TidalMapBig Pipe Creek at Bruceville, 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 01639500 sits on Big Pipe Creek and reads everything draining 102 square miles of the Monocacy basin. Its datum sits 336 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1948, 79 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 at Monocacy Blvd at Frederick, MD at 703 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 15% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Monocacy River at Jug Bridge near Frederick, MD and Monocacy River near Dickerson, MD.
Normal flows here
Big Pipe Creek runs a median of 68 cfs at this gauge across 79 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 131 cfs, and September the leanest at 30 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 14,400 cfs in 1972, and the lowest is 0.1 cfs in 2002.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 90 cfs | 133% |
| Feb | 112 cfs | 166% |
| Mar | 131 cfs | 194% |
| Apr | 116 cfs | 171% |
| May | 88 cfs | 130% |
| Jun | 60 cfs | 88% |
| Jul | 42 cfs | 62% |
| Aug | 34 cfs | 50% |
| Sep | 30 cfs | 44% |
| Oct | 34 cfs | 50% |
| Nov | 49 cfs | 73% |
| Dec | 78 cfs | 116% |
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
Big Pipe Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 8 feet. NWS starts watching it at 6 feet. The highest crest on record is 19 feet, in September 1975.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 6 ft |
| Minor flooding | 8 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 16 ft |
| Major flooding | 19 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| September 1975 | 19 ft |
| June 1972 | 17.9 ft |
| January 1996 | 13.7 ft |
| September 2021 | 13.6 ft |
| September 2011 | 12.1 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BRUM2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Monocacy River at Bridgeport, MD
- Sams Creek at Mckinstrys Mill, MD
- Monocacy River at Monocacy Blvd at Frederick, MD
- Linganore Creek at Linganore Rd near Frederick, MD
- Fishing Creek at Mountaindale, MD
- Monocacy River at Jug Bridge near Frederick, MD
- Cranberry Branch near Westminster, MD
- Morgan Run near Louisville, MD
- Soper Branch at Hyattstown, MD
- Beaver Run near Finksburg, MD
- Bennett Creek at Park Mills, MD
- Catoctin Creek near Middletown, MD
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 01639500. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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