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Around Mattawoman Creek
- Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife RefugeRecreation area3.4 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Featherstone National Wildlife RefugeRecreation area6.2 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Wood Thrush TrailRecreation area6.3 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Meadowood Special Recreation Management AreaRecreation area6.5 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Mattawoman Creek is a 17.5 mile stream near Atlantic Kayak Co in Maryland. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Mattawoman Creek near Pomonkey, MD (site 01658000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1950 to 2025
Mattawoman Creek 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.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 45 | 25 to 87 |
| February | 57 | 36 to 117 |
| March | 61 | 36 to 114 |
| April | 54 | 31 to 88 |
| May | 27 | 12 to 56 |
| June | 9.9 | 2.4 to 25 |
| July | 1.8 | 0.0 to 12 |
| August | 0.9 | 0.0 to 9.9 |
| September | 0.2 | 0.0 to 8.4 |
| October | 2.5 | 0.0 to 16 |
| November | 15 | 4.9 to 44 |
| December | 35 | 16 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.
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