TidalMapChoptank River near Greensboro, MD Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.
Last 30 days
About this gauge
USGS gauge 01491000 sits on the Choptank River and reads everything draining 113 square miles of the Choptank basin. Its datum sits 3 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1948, 78 years of it.
Normal flows here
The Choptank River runs a median of 72 cfs at this gauge across 78 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 177 cfs, and September the leanest at 24 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 8,700 cfs in 2011, and the lowest is 0.3 cfs in 2002.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 138 cfs | 190% |
| Feb | 158 cfs | 218% |
| Mar | 177 cfs | 244% |
| Apr | 152 cfs | 209% |
| May | 93 cfs | 128% |
| Jun | 51 cfs | 70% |
| Jul | 34 cfs | 47% |
| Aug | 28 cfs | 39% |
| Sep | 24 cfs | 33% |
| Oct | 30 cfs | 41% |
| Nov | 49 cfs | 68% |
| Dec | 97 cfs | 134% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1948 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 01491000. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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