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Little Falls near Joppatowne, MD

Stream7.7 mi
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Around Little Falls

1 mi

Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Little Falls is a 7.7 mile stream near Ultimate Watersports in Maryland. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Little Falls at Blue Mount, MD (site 01582000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1944 to 2026

Little Falls typically runs highest in April, at a median 78 cfs, and lowest in September, at 33 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,730 cfs, in 1972.

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Typical flow by month at Little Falls at Blue Mount, MD, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January5839 to 89
February6949 to 102
March7757 to 106
April7855 to 112
May7151 to 100
June5641 to 78
July4332 to 63
August3625 to 51
September3323 to 46
October3427 to 47
November4032 to 61
December5237 to 78

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 82 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little Falls at Blue Mount, MD (site 01582000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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