Rivers in Maryland

Chicamacomico River near Salem

Dorchester County, MarylandNWS CMCM2USGS 01490000Wakefield office

No flood stages set
0.11ftStage

Observed Sat, Oct 3, 3:15 AM EDT

Record crest
5.68 ft2006

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Flood stages and impacts

  1. 10.00 ftRiver stage sensor operating limit
  2. 4.00 ftDriveway and gravel road on left downstream side of river, 500 ft from the gage begins to flood.

Crest history

43 crests on NOAA’s list since 1952.

#DateStage
1June 25, 20065.68 ft
2February 26, 19795.62 ft
3August 3, 19734.48 ft
4August 25, 19674.42 ft
5January 1, 19614.40 ft
6July 14, 19754.32 ft
7September 12, 19604.23 ft
8May 18, 20183.98 ft
9March 27, 19783.93 ft
10January 28, 19523.92 ft
11August 13, 19553.88 ft
12June 22, 19723.85 ft
13May 7, 19583.78 ft
14January 6, 19573.68 ft
15October 3, 19793.65 ft
16June 8, 20133.62 ft
17January 14, 19683.58 ft
18December 26, 19693.54 ft
19December 9, 20093.51 ft
20August 5, 19713.50 ft
21December 21, 19733.48 ft
22August 9, 19593.45 ft
23April 16, 20073.32 ft
24August 2, 19653.31 ft
25January 10, 20243.29 ft

Most recent crests

  • January 10, 2024: 3.29 ft
  • December 18, 2023: 2.76 ft
  • December 25, 2020: 3.19 ft
  • May 18, 2018: 3.98 ft
  • October 9, 2016: 2.62 ft
  • September 29, 2016: 2.66 ft
  • June 8, 2013: 3.62 ft
  • August 28, 2011: 2.84 ft
  • December 9, 2009: 3.51 ft
  • April 16, 2007: 3.32 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. Stage may be affected by ice.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.