Octoraro Creek Near Richardsmere, MD

USGS Site No: 01578475 • Octoraro Creek • Cecil County, MD

Octoraro Creek Near Richardsmere, MD on the Octoraro Creek is currently at 158 cfs (Normal — 56th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.00 ft.

Reading from

158
CFS Discharge
3.00
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 49
25th Low threshold 57
50th (Median) Normal (median) 130
75th High threshold 238 Today: 158 cfs
95th Very High threshold 1,210

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

2.4k 1.2k 0 cfs Apr 6 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 151 —
May 27, 2026 174 —
May 26, 2026 219 —
May 25, 2026 350 —
May 24, 2026 439 —
May 23, 2026 108 —
May 22, 2026 106 —
May 21, 2026 83 —
May 20, 2026 85 —
May 19, 2026 67 —
May 18, 2026 62 —
May 17, 2026 64 —
May 16, 2026 69 —
May 15, 2026 77 —
Apr 21, 2026 79 —
Apr 20, 2026 82 —
Apr 19, 2026 79 —
Apr 18, 2026 80 —
Apr 17, 2026 87 —
Apr 16, 2026 94 —
Apr 15, 2026 98 —
Apr 14, 2026 89 —
Apr 13, 2026 88 —
Apr 12, 2026 92 —
Apr 11, 2026 98 —
Apr 10, 2026 97 —
Apr 9, 2026 98 —
Apr 8, 2026 104 —
Apr 7, 2026 120 —
Apr 6, 2026 139 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
01578475
State
MD
County
Cecil County
Coordinates
39.7068, -76.1152
Drainage Area
177 mi²
Datum (ft)
120.0
HUC Code
02050306
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
1,420 cfs
Jul 2, 2025
Min discharge
51 cfs
Oct 24, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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