TidalMapTenmile Creek near Clarksburg, 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 01644388 sits on Tenmile Creek and reads everything draining 3.4 square miles of the Middle Potomac-Catoctin basin. Its datum sits 426 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2013, 13 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 Tenmile Creek near Boyds, MD at 4.5 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 75% of the water measured there. Water passing here goes on to Seneca Creek at Dawsonville, MD and Potomac River near Wash, Dc Little Falls Pump Sta.
Normal flows here
Tenmile Creek runs a median of 1.5 cfs at this gauge across 13 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 3.7 cfs, and September the leanest at 0.5 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 190 cfs in 2013, and the lowest is 0.0 cfs in 2023.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.4 cfs | 160% |
| Feb | 3.2 cfs | 213% |
| Mar | 3.7 cfs | 247% |
| Apr | 2.8 cfs | 190% |
| May | 2.4 cfs | 160% |
| Jun | 1.5 cfs | 100% |
| Jul | 0.8 cfs | 54% |
| Aug | 0.6 cfs | 42% |
| Sep | 0.5 cfs | 33% |
| Oct | 0.5 cfs | 35% |
| Nov | 0.7 cfs | 49% |
| Dec | 1.7 cfs | 113% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2013 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 8.3 feet, in July 2016.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 5 ft |
| Minor flooding | 7 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| July 2016 | 8.3 ft |
| July 2019 | 7.7 ft |
| July 2018 | 7.1 ft |
| October 2019 | 6.5 ft |
| May 2014 | 6.4 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CTMM2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
Nearby river gauges
- Tenmile Creek near Boyds, 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
- Linganore Creek at Linganore Rd near Frederick, MD
- Potomac River at Edwards Ferry near Poolesville,md
Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 01644388. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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