TidalMapCabin Branch near Boyds, 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 01644380 sits on Cabin Branch and reads everything draining 0.8 square miles of the Middle Potomac-Catoctin basin. Its datum sits 393 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2004, 22 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 Seneca Creek at Dawsonville, MD at 101 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 1% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Potomac River near Wash, Dc Little Falls Pump Sta.
Normal flows here
Cabin Branch runs a median of 0.7 cfs at this gauge across 22 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 0.9 cfs, and September the leanest at 0.4 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 71 cfs in 2011, and the lowest is 0.1 cfs in 2007.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.8 cfs | 115% |
| Feb | 0.9 cfs | 128% |
| Mar | 0.9 cfs | 138% |
| Apr | 0.9 cfs | 131% |
| May | 0.8 cfs | 124% |
| Jun | 0.7 cfs | 100% |
| Jul | 0.5 cfs | 71% |
| Aug | 0.4 cfs | 63% |
| Sep | 0.4 cfs | 59% |
| Oct | 0.4 cfs | 63% |
| Nov | 0.6 cfs | 82% |
| Dec | 0.7 cfs | 107% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2004 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The highest crest on record is 9.5 feet, in July 2019.
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| July 2019 | 9.5 ft |
| September 2011 | 9.4 ft |
| July 2018 | 8.4 ft |
| July 2016 | 8.4 ft |
| October 2019 | 8.2 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BOYM2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Little Seneca Creek Tributary near Germantown, MD
- Tenmile Creek near Clarksburg, MD
- Tenmile Creek near Boyds, MD
- Little Seneca Creek Tributary near Clarksburg, MD
- Little Seneca Creek Tributary at Brink, MD
- Soper Branch at Hyattstown, MD
- Seneca Creek at Dawsonville, MD
- Bennett Creek at Park Mills, MD
- Monocacy River near Dickerson, MD
- Monocacy River at Jug Bridge near Frederick, MD
- Potomac River at Edwards Ferry near Poolesville,md
- Linganore Creek at Linganore Rd near Frederick, MD
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 01644380. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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