Rivers in Maryland

Monocacy River at Bridgeport

Frederick County, MarylandNWS BDGM2USGS 01639000Sterling office

Below flood stage
2.52ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 12:30 PM EDT

Flood stage
13.00 ft
Record crest
25.42 ft1996

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood25.00 ft
Moderate flood21.00 ft
Minor flood13.00 ft
Action11.00 ft
  1. 25.00 ftSignificant flooding is occurring on both sides of the river with homes and roads flooded.
  2. 23.50 ftWater covers the Taneytown Pike bridge over the Monocacy. The road on each side will already be underwater.
  3. 21.00 ftWater approaches homes on the Frederick County side near Bridgeport.
  4. 20.00 ftTaneytown Pike begins to flood on both sides of the river.
  5. 16.00 ftFlooding of fields and yards begins near Bridgeport.
  6. 13.00 ftBaptist Road near Bridgeport begins to flood.
  7. 11.00 ftWater begins to overflow downstream areas, but is not affecting any property.

Crest history

80 crests on NOAA’s list since 1933.

#DateStage
1June 19, 199625.42 ft
2August 24, 193325.00 ft
3June 22, 197224.05 ft
4October 9, 197623.18 ft
5May 21, 194320.53 ft
6April 17, 201120.47 ft
7September 26, 197520.14 ft
8January 19, 199619.24 ft
9September 2, 202119.04 ft
10September 25, 197519.04 ft
11November 28, 199318.38 ft
12November 9, 194318.10 ft
13July 10, 197017.43 ft
14September 6, 197917.41 ft
15December 5, 199317.27 ft
16September 7, 199616.99 ft
17November 29, 198716.85 ft
18December 11, 200316.69 ft
19September 23, 202116.53 ft
20October 30, 201216.25 ft
21March 11, 195216.15 ft
22February 14, 198416.07 ft
23June 2, 194616.01 ft
24September 23, 200316.00 ft
25January 10, 202415.99 ft

Most recent crests

  • January 10, 2024: 15.99 ft
  • December 23, 2022: 13.41 ft
  • May 7, 2022: 13.89 ft
  • September 23, 2021: 16.53 ft
  • September 2, 2021: 19.04 ft
  • May 1, 2020: 14.06 ft
  • November 1, 2019: 13.19 ft
  • July 22, 2018: 15.33 ft
  • February 25, 2016: 13.63 ft
  • June 28, 2015: 15.78 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.