Big Elk Creek in Maryland
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Around Big Elk Creek
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Big Elk Creek is a 22.4 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Big Elk Creek at Elk Mills, MD (site 01495000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1932 to 2026
Big Elk Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 75 cfs, and lowest in September, at 28 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,570 cfs, in 1999.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 58 | 41 to 84 |
| February | 67 | 48 to 97 |
| March | 72 | 56 to 106 |
| April | 75 | 52 to 100 |
| May | 61 | 44 to 85 |
| June | 46 | 35 to 64 |
| July | 34 | 26 to 53 |
| August | 29 | 21 to 46 |
| September | 28 | 19 to 44 |
| October | 31 | 21 to 47 |
| November | 39 | 30 to 58 |
| December | 49 | 35 to 74 |
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 94 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Big Elk Creek at Elk Mills, MD (site 01495000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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