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Heavy Water Anglers

Georges Creek near Swanton, MD

Stream11.8 mi

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Around Georges Creek

Jennings Randolph Lake2.8 mi2 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Georges Creek is an 11.8 mile stream near Heavy Water Anglers in Maryland. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Georges Creek at Franklin, MD (site 01599000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1905 to 2027

Georges Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 132 cfs, and lowest in September, at 9.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,160 cfs, in 2025.

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Typical flow by month at Georges Creek at Franklin, MD, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January5926 to 112
February8237 to 143
March13281 to 234
April11370 to 197
May8849 to 159
June3722 to 62
July1712 to 28
August127.6 to 20
September9.86.4 to 17
October117.7 to 19
November219.7 to 48
December4621 to 88

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 98 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Georges Creek at Franklin, MD (site 01599000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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