Hawlings River near Sandy Spring, MD
River level and flood forecast · Montgomery County
The river is 5.8 ft below flood stage (6.5 ft).
Flow: 29 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
| Flood stage | 6.5 ft |
| Action stage | 5 ft |
| Record crest (January 19, 1996) | 9.24 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 11 ftNew Hampshire Avenue floods at the Hawlings River.
- 7.5 ftGold Mine Road floods at the Hawlings River.
- 6.5 ftBrighton Dam Road floods at the Hawlings River.
Highest crests on record
- 9.24 ft — January 19, 1996
- 8.8 ft — September 6, 1979
- 8.79 ft — June 22, 2001
- 8.55 ft — June 23, 1998
- 8.35 ft — May 6, 1989
Recent crests: 6.07 ft (December 16, 2018) · 5.11 ft (April 16, 2018) · 7.35 ft (July 29, 2017) · 6.46 ft (July 31, 2016) · 6.28 ft (June 27, 2015)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Patuxent River below Brighton Dam, MD
- Patuxent River near Unity, MD
- CATTAIL CREEK NEAR GLENWOOD, MD, MD
- Paint Branch Tributary Near Colesville, MD, MD
- Northwest Branch at Kemp Mill, MD
- Turkey Branch near Aspen Hill, MD
- Patuxent River below Duckett Dam near Laurel, MD
- Little Patuxent River near Guilford, MD
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SANM2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.