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Beaver Run near Finksburg

Highest listed crest 6.11 ftFlood stage 5.0 ft18 crests since 1984

The Beaver Run near Finksburg crested above flood stage 11 times among the 18 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1984 to 2019. The highest, 6.11 ft on July 26, 2018, was minor flooding, 1.11 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
6.11 ft
July 26, 2018; 2,360 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
5.0 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
0
11 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 22, 2018
5.19 ft, minor flooding
Location
Carroll County
Near Westminster (8.3 mi)

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Beaver Run near Finksburg
Action stage4.07Oct 31, 2019The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)5.011Aug 22, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage8.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

18 crests from 1984 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Beaver Run near Finksburg, 1984 to 2019 468101214ft Flood stage 5.0 ftMajor 13.0 ft Aug 4, 1984: 4.28 ft, action stage; 1,030 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1985: 5.45 ft, minor flooding; 1,920 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1989: 5.70 ft, minor flooding; 2,150 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 1991: 5.35 ft, minor flooding; 1,660 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1993: 5.30 ft, minor flooding; 1,620 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1996: 4.84 ft, action stage; 1,300 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 2003: 4.36 ft, action stage; 945 cubic feet per secondAug 1, 2004: 5.50 ft, minor flooding; 1,790 cubic feet per secondJul 6, 2006: 5.54 ft, minor flooding; 1,820 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 2011: 4.40 ft, action stage; 1,100 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 2013: 5.16 ft, minor flooding; 1,519 cubic feet per secondOct 11, 2013: 5.14 ft, minor flooding; 1,500 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 2015: 4.45 ft, action stage; 1,120 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 2016: 4.25 ft, action stage; 1,030 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 2018: 6.11 ft, minor flooding; 2,360 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 2018: 5.48 ft, minor flooding; 1,773 cubic feet per secondAug 22, 2018: 5.19 ft, minor flooding; 1,543 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2019: 4.84 ft, action stage; 1,320 cubic feet per second Highest, 6.11 ft, Jul 26, 2018 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Beaver Run near Finksburg 1980s: 2 1990s: 2 2000s: 2 2010s: 5 5 1980s1990s2000s2010s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Beaver Run near Finksburg
1Jul 26, 20186.11+1.11Minor2,360
2May 6, 19895.70+0.70Minor2,150
3Jul 6, 20065.54+0.54Minor1,820
4Aug 1, 20045.50+0.50Minor1,790
5Aug 4, 20185.48+0.48Minor1,773
6Feb 2, 19855.45+0.45Minor1,920
7Aug 20, 19915.35+0.35Minor1,660
8Nov 28, 19935.30+0.30Minor1,620
9Aug 22, 20185.19+0.19Minor1,543
10Jan 31, 20135.16+0.16Minor1,519
11Oct 11, 20135.14+0.14Minor1,500
12Jan 19, 19964.84−0.16Action1,300
13Oct 31, 20194.84−0.16Action1,320
14Sep 30, 20154.45−0.55Action1,120
15Nov 23, 20114.40−0.60Action1,100
16Sep 23, 20034.36−0.64Action945
17Aug 4, 19844.28−0.72Action1,030
18Jul 30, 20164.25−0.75Action1,030

Other gauges in Carroll County

Flood gauges in Carroll County
Bruceville8.018.98 ft, Sep 26, 19750
Westminster5.08.89 ft, Jul 25, 20180

Carroll County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Maryland

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FNKM2, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.