TidalMapConococheague Creek at Fairview, 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 01614500 sits on Conococheague Creek and reads everything draining 494 square miles of the Conococheague-Opequon basin. Its datum sits 391 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1928, 98 years of it.
Normal flows here
Conococheague Creek runs a median of 352 cfs at this gauge across 98 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 841 cfs, and September the leanest at 130 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 26,700 cfs in 1972, and the lowest is 25 cfs in 1931.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 454 cfs | 129% |
| Feb | 546 cfs | 155% |
| Mar | 841 cfs | 239% |
| Apr | 724 cfs | 206% |
| May | 549 cfs | 156% |
| Jun | 311 cfs | 88% |
| Jul | 194 cfs | 55% |
| Aug | 158 cfs | 45% |
| Sep | 130 cfs | 37% |
| Oct | 137 cfs | 39% |
| Nov | 201 cfs | 57% |
| Dec | 423 cfs | 120% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1928 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Conococheague Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 10 feet. NWS starts watching it at 8 feet. The highest crest on record is 24.5 feet, in June 1972.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 8 ft |
| Minor flooding | 10 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 12 ft |
| Major flooding | 15 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| June 1972 | 24.5 ft |
| February 1984 | 18 ft |
| June 1889 | 16.5 ft |
| March 1924 | 16 ft |
| October 1976 | 16 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FAVM2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 01614500. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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