desperate measures guide service
desperate measures guide service is a fishing guide service based in Dameron, Maryland. The service operates seasonally from April to December.
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Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
Typical flow by month
1946 to 2026
The water at desperate measures guide service typically runs highest in March, at a median 24 cfs, and lowest in September, at 4.1 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,650 cfs, in 1999.
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| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 19 | 12 to 32 |
| February | 21 | 14 to 38 |
| March | 24 | 15 to 43 |
| April | 22 | 14 to 33 |
| May | 13 | 8.9 to 23 |
| June | 8.8 | 5.1 to 16 |
| July | 5.9 | 3.5 to 11 |
| August | 5.5 | 3.3 to 11 |
| September | 4.1 | 2.9 to 8.8 |
| October | 5.9 | 3.8 to 12 |
| November | 9.7 | 6.5 to 18 |
| December | 16 | 9.5 to 29 |
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 79 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for St Marys River at Great Mills, MD (site 01661500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Current conditions
Today · Fri
57Maybe/ 100
93% chance of rain · Good solunar activity
ShowersWaves 1.6 ft69°FRain 93%Wind 12 kt, gusts 21
Waves
0.3 ft @ 3s
Wind
2 kt
Gusts 21 kt
Water
64°F
Air
60°F
Streamflow
21 cfs
Above normal (76th)
Water level
1.72 ft
Air quality
23 Good
Blackwater NWR monitor, 39 km
National Weather ServiceBelow flood stage
Flood stage 7 ft. NWS reads 1.69 ft here.
Tides
Rising
High 1.4 ft at Sat 12:02 AM
Predicted at Cornfield Harbor, Md., 9 km away.
Get a 2027 tide calendar for this stationForecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service. Air quality: EPA Office of Atmospheric Protection via EPA AirNow. Preliminary data, not verified. Tide predictions: NOAA CO-OPS, feet above mean lower low water. See full conditions →
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