Big Pipe Creek at Bruceville, MD
River level and flood forecast · Carroll County
The river is 6.2 ft below flood stage (8 ft).
Flow: 165 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 19 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 16 ft |
| Flood stage | 8 ft |
| Action stage | 6 ft |
| Record crest (September 26, 1975) | 18.98 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 19 ftNumerous roads are flooding with major flooding occurring throughout the basin.
- 16 ftSignificant agricultural flooding is occurring in the area.
- 8 ftKeysville-Bruceville Road begins to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 18.98 ft — September 26, 1975
- 17.86 ft — June 22, 1972
- 13.65 ft — January 19, 1996
- 13.61 ft — September 1, 2021
- 12.13 ft — September 8, 2011
Recent crests: 11.33 ft (September 23, 2021) · 13.61 ft (September 1, 2021) · 8.39 ft (March 22, 2019) · 8.78 ft (December 16, 2018) · 9.06 ft (November 25, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Monocacy River at Bridgeport, MD
- Monocacy River at Monocacy Blvd. in Frederick, MD
- Cranberry Branch near Westminster, MD
- Monocacy River near Frederick at Interstate 70, MD
- Morgan Run near Louisville, MD
- Beaver Run near Finksburg, MD
- North Branch Patapsco River at Cedarhurst, MD
- Antietam Creek near Waynesboro, MD
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BRUM2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.