TidalMapLittle Patuxent River at Savage, 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 01594000 sits on the Little Patuxent River and reads everything draining 98 square miles of the Patuxent basin. Its datum sits 122 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1940, 65 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Little Patuxent River at Guilford, MD, reading 38 square miles. This gauge adds the 60 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Patuxent River near Bowie, MD at 348 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 28% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
The Little Patuxent River runs a median of 73 cfs at this gauge across 65 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 112 cfs, and September the leanest at 33 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 6,280 cfs in 2006, and the lowest is 1.1 cfs in 2002.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 91 cfs | 125% |
| Feb | 100 cfs | 137% |
| Mar | 112 cfs | 153% |
| Apr | 109 cfs | 149% |
| May | 91 cfs | 125% |
| Jun | 66 cfs | 90% |
| Jul | 49 cfs | 67% |
| Aug | 40 cfs | 55% |
| Sep | 33 cfs | 45% |
| Oct | 37 cfs | 51% |
| Nov | 58 cfs | 79% |
| Dec | 80 cfs | 110% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1940 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The Little Patuxent River reaches flood stage at this gauge at 10 feet. NWS starts watching it at 8 feet. The highest crest on record is 25.4 feet, in June 1972.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 8 ft |
| Minor flooding | 10 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 14 ft |
| Major flooding | 20 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| June 1972 | 25.4 ft |
| June 2006 | 18.7 ft |
| July 2016 | 18.5 ft |
| May 2014 | 18 ft |
| August 1933 | 17.5 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SAVM2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Little Patuxent River at Guilford, MD
- Patuxent River near Laurel, MD
- Patapsco River near Catonsville, MD
- Patapsco River near Elkridge, MD
- East Branch Herbert Run at Arbutus, MD
- Dead Run near Catonsville, MD
- South Fork Jabez Branch at Millersville, MD
- Patapsco River at Hollofield, MD
- Paint Branch near College Park, MD
- Paint Branch Tributary near Colesville, MD
- Sawmill Creek at Glen Burnie, MD
- Dead Run Tributary near Woodlawn, MD
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 01594000. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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