TidalMapPiney Run near Lovettsville, VA 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 01636690 sits on Piney Run and reads everything draining 14 square miles of the Middle Potomac-Catoctin basin. Its datum sits 397 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2002, 25 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 Potomac River at Burkittsville Rd at Brunswick, MD at 9,453 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 0% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Potomac River at Point of Rocks, MD and Potomac River at Edwards Ferry near Poolesville,md.
Normal flows here
Piney Run runs a median of 8.7 cfs at this gauge across 25 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 17 cfs, and September the leanest at 2.0 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 488 cfs in 2008, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2002.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12 cfs | 138% |
| Feb | 14 cfs | 161% |
| Mar | 17 cfs | 195% |
| Apr | 15 cfs | 172% |
| May | 14 cfs | 161% |
| Jun | 8.4 cfs | 97% |
| Jul | 4.7 cfs | 54% |
| Aug | 2.7 cfs | 31% |
| Sep | 2.0 cfs | 23% |
| Oct | 2.7 cfs | 31% |
| Nov | 4.4 cfs | 51% |
| Dec | 9.5 cfs | 109% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2002 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Piney Run reaches flood stage at this gauge at 9 feet. NWS starts watching it at 6 feet. The highest crest on record is 7.8 feet, in April 2011.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 6 ft |
| Minor flooding | 9 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 13 ft |
| Major flooding | 17 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| April 2011 | 7.8 ft |
| May 2014 | 7.8 ft |
| June 2004 | 7.7 ft |
| May 2018 | 7.1 ft |
| May 2003 | 7 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LVTV2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Potomac River at Harpers Ferry, WV
- Potomac River at Burkittsville Rd at Brunswick, MD
- Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, MD
- North Fork Catoctin Creek at Rt 681 near Waterford, VA
- Catoctin Creek at Taylorstown, VA
- South Fork Catoctin Creek at Rt 698 near Waterford, VA
- Potomac River at Point of Rocks, MD
- Catoctin Creek near Middletown, MD
- Marsh Run at Grimes, MD
- Limestone Branch near Leesburg, VA
- North Fork Goose Creek at Rt 729 near Lincoln, VA
- Beaverdam Creek at Rt 734 near Mountville, VA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 01636690. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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