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Around Savage River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Savage River is a 21.7 mile river near Heavy Water Anglers in Maryland. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Savage Riv below Savage Riv Dam near Bloomington, MD (site 01597500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1951 to 2026
Savage River typically runs highest in March, at a median 182 cfs, and lowest in July, at 55 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,320 cfs, in 1996.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 104 | 67 to 300 |
| February | 110 | 85 to 325 |
| March | 182 | 94 to 426 |
| April | 117 | 59 to 281 |
| May | 131 | 67 to 270 |
| June | 66 | 53 to 116 |
| July | 55 | 43 to 67 |
| August | 55 | 44 to 70 |
| September | 61 | 49 to 93 |
| October | 65 | 49 to 94 |
| November | 68 | 45 to 103 |
| December | 104 | 68 to 250 |
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 76 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Savage Riv below Savage Riv Dam near Bloomington, MD (site 01597500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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