Rivers in Maryland
Paint Branch near White Oak
Below flood stage
1.46ftStage
Observed Sun, Sep 20, 3:05 PM EDT
- Flood stage
- 12.00 ft
- Record crest
- 8.85 ft2011
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 22.00 ft |
| Moderate flood | 14.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 12.00 ft |
| Action | 9.00 ft |
- 22.00 ftInterstate 95 is flooded at Paint Branch.
- 14.00 ftSeveral roads, including Powder Mill Road, are flooded near Paint Branch.
- 12.00 ftWater covers a footbridge in Montgomery County, and the Naval Laboratory Road. Farm fields are flooded in Prince Georges County.
- 9.00 ftFlooding of fields begins downstream in Prince Georges County.
Crest history
5 crests on NOAA’s list since 2009.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 14, 2011 | 8.85 ft |
| 2 | May 26, 2009 | 7.13 ft |
| 3 | September 30, 2010 | 6.61 ft |
| 4 | June 3, 2018 | 6.59 ft |
| 5 | April 30, 2014 | 6.02 ft |
Most recent crests
- June 3, 2018: 6.59 ft
- April 30, 2014: 6.02 ft
- August 14, 2011: 8.85 ft
- September 30, 2010: 6.61 ft
- May 26, 2009: 7.13 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
- Paint Branch at Hillandale / Powder Mill Road
- Little Paint Branch at Beltsville / Briggs Chaney Road
- Northwest Branch Anacostia River at Adelphi Mill
- near Indian Creek at Indian Creek near Beltsville / Ammendale Road
- Indian Creek at Beltsville / Odell Road
- Indian Creek at Berwyn Heights
- Beaverdam Creek at Greenbelt / Edmonston Road
- Sligo Creek at Takoma Park
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.