LITTLE SENECA CREEK TRIBUTARY NEAR CLARKSBURG, MD, MD

River level and flood forecast · Montgomery County

Normal4.2 ftas of Mon 11 PM

Flow: 0 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

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NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

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Flood stages

Action stage14 ft
Record crest (July 30, 2016)9.04 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 28 ftWater covers Snowden Farm Parkway.
  • 20 ftWater approaches the rear of homes on Sycamore Farm Drive.
  • 17 ftWater begins to enter backyards on Sycamore Farm Drive.
  • 14 ftWater from the stream begins to meet with a retention pond just south of Snowden Farm Parkway in Clarksburg.
  • 9.04 ftThis is the highest level recorded at this location since it was established in 2004.

Highest crests on record

  1. 9.04 ft — July 30, 2016
  2. 8.41 ft — October 31, 2019
  3. 8.35 ft — September 8, 2011
  4. 7.92 ft — July 22, 2018
  5. 7.78 ft — July 8, 2019

Recent crests: 8.41 ft (October 31, 2019) · 7.78 ft (July 8, 2019) · 7.92 ft (July 22, 2018) · 9.04 ft (July 30, 2016) · 8.35 ft (September 8, 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 (CLKM2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.