TidalMapBennett Creek at Park Mills, 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 01643500 sits on Bennett Creek and reads everything draining 63 square miles of the Monocacy basin. Its datum sits 233 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1948, 70 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
No gauged site sits above this one on the mainstem, so this is the first published reading on the river. Downstream the next reading comes from Monocacy River near Dickerson, MD at 961 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 7% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Potomac River at Edwards Ferry near Poolesville,md and Potomac River near Wash, Dc Little Falls Pump Sta.
Normal flows here
Bennett Creek runs a median of 44 cfs at this gauge across 70 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 80 cfs, and September the leanest at 17 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 5,500 cfs in 1972, and the lowest is 0.4 cfs in 1966.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58 cfs | 133% |
| Feb | 69 cfs | 159% |
| Mar | 80 cfs | 184% |
| Apr | 74 cfs | 170% |
| May | 57 cfs | 131% |
| Jun | 40 cfs | 93% |
| Jul | 26 cfs | 60% |
| Aug | 21 cfs | 48% |
| Sep | 17 cfs | 39% |
| Oct | 19 cfs | 44% |
| Nov | 28 cfs | 64% |
| Dec | 47 cfs | 108% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1948 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Bennett Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 11 feet. NWS starts watching it at 6 feet. The highest crest on record is 22.1 feet, in June 1972.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 6 ft |
| Minor flooding | 11 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 17 ft |
| Major flooding | 20 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| June 1972 | 22.1 ft |
| September 2003 | 14.6 ft |
| September 1971 | 14.3 ft |
| May 1988 | 12.7 ft |
| September 2011 | 12.1 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PMBM2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Monocacy River near Dickerson, MD
- Soper Branch at Hyattstown, MD
- Monocacy River at Jug Bridge near Frederick, MD
- Tenmile Creek near Clarksburg, MD
- Tenmile Creek near Boyds, MD
- Linganore Creek at Linganore Rd near Frederick, MD
- Potomac River at Point of Rocks, MD
- Cabin Branch near Boyds, MD
- Monocacy River at Monocacy Blvd at Frederick, MD
- Little Seneca Creek Tributary near Germantown, MD
- Little Seneca Creek Tributary near Clarksburg, MD
- Little Seneca Creek Tributary at Brink, MD
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 01643500. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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