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BIG ELK CREEK

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BIG ELK CREEK AT ELK MILLS, MD

CECIL COUNTY, MD39.6676°N, -75.8256°W Updated 49 min ago

FLOW RATE

32.5cfs

GAUGE HT

3.23ft

AIR TEMP

64°F

WIND

9mph NW

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

32.5cfs 54.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 26–36 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

36cfs

PERIOD LOW

25.2cfs

RUNNABLE

60%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.23ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

81°

60°

THU

84°

62°

FRI

83°

66°

SAT

76°

66°

SUN

85°

65°

MON

85°

64°

TUE

87°

63°

TIME

WED

NOW

THU

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TEMP

hourly forecast

77°

mild

77°

78°

79°

80°

81°

80°

78°

76°

73°

70°

69°

67°

66°

64°

63°

62°

64°

69°

73°

77°

79°

80°

82°

83°

84°

81°

80°

77°

74°

73°

72°

70°

69°

68°

66°

67°

68°

72°

77°

81°

80°

83°

79°

78°

77°

69°

67°

66°

67°

68°

69°

72°

74°

75°

73°

71°

73°

76°

75°

73°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

68°

71°

73°

76°

79°

81°

83°

84°

85°

84°

82°

76°

72°

69°

68°

66°

65°

64°

65°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

8mph WNW

G 13 mph

G13

WNW

G14

WNW

G12

WNW

G12

WNW

G10

SSW

WNW

NNE

WNW

G11

WSW

G11

WSW

G12

G17

SSW

G15

SSW

G16

SSW

G19

SSW

G18

SSW

G19

SSW

G18

SSW

G17

SSW

G17

SSW

G15

SSW

G15

G16

G15

G12

ESE

G12

SSE

NNE

G14

G23

NNE

G15

NNE

G11

ENE

G15

G12

G10

ENE

G13

G14

G13

ENE

NNE

ENE

NNE

ENE

NNE

NNW

NNE

G11

G15

SSE

G14

SSE

G12

SSE

G10

SSE

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

16%

14%

33%

60%

67%

59%

46%

13%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

100%

45%

79%

95%

100%

89%

43%

88%

25%

38%

25%

27%

26%

24%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1011

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Good

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:36 AM

SUNSET

08:35 PM

14H 59M OF DAYLIGHT9H 1M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

First Quarter

69% illuminated

Station Location

39.6676, -75.8256

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-24 11:34 UTC

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