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Bay Venture Outfitters - North East, MD

Little Elk Creek near Bay Venture Outfitters - North East, MD

Stream4.6 mi
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About this river

Little Elk Creek is a 4.6 mile stream near Bay Venture Outfitters - North East, MD in Maryland. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Big Elk Creek at Elk Mills, MD (site 01495000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1932 to 2026

Little Elk Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 75 cfs, and lowest in September, at 28 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,570 cfs, in 1999.

Typical flow by month at Big Elk Creek at Elk Mills, MD, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January5841 to 84
February6748 to 97
March7256 to 106
April7552 to 100
May6144 to 85
June4635 to 64
July3426 to 53
August2921 to 46
September2819 to 44
October3121 to 47
November3930 to 58
December4935 to 74

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 94 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Big Elk Creek at Elk Mills, MD (site 01495000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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