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Black Hill Boat Rental

Little Monocacy River near Clarksburg, MD

Stream3.6 mi

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Around Little Monocacy River

Indian Flats Hiker-Biker Campsite2.2 miMarble Quarry Hiker-Biker Campsite4 mi1 mi

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

About this river

Little Monocacy River is a 3.6 mile stream near Black Hill Boat Rental in Maryland. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Monocacy River near Dickerson, MD (site 01643580). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2023 to 2026

Little Monocacy River typically runs highest in February, at a median 1,060 cfs, and lowest in September, at 160 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 18,900 cfs, in 2024.

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Typical flow by month at Monocacy River near Dickerson, MD, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January270196 to 1,400
February1,060177 to 1,385
March995497 to 1,820
April699540 to 1,440
May1,030342 to 2,090
June360294 to 1,090
July300169 to 557
August245123 to 412
September160118 to 275
October160134 to 251
November198123 to 245
December434233 to 728

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 3 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Monocacy River near Dickerson, MD (site 01643580). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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