Flow report

Maryland streamflow

Live discharge, gauge height, water temperature, and percent-of-normal readings from every USGS streamgauge in Maryland. Built for paddlers, anglers, water managers, and flood researchers.

USGS gauges
93
State percent normal
93%
Paddle runs
0
Updated
Jul 20
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Flow briefing

Streamflow levels across Maryland are currently 93% of normal, with the Susquehanna River At Conowingo reporting the highest discharge in the state at 5,900 cfs and a gauge stage of 9.49 ft.

Meanwhile, the Youghiogheny River Near Oakland is seeing a spike today — up 405% since yesterday and currently running near peak.

Tap any gauge below for the full hydrograph, paired weather forecast, and historical context. Use the rivers panel to jump into Maryland's named rivers.

Active weather warnings for Maryland

# Maryland Storm Center Report

Maryland residents should remain alert as severe weather conditions are expected to impact the state this week. While tornado warnings have been dropped, the National Weather Service continues monitoring the potential for severe storms across the DMV region, including major population centers such as Baltimore, Annapolis, and the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. Residents are advised to stay weather-aware, monitor local forecasts closely, and have emergency plans in place. Power outages have already affected thousands across multiple states, so consider preparing backup power sources and securing outdoor items. Conditions are expected to remain calm early in the week before storms potentially arrive, providing a brief window for preparation.

Source: National Weather Service

Maryland at a glance

State-wide streamflow overview

The Maryland flow picture in four data points -- where the state sits versus historical norms, what's flowing hardest, and what's spiking fastest.

Percent of normal

93%

100% is the historical norm. Below 70% indicates drought; above 130% can flag elevated flood risk.

Highest discharge

Susquehanna River At Conowingo 5,900 cfs

Gauge stage 9.49 ft

Biggest 24h spike

Youghiogheny River Near Oakland +405%

Now 372 cfs

Network coverage

Gauges + rivers tracked 93 + 0

USGS gauges feeding 0 named rivers in Maryland.

Full streamgauge inventory

Maryland USGS streamgauges

Every USGS gauge Snoflo tracks in Maryland. Sortable, quickly filterable. Numeric columns heat-mapped from light to deep. Tap any gauge for its full hydrograph and forecast.

93 gauges
Streamgage Streamflow Gage height Water temp Air temp Elevation Watershed
Susquehanna River At Conowingo, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01578310
5,860 cfs 9.48 ft · 83°F 21 ft Lower Susquehanna
Potomac River Near Wash, Md
17 hours ago · USGS 01646500
3,450 cfs 3.11 ft 45°F 87°F 43 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Potomac River At Point Of Rocks, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01638500
2,330 cfs 1.36 ft 82°F 86°F 192 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Potomac River At Paw Paw, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01610000
1,290 cfs 4.75 ft · 85°F 501 ft Cacapon-Town
Potomac River At Hancock, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01613000
915 cfs 3.20 ft · 85°F 396 ft Conococheague-Opequon
North Branch Potomac River Near Cumberland, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01603000
420 cfs 2.58 ft · 85°F 589 ft North Branch Potomac
Youghiogheny River At Friendsville, Md
17 hours ago · USGS 03076500
305 cfs 2.80 ft 70°F 83°F 1,555 ft Youghiogheny
Monocacy River At Jug Bridge Near Frederick, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01643000
285 cfs 2.03 ft · 85°F 231 ft Monocacy
Monocacy River At Monocacy Blvd At Frederick, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01642190
208 cfs 2.02 ft · 85°F 259 ft Monocacy
Gunpowder Falls At Glencoe, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01582500
184 cfs 1.56 ft · 84°F 247 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
Patuxent River Near Bowie, Md
17 hours ago · USGS 01594440
180 cfs 4.65 ft · 85°F 20 ft Patuxent
Gunpowder Falls Near Parkton, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01581920
161 cfs 2.20 ft 62°F 83°F 352 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
Youghiogheny River Near Oakland, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 03075500
156 cfs 2.53 ft · 79°F 2,370 ft Youghiogheny
Conococheague Creek At Fairview, Md
17 hours ago · USGS 01614500
111 cfs 1.44 ft · 84°F 438 ft Conococheague-Opequon
Antietam Creek Near Sharpsburg, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01619500
101 cfs 2.31 ft · 86°F 367 ft Conococheague-Opequon
North Branch Potomac River At Kitzmiller, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01595500
82 cfs 2.06 ft · 85°F 1,575 ft North Branch Potomac
Seneca Creek At Dawsonville, Md
17 hours ago · USGS 01645000
72 cfs 2.12 ft · 86°F 216 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Savage Riv Bl Savage Riv Dam Near Bloomington, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01597500
61 cfs · 56°F 84°F 1,382 ft North Branch Potomac
Deer Creek Near Darlington, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01580520
58 cfs 1.06 ft · 83°F 49 ft Lower Susquehanna
Patuxent River Below Brighton Dam Near Brighton, Md
17 hours ago · USGS 01591610
54 cfs 1.72 ft 70°F 84°F 310 ft Patuxent
North Branch Potomac River At Steyer, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01595000
52 cfs 2.30 ft · 80°F 2,276 ft North Branch Potomac
Wills Creek Near Cumberland, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01601500
51 cfs 1.97 ft · 83°F 703 ft North Branch Potomac
Patapsco River At Hollofield, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01589000
48 cfs 1.45 ft · 84°F 190 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
Little Patuxent River At Savage, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01594000
44 cfs 3.15 ft · 85°F 126 ft Patuxent
Bear Creek At Friendsville, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 03076600
42 cfs 1.68 ft · 83°F 1,640 ft Youghiogheny
Casselman River At Grantsville, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 03078000
40 cfs 1.07 ft · 80°F 2,135 ft Youghiogheny
Deer Creek At Rocks, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01580000
39 cfs 2.00 ft · 83°F 262 ft Lower Susquehanna
Antietam Creek Near Waynesboro, Md
17 hours ago · USGS 01619000
35 cfs 2.21 ft · 84°F 547 ft Conococheague-Opequon
Big Elk Creek At Elk Mills, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01495000
31 cfs 3.20 ft · 84°F 70 ft Chester-Sassafras
Tuckahoe Creek Near Ruthsburg, Md
17 hours ago · USGS 01491500
27 cfs · · 87°F 14 ft Choptank
North East Branch Anacostia River At Riverdale, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01649500
26 cfs · 77°F 86°F 14 ft Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
Choptank River Near Greensboro, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01491000
25 cfs 2.48 ft 77°F 87°F 5 ft Choptank
Little Patuxent River At Guilford, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01593500
24 cfs 2.18 ft · 84°F 267 ft Patuxent
Bennett Creek At Park Mills, Md
17 hours ago · USGS 01643500
23 cfs 1.59 ft · 85°F 304 ft Monocacy
Big Pipe Creek At Bruceville, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01639500
23 cfs · · 84°F 370 ft Monocacy
Gwynns Falls At Washington Blvd At Baltimore, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01589352
23 cfs 2.36 ft · 87°F 18 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
Western Branch At Upper Marlboro, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01594526
21 cfs 1.76 ft · 85°F 9 ft Patuxent
Town Creek Near Oldtown, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01609000
19 cfs 2.00 ft · 85°F 567 ft Cacapon-Town
Little Falls At Blue Mount, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01582000
19 cfs · · 83°F 306 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
Catoctin Creek Near Middletown, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01637500
18 cfs 1.68 ft · 85°F 436 ft Middle Potomac-Catoctin
Patuxent Riv Near Laurel, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01592500
17 cfs 4.28 ft · 84°F 160 ft Patuxent
Georges Creek At Franklin, Md
17 hours ago · USGS 01599000
17 cfs 2.02 ft · 88°F 975 ft North Branch Potomac
Monocacy River At Bridgeport, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01639000
15 cfs 2.25 ft · 84°F 332 ft Monocacy
Western Run At Western Run, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01583500
15 cfs · · 85°F 265 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
Patuxent River Near Unity, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01591000
14 cfs 2.02 ft · 84°F 383 ft Patuxent
North Branch Patapsco River At Cedarhurst, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01586000
13 cfs 1.26 ft · 84°F 423 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
Little Gunpowder Falls At Laurel Brook, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01584500
13 cfs 1.01 ft · 83°F 260 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
Savage River Near Barton, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01596500
11 cfs · 67°F 83°F 1,659 ft North Branch Potomac
Cattail Creek Near Glenwood, Md
17 hours ago · USGS 01591400
10 cfs · · 84°F 382 ft Patuxent
Hawlings River Near Sandy Spring, Md
17 hours ago · USGS 01591700
10 cfs · · 84°F 307 ft Patuxent
Beaverdam Run At Cockeysville, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01583600
9 cfs 2.12 ft · 84°F 245 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
Gwynns Falls At Villa Nova, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01589300
8 cfs · · 85°F 367 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
Unicorn Branch Near Millington, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01493000
8 cfs 1.35 ft · 86°F 8 ft Chester-Sassafras
Jones Falls At Sorrento, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01589440
8 cfs 7.76 ft · 85°F 236 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
Winters Run Near Benson, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01581700
8 cfs 1.17 ft · 84°F 190 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
Gunpowder Falls At Hoffmanville, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01581810
7 cfs 1.01 ft · 83°F 550 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
Morgan Run Near Louisville, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01586610
6 cfs 1.27 ft · 84°F 430 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
Marsh Run At Grimes, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01617800
6 cfs 1.05 ft · 85°F 405 ft Conococheague-Opequon
Beaver Run Near Finksburg, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01586210
6 cfs · · 84°F 431 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
St Marys River At Great Mills, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01661500
5 cfs 1.40 ft · 85°F 13 ft Lower Potomac
Georges Run Near Beckleysville, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01581870
4 cfs · · 84°F 521 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
Beetree Run At Bentley Springs, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01581960
4 cfs · · 82°F 491 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
Piney Run At Dover, Md
17 hours ago · USGS 01583100
4 cfs 1.38 ft · 84°F 380 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
Sawmill Creek At Glen Burnie, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01589500
3 cfs 1.89 ft · 86°F 34 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
Pocomoke River Near Willards, Md
17 hours ago · USGS 01485000
3 cfs 4.26 ft · 84°F 22 ft Pocomoke
Sideling Hill Creek Near Bellegrove, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01610155
3 cfs · · 84°F 482 ft Cacapon-Town
Morgan Creek Near Kennedyville, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01493500
3 cfs 1.24 ft · 86°F 4 ft Chester-Sassafras
Sallie Harris Creek Near Carmichael, Md
17 hours ago · USGS 01492500
3 cfs · · 87°F 14 ft Chester-Sassafras
Grave Run Near Beckleysville, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01581830
2 cfs · · 83°F 560 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
Chicamacomico River Near Salem, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01490000
2 cfs · · 86°F 2 ft Blackwater-Wicomico
Chesterville Branch Near Crumpton, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01493112
2 cfs 1.22 ft 51°F 86°F 10 ft Chester-Sassafras
Long Green Creek At Glen Arm, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01584050
2 cfs · · 83°F 290 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
Dead Run At Franklintown, Md
17 hours ago · USGS 01589330
2 cfs · · 84°F 313 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
Nassawango Creek Near Snow Hill, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01485500
2 cfs 1.26 ft · 84°F 21 ft Pocomoke
Bynum Run At Bel Air, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01581500
2 cfs · · 83°F 260 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
St Clement Creek Near Clements, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01661050
1 cfs · · 85°F 11 ft Lower Potomac
Gwynns Falls Near Delight, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01589197
1 cfs · · 84°F 536 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
Whitemarsh Run At White Marsh, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01585100
1 cfs 3.25 ft · 86°F 42 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
Nw Branch Anacostia River Near Colesville, Md
17 hours ago · USGS 01650500
1 cfs 1.25 ft · 84°F 271 ft Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
Plumtree Run Near Bel Air, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01581752
1 cfs · 73°F 84°F 187 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
East Branch Herbert Run At Arbutus, Md
17 hours ago · USGS 01589100
1 cfs · · 86°F 49 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
Birch Branch At Showell, Md
17 hours ago · USGS 0148471320
1 cfs 3.12 ft · 84°F 6 ft Chincoteague
Cranberry Branch Near Westminster, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01585500
1 cfs 1.28 ft · 83°F 672 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
Manokin Branch Near Princess Anne, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01486000
1 cfs 1.48 ft · 85°F 14 ft Pocomoke
West Branch Herring Run At Idlewylde, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01585200
1 cfs · · 84°F 286 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
Whitemarsh Run Near Fullerton, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01585090
0 cfs 1.05 ft · 86°F 138 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
Zekiah Swamp Run Near Newtown, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01660920
0 cfs · · 86°F 37 ft Lower Potomac
Honeygo Run Near White Marsh, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01585104
0 cfs · · 86°F 25 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
Minebank Run Near Glen Arm, Md
17 hours ago · USGS 0158397967
0 cfs 4.08 ft · 84°F 225 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
Baisman Run At Broadmoor, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01583580
0 cfs 1.06 ft · 84°F 333 ft Gunpowder-Patapsco
South Fork Jabez Branch At Millersville, Md
17 hours ago · USGS 01589795
0 cfs 3.20 ft · 85°F 60 ft Severn
Piscataway Creek At Piscataway, Md
18 hours ago · USGS 01653600
0 cfs 1.68 ft · 85°F 16 ft Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan
Mattawoman Creek Near Pomonkey, Md
2 days ago · USGS 01658000
0 cfs 1.49 ft 73°F 73°F 46 ft Lower Potomac
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Flow report FAQ

About Maryland streamflow

Where does the Maryland streamflow data come from?

The U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System. USGS streamgauges report continuously (every 15 minutes) and the data is the canonical real-time record for U.S. rivers. Snoflo pulls the latest readings and joins them to a 7-day NOAA weather forecast for each station.

What is cfs?

Cubic feet per second — the standard unit for streamflow. One cfs is about 7.5 gallons per second. Small creeks run at single-digit cfs; the Mississippi at hundreds of thousands.

What does Gauge Height mean?

The water level at the gauge in feet above the reference datum. Used together with discharge to track river state. Flood stage and runnable levels are typically expressed in gauge height (e.g., "flood at 16 ft").

How fresh is the Maryland data?

USGS streamgauges report every 15 minutes; Snoflo re-pulls throughout the day. The AI briefing regenerates daily.

Can I get a flow alert for a Maryland gauge?

Yes. Save any USGS gauge as a favorite in the Snoflo iOS app, set a discharge or stage threshold (e.g. "alert me when discharge crosses 2,000 cfs"), and you'll get a push the moment it crosses.

Is this a substitute for an NWS flood warning?

No. Snoflo is informational. For flood life-safety decisions always follow guidance from your local NWS forecast office and state emergency management. Snoflo data is one input among several.