Noticed the creeks lately?

After a very wet spring in the watersheds, streamflows continue to receed.  Provisional data from the USGS gage on the Monocacy River at Bridgeport, MD (reproduced below) show the trend from late April to mid July.  The brown triangles are the median flow for each day, calculated with data from the last 60 years.  Except for a spike in early July, flows in the Monocacy have been lower than normal since early to mid June.

Flows are also decreasing in Marsh and Rock creeks, headwaters to the Monocacy River.  The picture below of lower Marsh Creek was taken last Wednesday, July 13th.  It was a calm sight compared to the raging flows several months ago.