Town Creek in Maryland
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Around Town Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Town Creek is a 41.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Town Creek near Oldtown, MD (site 01609000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1928 to 2026
Town Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 200 cfs, and lowest in September, at 13 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,140 cfs, in 1972.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 98 | 42 to 197 |
| February | 123 | 62 to 234 |
| March | 200 | 115 to 344 |
| April | 193 | 96 to 334 |
| May | 142 | 83 to 307 |
| June | 45 | 29 to 97 |
| July | 25 | 13 to 53 |
| August | 16 | 9.1 to 32 |
| September | 13 | 7.0 to 31 |
| October | 15 | 10 to 40 |
| November | 39 | 13 to 102 |
| December | 87 | 37 to 194 |
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 44 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Town Creek near Oldtown, MD (site 01609000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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