Gwynns Falls at Washington Blvd in Baltimore, MD
River level and flood forecast · Baltimore City County
The river is 10.0 ft below flood stage (13 ft).
Flow: 93 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 | 22 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 20 ft |
| Flood stage | 13 ft |
| Action stage | 11 ft |
| Record crest (August 26, 1999) | 20.03 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 22 ftWater covers the railroad bridge near the end of Brunswick Street, along with a portion of the Carroll Park Golf Course and much of the Gwynns Falls Trail.
- 20 ftBoth banks of the stream are overflowed.
- 13 ftWater covers the bike path alongside the stream, and approaches the end of Berlin Street.
- 11 ftA portion of Gwynns Falls Park begins to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 20.03 ft — August 26, 1999
- 18.3 ft — July 22, 2018
- 17.97 ft — July 7, 2004
- 17.72 ft — July 31, 2016
- 17.09 ft — May 27, 2018
Recent crests: 13.76 ft (January 10, 2024) · 14.25 ft (September 13, 2023) · 11.81 ft (August 12, 2020) · 14.08 ft (September 1, 2018) · 18.3 ft (July 22, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WBGM2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.