Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

The online gauge is located at Sherril Road, but a stick gauge is located at Joyce Road bridge just downstream of Military Road.  This Military Road Gauge appears to be the one that must be 2 feet before the park allows boating on Rock Creek.  

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
ROCK CREEK AT SHERRILL DRIVE WASHINGTON, DC
usgs-01648000 175 - 2000 cfs II-III(IV) 00h32m 36 cfs (rc= -0.1 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
175 -2000 cfs barely runnable-high runnable II-III(IV) Upper limit for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report.

Report - Reports of Rock Creek Rock Creek Park and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
2y174d06h21m Rock CreekRock Creek Park [DC] Account of 08/23/09 350 cfs n/a
2y174d19h46m @Rock Creek Rock Creek Park Rock Creek Bridge n/a n/a