Minebank Run near Glen Arm, MD

River level and flood forecast · Baltimore County

Normal4.2 ftas of Mon 11:30 PM

The river is 5.8 ft below flood stage (10 ft).

Flow: 3 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

Moderate flood stage12 ft
Flood stage10 ft
Action stage8 ft
Record crest (July 14, 2015)11.15 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 12 ftWater covers the access road from the eastern entrance to Cromwell Valley Park at the stream.
  • 10 ftWater covers the access road to Talmar.
  • 9 ftWater covers the backyard area of the Eck Farm House /Talmar Horticultural Therapy Center/.

Highest crests on record

  1. 11.15 ft — July 14, 2015
  2. 10.63 ft — June 25, 2006
  3. 10.61 ft — June 12, 2003
  4. 10.51 ft — June 1, 2012
  5. 10.41 ft — August 13, 2018

Recent crests: 10.12 ft (July 11, 2019) · 10.41 ft (August 13, 2018) · 10.3 ft (February 25, 2016) · 8.12 ft (September 10, 2015) · 9.01 ft (August 24, 2015)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (GAMM2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.