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Around Jones Falls
- Washington DC / Capitol KOA HolidayRV park · ★ 4.014.7 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Camp Meade RV ParkRV park · ★ 4.214.8 mi (opens in a new tab)
- MWR Recreational Lodging - Suites at USNA, Cottages at Greenbury Point, and Campground at NSA AnnapolisRV park · ★ 4.721 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Bar Harbor RV Park and MarinaRV park · ★ 4.422.3 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Chesapeake Bay Maryland National Estuarine Research ReserveRecreation area20.6 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Patuxent Research RefugeRecreation area20.7 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic TrailRecreation area21.8 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Chesapeake BayRecreation area21.8 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Jones Falls is a 12.3 mile stream near Eastern Watersports Baltimore Peninsula Rentals in Maryland. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Jones Falls at Sorrento, MD (site 01589440). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1966 to 2025
Jones Falls typically runs highest in April, at a median 33 cfs, and lowest in September, at 12 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,600 cfs, in 1972.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 24 | 17 to 36 |
| February | 29 | 21 to 41 |
| March | 31 | 22 to 46 |
| April | 33 | 22 to 45 |
| May | 27 | 20 to 39 |
| June | 21 | 15 to 31 |
| July | 15 | 11 to 23 |
| August | 13 | 9.1 to 21 |
| September | 12 | 8.2 to 20 |
| October | 14 | 10 to 24 |
| November | 18 | 12 to 28 |
| December | 23 | 16 to 37 |
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 51 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Jones Falls at Sorrento, MD (site 01589440). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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