TidalMapWinters Run near Benson, 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 01581700 sits on Winters Run and reads everything draining 35 square miles of the Gunpowder-Patapsco basin. Its datum sits 188 feet above sea level NAVD88. Daily flow has been on record here since 1967, 59 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 Winters Run near Bel Air, MD at 37 square miles, so what passes this gauge is about 95% of the water measured there.
Normal flows here
Winters Run runs a median of 37 cfs at this gauge across 59 years of record. April is the fullest month at a median 52 cfs, and September the leanest at 20 cfs. The highest daily mean on record is 3,000 cfs in 1972, and the lowest is 0.4 cfs in 2002.
| Month | Median flow | Share of annual median |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43 cfs | 116% |
| Feb | 48 cfs | 130% |
| Mar | 51 cfs | 138% |
| Apr | 52 cfs | 141% |
| May | 46 cfs | 124% |
| Jun | 35 cfs | 95% |
| Jul | 28 cfs | 76% |
| Aug | 23 cfs | 62% |
| Sep | 20 cfs | 54% |
| Oct | 23 cfs | 62% |
| Nov | 30 cfs | 81% |
| Dec | 38 cfs | 103% |
Medians from the USGS daily-statistics record, 1967 to 2026. A month at 100% is running at its own long-term median.
Flood stages and record crests
Winters Run reaches flood stage at this gauge at 9 feet. NWS starts watching it at 8 feet. The highest crest on record is 11.6 feet, in June 1972.
| Category | Gage height |
|---|---|
| Action | 8 ft |
| Minor flooding | 9 ft |
| Moderate flooding | 11 ft |
| Major flooding | 13 ft |
| When | Crest |
|---|---|
| June 1972 | 11.6 ft |
| July 1984 | 11.3 ft |
| June 2006 | 11.2 ft |
| September 1999 | 10.6 ft |
| January 2024 | 10.5 ft |
Flood categories and crest history from the NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BENM2. Stages are gage height, not depth. Not for navigation.
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Live streamflow and gage height: USGS gauge 01581700. Percentile context computed against the gauge's period of record. Not for navigation.
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