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Destination Smith Island

Manokin River near Smith Island, MD

River22.1 mi

Around here

Around Manokin River

Janes Island State Park7.3 miRoaring Point Campground12.7 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Manokin River is a 22.1 mile river near Destination Smith Island in Maryland. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Manokin Branch near Princess Anne, MD (site 01486000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1951 to 2025

Manokin River typically runs highest in March, at a median 6.2 cfs, and lowest in September, at 0.7 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 255 cfs, in 1998.

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Typical flow by month at Manokin Branch near Princess Anne, MD, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January5.22.6 to 9.1
February6.03.8 to 11
March6.24.2 to 11
April4.53.0 to 7.9
May2.31.5 to 3.8
June1.40.9 to 2.5
July0.80.5 to 1.6
August0.80.5 to 2.0
September0.70.4 to 1.7
October0.70.4 to 2.0
November1.20.6 to 3.2
December3.51.3 to 6.7

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 71 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Manokin Branch near Princess Anne, MD (site 01486000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Manokin River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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