TidalMapCatoctin Creek at Taylorstown, VA 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 01638480 sits on Catoctin Creek and reads everything draining 90 square miles of the Middle Potomac-Catoctin basin. Its datum sits 247 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1971, 54 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is South Fork Catoctin Creek at Rt 698 near Waterford, VA, reading 32 square miles. This gauge adds the 58 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Potomac River at Point of Rocks, MD at 9,651 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 1% 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
Catoctin Creek runs a median of 49 cfs at this gauge across 54 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 103 cfs, and September the leanest at 10 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 9,530 cfs in 1972, and the lowest is 0.1 cfs in 1999.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 75 cfs | 153% |
| Feb | 84 cfs | 171% |
| Mar | 103 cfs | 210% |
| Apr | 96 cfs | 195% |
| May | 71 cfs | 145% |
| Jun | 44 cfs | 89% |
| Jul | 24 cfs | 49% |
| Aug | 14 cfs | 29% |
| Sep | 10 cfs | 20% |
| Oct | 16 cfs | 33% |
| Nov | 29 cfs | 59% |
| Dec | 59 cfs | 120% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1971 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Catoctin Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 12 feet. NWS starts watching it at 10 feet. The highest crest on record is 25.6 feet, in June 1972.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 10 ft |
| Minor flooding | 12 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 17 ft |
| Major flooding | 22 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| June 1972 | 25.6 ft |
| October 1976 | 21.7 ft |
| July 1987 | 18 ft |
| December 1992 | 15.7 ft |
| September 2003 | 15.6 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TAYV2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Potomac River at Point of Rocks, MD
- North Fork Catoctin Creek at Rt 681 near Waterford, VA
- South Fork Catoctin Creek at Rt 698 near Waterford, VA
- Potomac River at Burkittsville Rd at Brunswick, MD
- Limestone Branch near Leesburg, VA
- Monocacy River near Dickerson, MD
- Piney Run near Lovettsville, VA
- Potomac River at Harpers Ferry, WV
- Catoctin Creek near Middletown, MD
- Bennett Creek at Park Mills, MD
- Potomac River at Edwards Ferry near Poolesville,md
- North Fork Goose Creek at Rt 729 near Lincoln, VA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 01638480. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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