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Around Choptank River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Choptank River is a 62.1 mile river near Chesapeake Beach Fishing in Maryland. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Choptank River near Greensboro, MD (site 01491000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1948 to 2026
Choptank River typically runs highest in March, at a median 177 cfs, and lowest in September, at 24 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,700 cfs, in 2011.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 138 | 87 to 217 |
| February | 158 | 109 to 255 |
| March | 177 | 121 to 289 |
| April | 152 | 101 to 239 |
| May | 93 | 59 to 152 |
| June | 51 | 32 to 89 |
| July | 34 | 17 to 61 |
| August | 28 | 14 to 59 |
| September | 24 | 13 to 50 |
| October | 30 | 17 to 68 |
| November | 49 | 29 to 95 |
| December | 97 | 54 to 186 |
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 78 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Choptank River near Greensboro, MD (site 01491000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Choptank River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
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