TidalMapDead Run at Woodlawn, 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 01589315 sits on Dead Run and reads everything draining 2.4 square miles of the Gunpowder-Patapsco basin. Its datum sits 325 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2008, 18 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Dead Run near Catonsville, MD, reading 0.8 square miles. This gauge adds the 1.6 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Dead Run at Franklintown, MD at 5.5 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 44% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
Dead Run runs a median of 1.0 cfs at this gauge across 18 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 1.6 cfs, and September the leanest at 0.6 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 277 cfs in 2018, and the lowest is 0.1 cfs in 2008.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.1 cfs | 110% |
| Feb | 1.6 cfs | 160% |
| Mar | 1.5 cfs | 150% |
| Apr | 1.3 cfs | 130% |
| May | 1.2 cfs | 120% |
| Jun | 0.9 cfs | 86% |
| Jul | 0.8 cfs | 76% |
| Aug | 0.7 cfs | 71% |
| Sep | 0.6 cfs | 60% |
| Oct | 0.8 cfs | 78% |
| Nov | 0.8 cfs | 84% |
| Dec | 1.2 cfs | 120% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2008 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 9 feet. NWS starts watching it at 8 feet. The highest crest on record is 12.2 feet, in July 2016.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 8 ft |
| Minor flooding | 9 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 11 ft |
| Major flooding | 13 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| July 2016 | 12.2 ft |
| September 2011 | 10.6 ft |
| May 2018 | 10.6 ft |
| July 2025 | 10.1 ft |
| June 2015 | 8.7 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WDNM2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Dead Run Tributary at Woodlawn, MD
- Dead Run at Franklintown, MD
- Tributary to Dead Run Tributary at Woodlawn, MD
- Dead Run Tributary near Woodlawn, MD
- Dead Run near Catonsville, MD
- Scotts Level Branch at Rockdale, MD
- Patapsco River at Hollofield, MD
- Patapsco River near Catonsville, MD
- East Branch Herbert Run at Arbutus, 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 01589315. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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