Burnside Bridge Section)
2.47 ft
< 1 hour ago
Bear Creek - IV
U.S. 219 to Youghiogheny River at Friendsville
31 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Beaver Creek - I(II)
Beaver Creek Park N Ride (I-70) to Alternate Rt. 40(Upper Beaver)
2.47 ft
< 1 hour ago
Bennett Creek - I-II
MD Route 355 to Monocacy River
18 cfs
1 hour ago
Big Elk Creek - I-II
PA Route 841 to Elkton Rd., Elkton, MD
28 cfs
1 hour ago
Big Pipe Creek - I-II
Hapes Mill Rd to Double Pipe Creek Park, Detour, MD
1.01 ft
< 1 hour ago
Bodkin Bay - I
Downs Park on Locust Creek to Hancocks Resolution Park on Back Creek and back.
Broad Creek - I-II
MD Route 136 to MD Route 623
61 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Bynum Run - II-III
1. Bynum Run Park/MD 22 to E. Wheel Rd
3 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Bynum Run - II
2. E. Wheel Rd to Hookers Mill Rd. or MD 7
3 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Cabin John Creek - II-III
River Road to Potomac
Casselman - I-II
1) MD Route 495/Maple Grove Rd to Salisbury, Pennsylvania
41 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Casselman, N. Branch - I-III
Dung Hill Road to Maryland Route 495
41 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Catoctin Creek - I-II
US 40 (Doubs Meadow Park) to Potomac River
1.68 ft
< 1 hour ago
Conococheague Creek - I
Wilson Bridge (US 40) to Williamsport, MD Boat Ramp
1.84 ft
1 hour ago
Conowingo Creek - IV-V
Pilot Town Rd., Oakwood, MD to Mt. Zoar Rd. at Susquehanna River
Crabtree Creek - III-IV+
Swanton, MD to Savage Reservoir
19 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Deep Creek - V
Dam to Youghiogheny River
Deer Creek - I
0.5. Bond Road to MD 23(Upper Deer Creek)
2.16 ft
< 1 hour ago
Deer Creek - I
1. Harford Creamery Rd. to Eden Mill Park boat ramp
2.16 ft
< 1 hour ago
Deer Creek - I-II(III)
2. Eden Mill Dam to Rocks State Park
2.16 ft
< 1 hour ago
Deer Creek - I-II(III)
3. Rocks State Park to Walters Mill River Access
2.16 ft
< 1 hour ago
Deer Creek - I-II
4. Walters Mill River Access to Sandy Hook Rd./Deer Creek Conservation Area
2.16 ft
< 1 hour ago
Deer Creek - I-II
5. Sandy Hook Rd./Deer Creek Conservation area to MD 136
2.16 ft
< 1 hour ago
Deer Creek - I-II
6. MD 136 to Susquehanna River
2.16 ft
< 1 hour ago
Double Pipe Creek - I-II
Double Pipe Creek Park, Detour, MD to Rocky Ridge River Access at MD 77
36 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Evitts Creek - I-III
1. Lake Gordon Dam (PA) to Maryland Route 144 (MD)
2.19 ft
< 1 hour ago
Evitts Creek - I-II
2. MD 144 to MD 51
2.19 ft
< 1 hour ago
Fifteen Mile Creek - I-II(III)
US Route 40 to Potomac River
0.74 ft
1 hour ago
Flintstone Creek - I-III
Flintstone Creek Road, PA to Town Creek, MD
35 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Georges Creek - III-IV
Maryland Rte. 36 (Midland) to N. Branch Potomac River
2.13 ft
< 1 hour ago
Gunpowder Falls - II+
1 - Graves Run Rd to Prettyboy Reservoir (Gunpowder Road)(Top Gunpowder)
7 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Gunpowder Falls - I-III
2 - Prettyboy Dam to Falls Road or Masemore Rd.(Gunpowder Gorge)
27 cfs
1 hour ago
Gunpowder Falls - I-II
3 - Masemore Road to Monkton Road(Upper Gunpowder - Hereford Section)
27 cfs
1 hour ago
Gunpowder Falls - I
4. Monkton Road to Phoenix(Upper Gunpowder - Glencoe Section)
81 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Gunpowder Falls - I-II
5 - Notchcliff Rd. to Route 1(Middle Gunpowder)
132 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Gunpowder Falls - II-III
6 - Route 1 to U.S.40 or Mariner Point(Lower Gunpowder)
136 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Gwynns Falls - II
1) Essex Rd. near Liberty Rd. to Purnell Dr. off Forest Park Ave.
12 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Gwynns Falls - II-III(IV)
2) Purnell Dr. off Forest Park Ave. to Washington Blvd. (Alt. US 1)
12 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Herring Run - II-III
Echodale Ave to US 40
40 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Hunting Creek - III-IV+(V)
Catoctin Hollow Road to Frank Bentz Lake(Big Hunting)
18 cfs
< 1 hour ago
James Run - II-III
James Run Rd to Philadelphia Rd (MD 7)
3 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Jennings Run - III+
Barrelville to Wills Creek
49 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Jones Falls - I-III
Lake Roland to Round Falls
Laurel Run - IV
Laurel Run
2.37 ft
< 1 hour ago
Little Falls of the Gunpowder - I-III
Parkton (Maryland Route 45) to Big Gunpowder Falls
33 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Little Gunpowder Falls - I-II
1) Bottom Rd @ Laurel Brook to Jerusalem Mill (Jerusalem Rd.)
17 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Little Gunpowder Falls - II-III
2) Jerusalem Mill (Jerusalem Rd.) to U.S. Route 40
17 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Little Pipe Creek - I-II
W. Locust Street, Union Bridge, MD to Double Pipe Creek Park, Detour, MD
1.01 ft
< 1 hour ago
Little Seneca Creek - II(III)
Boyds to Darnestown
41 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Long Green Creek - IV
Glen Arm Rd. to Gunpowder Falls
4 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Marsh Creek - II-III
Cunningham Road near Bus US 15 Southwest of Gettysburg, PA to Harney Road, MD
36 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Middle Creek (Catoctin Creek trib.) - II-III(V)
Wolfsville to Myersville(Upper Catoctin creek)
1.68 ft
< 1 hour ago
Middle Creek (Toms Creek trib.) - II+
T318 to Harney Road
36 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Mill Run - III-IV+
Pigs Ear Road to Yough River Lake
12 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Monocacy River - I-II
0.5. Rocky Ridge Rd. (MD 77) to Creagerstown Park
1.81 ft
< 1 hour ago
Monocacy River - I
1. Creagerstown Park to Devilbiss Bridge Park
1.81 ft
< 1 hour ago
Monocacy River - I
2. Devilbiss Bridge Park to Dearbought/Riverside Park
1.81 ft
< 1 hour ago
Monocacy River - I(II)
3. Pinecliff Park to Buckeystown Park
1.81 ft
< 1 hour ago
Monocacy River - I-II
4. Buckeystown Park to Park Mills Road or Monocacy Aquaduct Boat Ramp
1.81 ft
< 1 hour ago
Muddy Creek (Youghiogheny trib.) - I-III(V+)
Cranesville Swamp Nature Preserve (Lake Ford Road) to Youghiogheny River
12 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Northeast Creek - V
"Gilpin Falls" section. "Gilpin Falls" covered bridge next to MD 272 to town of Northeast, MD
28 cfs
1 hour ago
Octoraro Creek - I
2. Sleepy Hollow Rd/Lees Bridge Rd, PA to New Bridge Rd Bridge, MD(Middle Octoraro)
68 cfs
1 hour ago
Octoraro Creek - II
3. New Bridge Road to Moore Road, Richardsmere(Lower Octoraro)
68 cfs
1 hour ago
Olmsted Island Creek - V
Clara Barton Parkway to C&O Canal
Owens Creek - II-IV
1) Lantz to Roddy Covered Bridge
18 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Owens Creek - I-II
2) Rocky Ridge Road (Hwy.77) to Monocacy River
18 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Patapsco - I
1. N. Br./S. Br. confluence to Daniels river access
55 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Patapsco - I-III
2. Daniels Dam through Elkridge(Old Ellicott City, Oella & Former Bloede Dam section)
55 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Patapsco, North Branch (above Liberty res.) - I-III
Carrollton Rd. to Lawndale Rd.
25 cfs
1 hour ago
Patapsco, South Branch - II(III)
0.5. Woodbine to Gaither Rd.
39 cfs
1 hour ago
Patapsco, South Branch - II+(III)
1. Gaither Rd. to Henryton Rd.("Gaither Gorge"/S. Branch Patapsco)
39 cfs
1 hour ago
Patapsco, South Branch - I-III(IV)
2. Marriottsville Rd to Patapsco, N. Branch confluence "McKeldin Falls"(McKeldin Falls)
55 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Patuxent - I-II
Gardner Canoe Launch/Governor Bridge Natural Area to Patuxent 4-H Center, Patuxent River Park Boat Ramp
4.37 ft
< 1 hour ago
Patuxent, Little - I-IV
Old Columbia Rd. to Savage Mill.
36 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Patuxent, Middle - I-IV
Carroll Mill Road to Savage Mill
36 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Piney Run (Patapsco trib.) - I-III(IV)
Brangels Rd./Arrington Rd. to Marriottsville Rd.
8 cfs
1 hour ago
Potomac - I
0.1 Oldtown Toll Bridge to Paw Paw Tunnel Campground
4.14 ft
< 1 hour ago
Potomac - I
0.2 Paw Paw Tunnel Campground to Fifteen Mile Creek Boat Landing(Paw Paw Bends)
4.14 ft
< 1 hour ago
Potomac - I
0.3 Fifteen Mile Creek Boat Ramp to Hancock, MD
3.30 ft
< 1 hour ago
Potomac - I
0.35 Hancock, MD to Big Pool/Fort Frederick Campground
3.30 ft
< 1 hour ago
Potomac - I
0.4 Big Pool/Fort Frederick Campground to Williamsport MD
3.30 ft
< 1 hour ago
Potomac - I
0.45 Williamsport to Dam #4
3.30 ft
< 1 hour ago
Potomac - I
0.5 Dam # 4 to Shepherdstown WV
2.29 ft
< 1 hour ago
Potomac - I
0.6 Shepherdstown, WV to Dargans Bend Boat Ramp
2.29 ft
< 1 hour ago
Potomac - II+
0.7 Dargans Bend Boat Ramp to Potoma Wayside, VA or Weverton, MD("Potomac Needles")
1.38 ft
< 1 hour ago
Potomac - I-II
0.8 Potoma Wayside, VA or Weverton, MD to Point of Rocks MD
1.38 ft
< 1 hour ago
Potomac - I
0.9 Point of Rocks to Mouth of Monocacy
1.38 ft
< 1 hour ago
Potomac - I
1. Mouth of Monocacy to Riley's Lock Boat Ramp(Islands of the Potomac WMA - Oxley, Mason and Maddux Islands)
2.94 ft
< 1 hour ago
Potomac - II
2. GW Canal Loop or Violettes Lock/Riley's Lock to Pennyfield Lock(GW Canal or Seneca Breaks)
2.94 ft
< 1 hour ago
Potomac - IV-V(V+)
3. Great Falls (Fish Ladder)
2.94 ft
< 1 hour ago
Potomac - V+
3. Great Falls (MD Lines)
2.94 ft
< 1 hour ago
Potomac - V
3. Great Falls (VA Lines)(the spout)
2.94 ft
< 1 hour ago
Potomac - V+
3. Through Great Falls (several runs)
2.94 ft
< 1 hour ago
Potomac - II-III(IV)
4. Sandy Beach/O-Deck to Anglers Inn (Mather Gorge)
2.94 ft
< 1 hour ago
Potomac - II
5. Anglers Inn to Lock 10
2.94 ft
< 1 hour ago
Potomac - I
6. Lock 10 to Sycamore Island
2.94 ft
< 1 hour ago
Potomac - III+(IV)
7. Little Falls
2.94 ft
< 1 hour ago
Potomac, North Branch - I-III
1. Henry, WV to Gorman, MD/Gormania, WV
2.41 ft
< 1 hour ago
Potomac, North Branch - III-IV
2. Gorman/Steyer, MD to Kitzmiller, MD(Kitzmiller Section)
2.37 ft
< 1 hour ago
Potomac, North Branch - II-III
3. Kitzmiller, MD to Jennings Randolph Lake
2.37 ft
< 1 hour ago
Potomac, North Branch - II-III
4. Barnum, WV to Bloomington, MD(Bloomington Section)
1030 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Potomac, North Branch - II
5. Bloomington, MD to Black Oak (Gary Yoder River Access) Nr. Rawlings, MD(Westernport/Keyser Section)
931 cfs
1 hour ago
Potomac, North Branch - I
6. Black Oak (Gary Yoder River Access) Nr. Rawlings, MD to Upper Potomac Industrial Park (upstream of Cumberland, MD)(Pinto Cliffs Section)
931 cfs
1 hour ago
Potomac, North Branch - I-II
7. Mason Recreation Boat Ramp, MD/Wiley's Ford, WV to Oldtown Toll Bridge(Wiley's Ford Section)
444 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Rock Creek (DC Potomac River trib.) - I(II)
1. Rockville to Beach Dr. Near DC/MD line.
Rock Creek (DC Potomac River trib.) - I-III
2. Beach Dr. below East-West Hwy to Potomac River in D.C.
Rock Creek (Monocacy River Trib.) - II-III
1. PA Rt. 116 to PA Rt. 97
36 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Rock Creek (Monocacy River Trib.) - II+
2. PA Rt 97 to Harney Rd, MD
36 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Savage - I-III(IV)
1. Avilton Lonaconing Road to Head of Savage Reservoir
19 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Savage - III-IV
2. Savage Dam to North Branch Potomac River(Site of 1989 World Championships)
58 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Seneca Creek - I-II
Black Rock Mill to Riley's Lock Boat Ramp(Lower Seneca Creek)
41 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Shenandoah - II-III
3. Millville, WV to Harpers Ferry (Potoma Wayside, VA or Weverton, MD)(Shenandoah Staircase)
1.77 ft
< 1 hour ago
Sideling Hill Creek (Potomac River trib.) - I-II
Purcell PA (SR 2011) to Zeigler Rd (above Potomac R. MD side).
0.74 ft
1 hour ago
Stony River - III-IV
2. Route 50 (in West Virginia) to North Branch of Potomac River (Kitzmiller, MD Take-out)(Lower Stony)
2.37 ft
< 1 hour ago
Susquehanna - II(III)
Octoraro River Mouth to Rock Run Mill, Susquehanna State Pk.
12.52 ft
< 1 hour ago
Swan Creek - II+(III)
Carsons Run (MD 462) to Post Rd
3 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Town Creek - I-II
1. Chaneysville, PA to Old US 40, National Road bridge (Maryland)
2.19 ft
< 1 hour ago
Town Creek - I
2. Old US 40 National Road Bridge to Potomac River (C&O canal Aquaduct)
35 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Wills Creek - I-II
2. Forest Grove Rd., Ellerslie, MD to Cumberland, MD
49 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Winters Run - I-II
1. Pleasantville Road to Ring Factory Rd.
17 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Winters Run - I-II
2. Below Atkisson Reservoir Dam to Philadelphia Rd. (MD 7).
17 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Youghiogheny - I-II
0.5. US Route 50 to Millers Run/Oakland-Sang Run Rd.
100 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Youghiogheny - IV
1. Millers Run/Oakland-Sang Run Rd. to Swallow Falls Rd.(Tippy-Top Yough)
100 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Youghiogheny - IV-V
2. Swallow Falls Rd. (Bridge above Swallow Falls [State Park]) to Hoyes Run.(Top Yough)
100 cfs
< 1 hour ago
Youghiogheny - IV-V
3. Sang Run Road to Friendsville(Upper Yough)
2.70 ft
< 1 hour ago

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