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Atlantic Kayak Co

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Atlantic Kayak Co is a kayak & canoe livery in Indian Head. They offer guided kayak tours and rentals on Mattawoman Creek, Mallows Bay, and the Potomac and Port Tobacco Rivers. The company provides both guided tours and rentals, and they cater to beginners through advanced kayakers.

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Around Atlantic Kayak Co

Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck Nation…2.9 miFeatherstone National Wildlife Refuge5.1 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · Public land: USGS PAD-US

Typical flow by month

1950 to 2025

The water at Atlantic Kayak Co typically runs highest in March, at a median 61 cfs, and lowest in September, at 0.2 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,610 cfs, in 1955.

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Typical flow by month at Mattawoman Creek near Pomonkey, MD, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January4525 to 87
February5736 to 117
March6136 to 114
April5431 to 88
May2712 to 56
June9.92.4 to 25
July1.80.0 to 12
August0.90.0 to 9.9
September0.20.0 to 8.4
October2.50.0 to 16
November154.9 to 44
December3516 to 84

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 47 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mattawoman Creek near Pomonkey, MD (site 01658000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

Today · Fri

63Maybe/ 100

74% chance of rain · Gusts to 20 kt

ShowersHigh 69°F, low 57°FRain 74%Wind 8 kt, gusts 20

Streamflow

1.8 cfs

Below normal (18th)

Water level

2.05 ft

Air quality

32 Good

Northern VA Near Road monitor, 20 km

National Weather ServiceBelow flood stage

Flood stage 7 ft. NWS reads 2.06 ft here.

Tides

Rising

High 2.0 ft at 5:40 PM

Predicted at Indian Head, Md., 2 km away.

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Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service. Air quality: Virginia Dept. of Environmental Quality via EPA AirNow. Preliminary data, not verified. Tide predictions: NOAA CO-OPS, feet above mean lower low water.