TidalMapMonocacy River near Dickerson, 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 01643580 sits on the Monocacy River and reads everything draining 961 square miles of the Monocacy basin. Its datum sits 198 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2023, 3 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Three gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Monocacy River at Jug Bridge near Frederick, MD, reading 817 square miles. This gauge adds the 144 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Potomac River at Edwards Ferry near Poolesville,md at 11,130 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 9% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Potomac River near Wash, Dc Little Falls Pump Sta.
Normal flows here
The Monocacy River runs a median of 334 cfs at this gauge across 3 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 1,060 cfs, and September the leanest at 160 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 18,900 cfs in 2024, and the lowest is 80 cfs in 2023.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 270 cfs | 81% |
| Feb | 1,060 cfs | 318% |
| Mar | 995 cfs | 298% |
| Apr | 698 cfs | 209% |
| May | 1,030 cfs | 309% |
| Jun | 360 cfs | 108% |
| Jul | 300 cfs | 90% |
| Aug | 245 cfs | 73% |
| Sep | 160 cfs | 48% |
| Oct | 160 cfs | 48% |
| Nov | 198 cfs | 59% |
| Dec | 434 cfs | 130% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2023 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Nearby river gauges
- Bennett Creek at Park Mills, MD
- Potomac River at Point of Rocks, MD
- Tenmile Creek near Boyds, MD
- Tenmile Creek near Clarksburg, MD
- Soper Branch at Hyattstown, MD
- Limestone Branch near Leesburg, VA
- Catoctin Creek at Taylorstown, VA
- Monocacy River at Jug Bridge near Frederick, MD
- Cabin Branch near Boyds, MD
- Linganore Creek at Linganore Rd near Frederick, MD
- Seneca Creek at Dawsonville, MD
- Potomac River at Edwards Ferry near Poolesville,md
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 01643580. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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