TidalMapTenmile Creek near Boyds, 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 01644390 sits on Tenmile Creek and reads everything draining 4.5 square miles of the Middle Potomac-Catoctin basin. Its datum sits 404 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2011, 16 years of it.
Where this gauge sits in the drainage
One gauged site sits upstream of here. The closest is Tenmile Creek near Clarksburg, MD, reading 3.4 square miles. This gauge adds the 1.1 square miles that drain in between. Downstream the next reading comes from Seneca Creek at Dawsonville, MD at 101 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 4% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Potomac River near Wash, Dc Little Falls Pump Sta.
Normal flows here
Tenmile Creek runs a median of 2.2 cfs at this gauge across 16 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 5.1 cfs, and September the leanest at 0.8 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 695 cfs in 2011, and the lowest is 0.1 cfs in 2023.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3.5 cfs | 163% |
| Feb | 4.7 cfs | 219% |
| Mar | 5.1 cfs | 237% |
| Apr | 3.7 cfs | 172% |
| May | 3.4 cfs | 158% |
| Jun | 1.9 cfs | 88% |
| Jul | 1.1 cfs | 51% |
| Aug | 1.0 cfs | 45% |
| Sep | 0.8 cfs | 35% |
| Oct | 1.0 cfs | 45% |
| Nov | 1.4 cfs | 65% |
| Dec | 2.4 cfs | 112% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2011 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Tenmile Creek reaches flood stage at this gauge at 7 feet. NWS starts watching it at 5 feet. The highest crest on record is 9.7 feet, in September 2011.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 5 ft |
| Minor flooding | 7 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 10 ft |
| Major flooding | 15 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| September 2011 | 9.7 ft |
| July 2019 | 8.8 ft |
| July 2016 | 8.6 ft |
| July 2018 | 7.8 ft |
| February 2012 | 7.2 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BTMM2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Tenmile Creek near Clarksburg, MD
- Cabin Branch near Boyds, MD
- Little Seneca Creek Tributary near Germantown, MD
- Soper Branch at Hyattstown, MD
- Little Seneca Creek Tributary near Clarksburg, MD
- Little Seneca Creek Tributary at Brink, MD
- Seneca Creek at Dawsonville, MD
- Bennett Creek at Park Mills, MD
- Monocacy River near Dickerson, MD
- Monocacy River at Jug Bridge near Frederick, MD
- Potomac River at Edwards Ferry near Poolesville,md
- Linganore Creek at Linganore Rd near Frederick, MD
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 01644390. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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