TidalMapSligo Creek near Takoma Park, 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 01650800 sits on Sligo Creek and reads everything draining 6.5 square miles of the Middle Potomac-Anacostia-Occoquan basin. Its datum sits 161 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2009, 17 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 Northwest Branch Anacostia River at Brentwood, MD at 51 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 13% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
Sligo Creek runs a median of 3.8 cfs at this gauge across 17 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 4.8 cfs, and October the leanest at 2.1 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 405 cfs in 2017, and the lowest is 0.4 cfs in 2015.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.9 cfs | 103% |
| Feb | 4.4 cfs | 116% |
| Mar | 4.8 cfs | 126% |
| Apr | 4.7 cfs | 124% |
| May | 4.8 cfs | 126% |
| Jun | 4.0 cfs | 105% |
| Jul | 3.3 cfs | 87% |
| Aug | 2.6 cfs | 68% |
| Sep | 2.6 cfs | 68% |
| Oct | 2.1 cfs | 55% |
| Nov | 2.3 cfs | 61% |
| Dec | 4.0 cfs | 105% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2009 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Sligo Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 5.5 feet. NWS starts watching it at 4 feet. The highest crest on record is 7.5 feet, in July 2025.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 4 ft |
| Minor flooding | 5.5 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 8 ft |
| Major flooding | 11 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| July 2025 | 7.5 ft |
| July 2022 | 7.3 ft |
| May 2009 | 6.8 ft |
| July 2018 | 6.8 ft |
| August 2010 | 6.7 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TKPM2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Northwest Branch Anacostia River at Brentwood, MD
- Paint Branch near College Park, MD
- Northwest Branch Anacostia River near Colesville, MD
- Northeast Branch Anacostia River at Riverdale, MD
- Beaverdam Creek near Cheverly, MD
- Paint Branch Tributary near Colesville, MD
- Turkey Branch near Rockville, MD
- Potomac River near Wash, Dc Little Falls Pump Sta
- Fourmile Run at Alexandria, VA
- Dead Run at Whann Avenue near Mclean, VA
- Patuxent River near Laurel, MD
- Four Mile Run at Hwy 29 at Falls Church, VA
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 01650800. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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