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Around Gunpowder Falls
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
Gunpowder Falls is a 53.7 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Gunpowder Falls at Glencoe, MD (site 01582500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1978 to 2026
Gunpowder Falls typically runs highest in April, at a median 222 cfs, and lowest in October, at 118 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,290 cfs, in 2011.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 178 | 117 to 268 |
| February | 184 | 123 to 275 |
| March | 203 | 136 to 310 |
| April | 222 | 147 to 323 |
| May | 219 | 153 to 302 |
| June | 169 | 129 to 232 |
| July | 142 | 110 to 198 |
| August | 129 | 90 to 187 |
| September | 123 | 83 to 191 |
| October | 118 | 83 to 197 |
| November | 127 | 93 to 195 |
| December | 143 | 103 to 230 |
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 Gunpowder Falls at Glencoe, MD (site 01582500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Gunpowder Falls, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Loch Raven Fishing CenterLoch Raven ReservoirPublic
- Prettyboy ReservoirGunpowder Falls - Prettyboy ReservoirPublic
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