Birch Branch at BIRCH BRANCH AT SHOWELL, MD

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.

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 13 ftStage sensor operating limit.
• 11.5 ftWater begins to inundate the bridge crossing Brich Branch on US Highway 113.
• 10.66 ftHighest recorded water stage height 8/26/2012.

Highest crests on record

1. 10.66 ft — August 26, 2012
2. 10.18 ft — August 12, 2017
3. 10.16 ft — October 29, 2012
4. 9.99 ft — August 1, 2013
5. 9.97 ft — December 5, 2020

Recent crests: 9.26 ft (January 10, 2024) · 9.66 ft (December 18, 2023) · 9.67 ft (July 16, 2023) · 8.27 ft (December 15, 2022) · 9.14 ft (December 16, 2020)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• Pocomoke River near Willards, MD
• Nassawango Creek near Snow Hill, MD
• Manokin Branch near Princess Anne, MD
• Nanticoke River at Bridgeville, DE
• Chicamacomico River near Salem, MD
• Murderkill River at Bowers Beach, DE
• St. Jones River at Dover, DE