Waterlands
Big Elk Creek
USGS · 01495000
BIG ELK CREEK
USGS · 01495000LIVE

BIG ELK CREEK AT ELK MILLS, MD

CECIL COUNTY, MD39.6676°N, -75.8256°W Updated 59 min ago
FLOW RATE
33.3cfs
GAUGE HT
3.24ft
AIR TEMP
84°F
WIND
8mph SE
FISH INDEX
50SCORE / 100
GOOD · 3 OF 5
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY
33.3cfs 40.3% vs avg
Optimal band: 3547 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
63.9cfs
PERIOD LOW
32.5cfs
RUNNABLE
60%
last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.24ft
Precipitation History
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Weather Conditions
WEATHER CONDITIONS
TODAY
84°
70°
MON
84°
66°
TUE
91°
65°
WED
97°
72°
THU
87°
69°
FRI
79°
61°
SAT
81°
59°
TIME
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TEMP
hourly forecast
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WIND
mph · gust · dir
7mph SSE
G 17 mph
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4
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PRECIP
chance %
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CLOUDS
cover %
12%
few
12%
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PRESSURE
hPa · trend
1015
10151016101810171015101510141011100810081007100610041006100610051004100810111011
TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure
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FISH INDEX
50
Temperature
Too Hot
Wind
Light
Pressure
Rising — Slow
Moon Phase
Average
DAYLIGHT
SUNRISE
05:46 AM
SUNSET
08:31 PM
14H 45M OF DAYLIGHT
MOON PHASE
Waning Crescent
4% illuminated

Station Location

39.6676, -75.8256
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 18:45 UTC
Site #01495000·USGS

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