TidalMapWheel Creek near Abingdon, 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 0158175320 sits on Wheel Creek and reads everything draining 0.7 square miles of the Gunpowder-Patapsco basin. Its datum sits 121 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 2010, 16 years of it.
Normal flows here
Wheel Creek runs a median of 0.6 cfs at this gauge across 16 years of record. March is the fullest month at a median 0.9 cfs, and September the leanest at 0.3 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 73 cfs in 2015, and the lowest is 0.1 cfs in 2010.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.7 cfs | 115% |
| Feb | 0.8 cfs | 135% |
| Mar | 0.9 cfs | 142% |
| Apr | 0.8 cfs | 133% |
| May | 0.8 cfs | 123% |
| Jun | 0.6 cfs | 92% |
| Jul | 0.4 cfs | 65% |
| Aug | 0.4 cfs | 66% |
| Sep | 0.3 cfs | 50% |
| Oct | 0.4 cfs | 71% |
| Nov | 0.5 cfs | 80% |
| Dec | 0.7 cfs | 115% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 2010 to 2025. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
The highest crest on record is 6.8 feet, in September 2011.
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| September 2011 | 6.8 ft |
| August 2017 | 6.8 ft |
| August 2018 | 6.6 ft |
| July 2019 | 6.5 ft |
| September 2010 | 6.3 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ABGM2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 0158175320. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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