Rivers in Maryland
Pocomoke River near Willards
No flood stages set
4.33ftStage
Observed Sun, Sep 20, 2:45 PM EDT
- Record crest
- 15.41 ft1989
Flood stages and impacts
- 19.20 ftMaximum recordable stage
- 15.41 ftThis is the maximum recorded stage from August 20, 1989
- 13.00 ftRiver begins to inundate low lying portions of residence just downstream of gage.
Crest history
83 crests on NOAA’s list since 1950.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 20, 1989 | 15.41 ft |
| 2 | September 30, 2016 | 14.93 ft |
| 3 | November 14, 2009 | 14.04 ft |
| 4 | January 29, 1998 | 13.90 ft |
| 5 | February 26, 1979 | 13.88 ft |
| 6 | June 30, 1972 | 13.67 ft |
| 7 | December 19, 2023 | 13.67 ft |
| 8 | August 13, 2017 | 13.58 ft |
| 9 | May 19, 2018 | 13.51 ft |
| 10 | October 31, 2012 | 13.15 ft |
| 11 | March 3, 1994 | 12.87 ft |
| 12 | March 23, 2000 | 12.83 ft |
| 13 | December 20, 1977 | 12.82 ft |
| 14 | November 13, 2020 | 12.51 ft |
| 15 | March 14, 1993 | 12.40 ft |
| 16 | December 6, 2020 | 12.38 ft |
| 17 | October 13, 2018 | 12.30 ft |
| 18 | January 11, 2024 | 12.29 ft |
| 19 | March 21, 1958 | 12.03 ft |
| 20 | July 26, 1975 | 12.00 ft |
| 21 | January 8, 1962 | 11.87 ft |
| 22 | December 18, 2020 | 11.83 ft |
| 23 | December 15, 1996 | 11.67 ft |
| 24 | March 29, 1984 | 11.61 ft |
| 25 | February 3, 1973 | 11.60 ft |
Most recent crests
- February 13, 2024: 8.53 ft
- January 11, 2024: 12.29 ft
- December 19, 2023: 13.67 ft
- May 1, 2023: 9.31 ft
- December 16, 2022: 9.88 ft
- February 20, 2021: 10.43 ft
- December 18, 2020: 11.83 ft
- December 6, 2020: 12.38 ft
- November 13, 2020: 12.51 ft
- October 31, 2020: 10.67 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
- Birch Branch at BIRCH BRANCH AT SHOWELL
- Atlantic Coast at Isle of Wight Bay
- Atlantic Coast at OCEAN CITY INLET (IN MLLW)
- Nassawango Creek at Snow Hill
- Beaverdam Creek at Salisbury
- Little Assawoman Bay at Fenwick Island (IN MLLW)
- Indian River at Rosedale Beach (IN MLLW)
- Jefferson Creek at South Bethany Beach (IN MLLW)
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.