TidalMapDead Run at Franklintown, 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 01589330 sits on Dead Run and reads everything draining 5.5 square miles of the Gunpowder-Patapsco basin. Its datum sits 303 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1960, 55 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
Two gauged sites sit upstream of here. The closest is Dead Run Tributary at Woodlawn, MD, reading 1.9 square miles. This gauge adds the 3.6 square miles that drain in between.
Normal flows here
Dead Run runs a median of 2.2 cfs at this gauge across 55 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 3.3 cfs, and September the leanest at 1.1 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 800 cfs in 1984, and the lowest is 0.2 cfs in 2002.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.6 cfs | 121% |
| Feb | 3.3 cfs | 153% |
| Mar | 3.3 cfs | 153% |
| Apr | 3.0 cfs | 140% |
| May | 2.4 cfs | 112% |
| Jun | 1.8 cfs | 84% |
| Jul | 1.4 cfs | 65% |
| Aug | 1.4 cfs | 65% |
| Sep | 1.1 cfs | 51% |
| Oct | 1.4 cfs | 65% |
| Nov | 1.7 cfs | 79% |
| Dec | 2.4 cfs | 112% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1960 to 2025. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Dead Run reaches flood stage at this gauge at 10 feet. NWS starts watching it at 8 feet. The highest crest on record is 12.5 feet, in June 1972.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 8 ft |
| Minor flooding | 10 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 12 ft |
| Major flooding | 14 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| June 1972 | 12.5 ft |
| August 1984 | 12.3 ft |
| July 2004 | 11.3 ft |
| July 2016 | 10.6 ft |
| September 1968 | 10.2 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DRFM2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Dead Run at Woodlawn, MD
- Dead Run Tributary at Woodlawn, MD
- Dead Run near Catonsville, MD
- Tributary to Dead Run Tributary at Woodlawn, MD
- Dead Run Tributary near Woodlawn, MD
- Scotts Level Branch at Rockdale, MD
- East Branch Herbert Run at Arbutus, MD
- Patapsco River at Hollofield, MD
- Patapsco River near Catonsville, MD
- Patapsco River near Elkridge, MD
- Red Run near Owings Mills, MD
- West Branch Herring Run at Idlewylde, MD
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 01589330. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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