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Around Little Seneca Creek
- Potomac Heritage National Scenic TrailRecreation area12.2 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical ParkRecreation area12.7 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Great Falls Tavern Visitor CenterVisitor center12.7 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Great Falls Tavern Visitor Center - Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical ParkVisitor center12.7 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Little Seneca Creek is a 5.3 mile stream near Calleva's River School in Maryland. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Seneca Creek at Dawsonville, MD (site 01645000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1930 to 2026
Little Seneca Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 122 cfs, and lowest in September, at 41 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,900 cfs, in 1972.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 92 | 62 to 141 |
| February | 109 | 76 to 160 |
| March | 122 | 89 to 178 |
| April | 117 | 85 to 168 |
| May | 96 | 68 to 150 |
| June | 74 | 52 to 112 |
| July | 56 | 36 to 86 |
| August | 48 | 29 to 77 |
| September | 41 | 28 to 66 |
| October | 44 | 29 to 72 |
| November | 56 | 41 to 89 |
| December | 78 | 51 to 128 |
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 96 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Seneca Creek at Dawsonville, MD (site 01645000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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