Rivers in Maryland

Soper Branch at Hyattstown, MD

Montgomery County, MarylandNWS HYAM2USGS 01643395Sterling office

Below flood stage
0.31ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 11:55 AM EDT

Record crest
5.25 ft2011

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Action5.00 ft
  1. 6.00 ftWater reaches the Western Piedmont Trail along both Soper Branch and Little Bennett Creek.
  2. 5.00 ftWater from Soper Branch, and potentially Little Bennett Creek, reaches a footbridge along the Western Piedmont Trail.

Crest history

5 crests on NOAA’s list since 2011.

#DateStage
1September 8, 20115.25 ft
2July 22, 20184.51 ft
3July 30, 20164.28 ft
4January 31, 20133.33 ft
5May 16, 20143.20 ft

Most recent crests

  • July 22, 2018: 4.51 ft
  • July 30, 2016: 4.28 ft
  • May 16, 2014: 3.20 ft
  • January 31, 2013: 3.33 ft
  • September 8, 2011: 5.25 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.

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.