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Around Deer Creek
Source: USGS GNIS · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)
About this river
Deer Creek is a 44.5 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Deer Creek near Darlington, MD (site 01580520). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2000 to 2026
Deer Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 239 cfs, and lowest in September, at 98 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,200 cfs, in 2006.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 192 | 125 to 290 |
| February | 234 | 156 to 303 |
| March | 235 | 181 to 345 |
| April | 239 | 179 to 333 |
| May | 222 | 162 to 283 |
| June | 170 | 143 to 246 |
| July | 139 | 104 to 206 |
| August | 116 | 88 to 165 |
| September | 98 | 70 to 151 |
| October | 113 | 79 to 185 |
| November | 135 | 96 to 211 |
| December | 184 | 125 to 300 |
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 27 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Deer Creek near Darlington, MD (site 01580520). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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