TidalMapLinganore Creek at Linganore Rd near Frederick, 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 01642600 sits on Linganore Creek and reads everything draining 88 square miles of the Monocacy basin. Its datum sits 238 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2024, 2 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Monocacy River at Jug Bridge near Frederick, MD at 817 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 11% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Monocacy River near Dickerson, MD and Potomac River at Edwards Ferry near Poolesville,md.
Normal flows here
Linganore Creek runs a median of 35 cfs at this gauge across 2 years of record. May is the fullest month at a median 81 cfs, and October the leanest at 17 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 942 cfs in 2024, and the lowest is 8.5 cfs in 2025.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24 cfs | 69% |
| Feb | 42 cfs | 119% |
| Mar | 63 cfs | 180% |
| Apr | 42 cfs | 121% |
| May | 81 cfs | 231% |
| Jun | 56 cfs | 161% |
| Jul | 38 cfs | 109% |
| Aug | 35 cfs | 100% |
| Sep | 18 cfs | 53% |
| Oct | 17 cfs | 49% |
| Nov | 20 cfs | 59% |
| Dec | 34 cfs | 97% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2024 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Nearby river gauges
- Monocacy River at Jug Bridge near Frederick, MD
- Monocacy River at Monocacy Blvd at Frederick, MD
- Bennett Creek at Park Mills, MD
- Soper Branch at Hyattstown, MD
- Fishing Creek at Mountaindale, MD
- Monocacy River near Dickerson, MD
- Tenmile Creek near Clarksburg, MD
- Catoctin Creek near Middletown, MD
- Tenmile Creek near Boyds, MD
- Little Seneca Creek Tributary near Clarksburg, MD
- Cabin Branch near Boyds, MD
- Little Seneca Creek Tributary at Brink, MD
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 01642600. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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