Patuxent River below Brighton Dam, MD
River level and flood forecast · Montgomery County
The river is 7.1 ft below flood stage (9 ft).
Flow: 88 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 | 9 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (January 31, 2013) | 11.88 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 9 ftHavilland Mill Road begins to flood.
Highest crests on record
- 11.88 ft — January 31, 2013
- 11.41 ft — May 1, 2014
- 11.03 ft — December 11, 2003
- 10.26 ft — May 6, 1989
- 9.22 ft — June 28, 2015
Recent crests: 9.22 ft (June 28, 2015) · 11.41 ft (May 1, 2014) · 11.88 ft (January 31, 2013) · 11.03 ft (December 11, 2003) · 7.82 ft (September 9, 1996)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamPatuxent River near Unity, MD
- DownstreamPatuxent River below Duckett Dam near Laurel, MD
- Hawlings River near Sandy Spring, MD
- CATTAIL CREEK NEAR GLENWOOD, MD, MD
- Paint Branch Tributary Near Colesville, MD, MD
- Little Patuxent River near Guilford, MD
- Northwest Branch at Kemp Mill, MD
- Turkey Branch near Aspen Hill, MD
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BGHM2); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.