Bennett Creek at Park Mills, MD
River level and flood forecast · Frederick County
The river is 9.0 ft below flood stage (11 ft).
Flow: 85 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 | 20 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 17 ft |
| Flood stage | 11 ft |
| Action stage | 6 ft |
| Record crest (June 21, 1972) | 22.1 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 17 ftWater covers the bridge at Mount Ephraim Road.
- 11 ftAn Access Road near mount Ephraim Road begins to flood. Upstream, Peters Road also floods.
Highest crests on record
- 22.1 ft — June 21, 1972
- 14.55 ft — September 23, 2003
- 14.33 ft — September 12, 1971
- 12.65 ft — May 19, 1988
- 12.13 ft — September 9, 2011
Recent crests: 8.23 ft (September 23, 2021) · 6.85 ft (June 5, 2020) · 8.36 ft (July 8, 2019) · 10.29 ft (July 22, 2018) · 7.88 ft (July 31, 2016)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Soper Branch at Hyattstown, MD, MD
- Ten Mile Creek near Clarksburg, MD
- Ten Mile Creek near Boyds, MD
- Potomac River at Point of Rocks, MD
- Monocacy River near Frederick at Interstate 70, MD
- Cabin Branch Near Boyds, MD - 01644380, MD
- LITTLE SENECA CREEK TRIBUTARY NEAR CLARKSBURG, MD, MD
- Catoctin Creek at Taylorstown, VA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PMBM2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.