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Monocacy River near Dickerson, MD

River58.2 mi
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Around Monocacy River

Camp Misty Mount7.5 miCamp Round Meadow7.5 mi10 mi

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

About this river

Monocacy River is a 58.2 mile river near River Island Outfitters in Maryland. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Monocacy River at Bridgeport, MD (site 01639000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1942 to 2027

Monocacy River typically runs highest in March, at a median 208 cfs, and lowest in September, at 12 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 16,700 cfs, in 1972.

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Typical flow by month at Monocacy River at Bridgeport, MD, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January12059 to 260
February16780 to 360
March208122 to 417
April13578 to 260
May8851 to 184
June4223 to 88
July2110 to 49
August167.3 to 32
September126.0 to 31
October189.3 to 57
November5726 to 137
December11250 to 255

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 85 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Monocacy River at Bridgeport, MD (site 01639000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Monocacy River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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