TidalMapBeetree Run at Bentley Springs, MD Water Level Today
NWS river forecast
| When | Stage | Flow |
|---|
Forecast from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service. Issued a few times a day and only while a forecast is active. Not for navigation.
Last 30 days
About this gauge
USGS gauge 01581960 sits on Beetree Run and reads everything draining 9.7 square miles of the Gunpowder-Patapsco basin. Its datum sits 486 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow is on record here from 2000 to 2024, 25 years in all.
Normal flows here
Beetree Run runs a median of 9.7 cfs at this gauge across 25 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 14 cfs, and September the leanest at 6.6 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 389 cfs in 2018, and the lowest is 1.1 cfs in 2002.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 cfs | 103% |
| Feb | 12 cfs | 124% |
| Mar | 14 cfs | 144% |
| Apr | 14 cfs | 144% |
| May | 14 cfs | 144% |
| Jun | 10 cfs | 103% |
| Jul | 8.0 cfs | 82% |
| Aug | 7.0 cfs | 72% |
| Sep | 6.6 cfs | 68% |
| Oct | 7.3 cfs | 75% |
| Nov | 8.0 cfs | 82% |
| Dec | 10 cfs | 103% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2000 to 2024. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median. USGS stopped publishing a daily flow record at this gauge, so these are historical norms, not a baseline for current readings.
Flood stages and record crests
Beetree Run reaches flood stage at this gauge at 5.5 feet. NWS starts watching it at 4.5 feet. The highest crest on record is 7.3 feet, in July 2018.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 4.5 ft |
| Minor flooding | 5.5 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 7 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| July 2018 | 7.3 ft |
| September 2011 | 6.6 ft |
| July 2018 | 5.8 ft |
| August 2004 | 4.9 ft |
| August 2009 | 4.8 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BSBM2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 01581960. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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