Antietam Creek near Waynesboro, MD
River level and flood forecast · Washington County
The river is 4.0 ft below flood stage (6.5 ft).
Flow: 69 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Jan 1, 12 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 12 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 10 ft |
| Flood stage | 6.5 ft |
| Action stage | 5.5 ft |
| Record crest (June 22, 1972) | 12.33 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 12 ftMillers Church Road begins to flood.
- 10 ftFlooding of homes begins between Leitersburg and Waynesboro.
- 8 ftWater enters backyards of multiple homes. Several roads are flooded between Leitersburg and the Pennsylvania state border.
- 7.5 ftA yard and farm access road begin to flood north of Leitersburg.
- 7 ftBattletown Road begins to flood.
- 6.5 ftLeiters Mill Road is flooded.
- 5 ftWater begins to overflow the left bank but no impacts are observed.
Highest crests on record
- 12.33 ft — June 22, 1972
- 11.7 ft — September 26, 1975
- 10.47 ft — June 27, 2006
- 10.2 ft — January 24, 1979
- 10.18 ft — October 9, 1976
Recent crests: 5.95 ft (September 23, 2021) · 6.28 ft (September 1, 2021) · 5.96 ft (March 22, 2019) · 9.28 ft (May 16, 2014) · 8.17 ft (October 30, 2012)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WANP1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.