Dead Run Tributary near Woodlawn, MD

River level and flood forecast · Baltimore County

Normal0.3 ftas of Mon 5:35 PM

The river is 8.2 ft below flood stage (8.5 ft).

The last 7 days and the forecast

-2.502.557.51012.5WedThuFriSatSunMonTueAction 7 ftFlood 8.5 ftModerate 10 ftMajor 11 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS 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 stage11 ft
Moderate flood stage10 ft
Flood stage8.5 ft
Action stage7 ft
Record crest (July 30, 2016)6.2 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 11 ftRoads and some homes near the stream are flooded.
  • 10 ftWater covers Lord Baltimore Drive and is close to nearby homes.
  • 8.5 ftWater reaches the yard of a home on the downstream left bank. Water also fully fills the culvert underneath Lord Baltimore Drive.

Highest crests on record

  1. 6.2 ft — July 30, 2016
  2. 5.6 ft — September 7, 2011
  3. 5.42 ft — July 23, 2018
  4. 5.14 ft — June 27, 2015
  5. 5.08 ft — August 18, 2017

Recent crests: 5.42 ft (July 23, 2018) · 5.08 ft (August 18, 2017) · 6.2 ft (July 30, 2016) · 5.14 ft (June 27, 2015) · 5.6 ft (September 7, 2011)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WDLM2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.