TidalMapDead Run near Catonsville, 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 01589312 sits on Dead Run and reads everything draining 0.8 square miles of the Gunpowder-Patapsco basin. Its datum sits 408 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
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 Dead Run at Woodlawn, MD at 2.4 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 33% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Dead Run at Franklintown, MD.
Normal flows here
Dead Run runs a median of 0.4 cfs at this gauge across 18 years of record. February is the fullest month at a median 0.5 cfs, and October the leanest at 0.2 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 150 cfs in 2018, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2008.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.4 cfs | 105% |
| Feb | 0.5 cfs | 134% |
| Mar | 0.5 cfs | 118% |
| Apr | 0.4 cfs | 113% |
| May | 0.5 cfs | 118% |
| Jun | 0.3 cfs | 89% |
| Jul | 0.3 cfs | 82% |
| Aug | 0.3 cfs | 74% |
| Sep | 0.2 cfs | 66% |
| Oct | 0.2 cfs | 63% |
| Nov | 0.3 cfs | 75% |
| Dec | 0.4 cfs | 113% |
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 6 feet. The highest crest on record is 11.3 feet, in July 2016.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 6 ft |
| Minor flooding | 9 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 10 ft |
| Major flooding | 12 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| July 2016 | 11.3 ft |
| May 2018 | 10.2 ft |
| September 2011 | 8.3 ft |
| July 2008 | 7.9 ft |
| June 2015 | 7.8 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DEDM2. 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 Tributary near Woodlawn, MD
- Tributary to Dead Run Tributary at Woodlawn, MD
- Dead Run at Franklintown, MD
- Patapsco River near Catonsville, MD
- Patapsco River at Hollofield, MD
- Scotts Level Branch at Rockdale, MD
- Patapsco River near Elkridge, MD
- East Branch Herbert Run at Arbutus, MD
- Red Run near Owings Mills, MD
- Little Patuxent River at Guilford, MD
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 01589312. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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