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Big Pipe Creek at Bruceville

Highest listed crest 18.98 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft76 crests since 1948

The Big Pipe Creek at Bruceville crested above flood stage 53 times among the 76 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1948 to 2021. The highest, 18.98 ft on September 26, 1975, was moderate flooding, 10.98 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
18.98 ft
September 26, 1975; 28,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 19.0 ft
Crests at major
0
53 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 23, 2021
11.33 ft, minor flooding
Location
Carroll County
Near Westminster (12.5 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Big Pipe Creek at Bruceville
Action stage6.022Apr 17, 2011The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.051Sep 23, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.02Sep 26, 1975Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage19.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

76 crests from 1948 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Big Pipe Creek at Bruceville, 1948 to 2021 5101520ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 19.0 ft Jan 1, 1948: 8.50 ft, minor flooding; 3,870 cubic feet per secondJul 12, 1949: 11.92 ft, minor flooding; 9,500 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1950: 8.38 ft, minor flooding; 3,780 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1950: 8.45 ft, minor flooding; 3,780 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1952: 8.76 ft, minor flooding; 4,150 cubic feet per secondAug 8, 1953: 7.89 ft, action stage; 3,430 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 1953: 7.09 ft, action stage; 2,790 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 1955: 8.97 ft, minor flooding; 4,320 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1956: 6.72 ft, action stage; 2,530 cubic feet per secondDec 20, 1957: 9.68 ft, minor flooding; 5,140 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1960: 5.65 ft, below flood stage; 1,890 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1961: 6.19 ft, action stage; 2,210 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1962: 7.47 ft, action stage; 3,060 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1963: 6.39 ft, action stage; 2,330 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1964: 8.11 ft, minor flooding; 3,540 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 1965: 6.67 ft, action stage; 2,500 cubic feet per secondSep 14, 1966: 7.96 ft, action stage; 3,420 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 1967: 8.38 ft, minor flooding; 3,760 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 1968: 8.43 ft, minor flooding; 3,810 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 1969: 8.83 ft, minor flooding; 4,180 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1970: 7.45 ft, action stage; 3,040 cubic feet per secondFeb 13, 1971: 7.55 ft, action stage; 3,120 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1972: 17.86 ft, moderate flooding; 22,800 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 1972: 7.56 ft, action stage; 2,610 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 1973: 8.76 ft, minor flooding; 3,430 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1975: 18.98 ft, moderate flooding; 28,000 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1976: 8.08 ft, minor flooding; 2,950 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1976: 9.52 ft, minor flooding; 4,030 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1978: 11.12 ft, minor flooding; 5,720 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1979: 9.93 ft, minor flooding; 4,400 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1979: 11.67 ft, minor flooding; 6,520 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1982: 8.05 ft, minor flooding; 3,130 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1983: 8.82 ft, minor flooding; 3,590 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1983: 9.64 ft, minor flooding; 4,150 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1985: 11.97 ft, minor flooding; 6,980 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 1986: 6.63 ft, action stage; 2,360 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 1987: 9.03 ft, minor flooding; 3,720 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1989: 11.65 ft, minor flooding; 6,490 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1990: 6.63 ft, action stage; 2,410 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 1990: 7.49 ft, action stage; 2,820 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1992: 6.12 ft, action stage; 2,110 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1993: 8.24 ft, minor flooding; 3,240 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1993: 10.49 ft, minor flooding; 4,970 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1995: 8.45 ft, minor flooding; 3,370 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1996: 13.65 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondDec 13, 1996: 8.81 ft, minor flooding; 3,580 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1998: 9.23 ft, minor flooding; 3,860 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 1999: 6.33 ft, action stage; 2,210 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2000: 7.43 ft, action stage; 2,780 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 2000: 6.96 ft, action stage; 2,530 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 2003: 11.37 ft, minor flooding; 6,080 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 2003: 10.99 ft, minor flooding; 5,540 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 2005: 9.60 ft, minor flooding; 4,120 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 2006: 6.93 ft, action stage; 2,510 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 2006: 8.91 ft, minor flooding; 3,640 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 2008: 6.94 ft, action stage; 2,520 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 2008: 8.40 ft, minor flooding; 3,340 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 2009: 7.10 ft, action stage; 2,600 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2011: 6.58 ft, action stageSep 8, 2011: 12.13 ft, minor floodingNov 23, 2011: 10.98 ft, minor flooding; 5,530 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2012: 11.42 ft, minor flooding; 6,150 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 2013: 9.39 ft, minor flooding; 4,000 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2014: 9.26 ft, minor flooding; 3,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2016: 9.07 ft, minor flooding; 3,754 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 2018: 10.43 ft, minor flooding; 4,939 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 2018: 8.58 ft, minor flooding; 3,448 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 2018: 9.56 ft, minor flooding; 4,131 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 2018: 9.53 ft, minor flooding; 4,108 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 2018: 8.40 ft, minor flooding; 3,340 cubic feet per secondNov 3, 2018: 9.54 ft, minor flooding; 4,116 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 2018: 9.06 ft, minor flooding; 3,746 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 2018: 8.78 ft, minor flooding; 3,568 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2019: 8.39 ft, minor flooding; 3,334 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 2021: 13.61 ft, minor flooding; 9,980 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 2021: 11.33 ft, minor flooding; 6,020 cubic feet per second Highest, 18.98 ft, Sep 26, 1975 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Big Pipe Creek at Bruceville 1940s: 2 1950s: 5 1960s: 4 1970s: 8 1980s: 6 1990s: 6 2000s: 5 2010s: 15 15 2020s: 2 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 76 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Big Pipe Creek at Bruceville
1Sep 26, 197518.98+10.98Moderate28,000
2Jun 22, 197217.86+9.86Moderate22,800
3Jan 19, 199613.65+5.65Minor10,100
4Sep 1, 202113.61+5.61Minor9,980
5Sep 8, 201112.13+4.13Minor—
6Feb 12, 198511.97+3.97Minor6,980
7Jul 12, 194911.92+3.92Minor9,500
8Oct 1, 197911.67+3.67Minor6,520
9Jun 23, 198911.65+3.65Minor6,490
10Oct 30, 201211.42+3.42Minor6,150
11Sep 23, 200311.37+3.37Minor6,080
12Sep 23, 202111.33+3.33Minor6,020
13Jan 26, 197811.12+3.12Minor5,720
14Dec 11, 200310.99+2.99Minor5,540
15Nov 23, 201110.98+2.98Minor5,530
16Dec 5, 199310.49+2.49Minor4,970
17Jul 22, 201810.43+2.43Minor4,939
18Jan 24, 19799.93+1.93Minor4,400
19Dec 20, 19579.68+1.68Minor5,140
20Dec 13, 19839.64+1.64Minor4,150
21Jan 14, 20059.60+1.60Minor4,120
22Aug 4, 20189.56+1.56Minor4,131
23Nov 3, 20189.54+1.54Minor4,116
24Sep 9, 20189.53+1.53Minor4,108
25Oct 9, 19769.52+1.52Minor4,030
26Jan 31, 20139.39+1.39Minor4,000
27Apr 30, 20149.26+1.26Minor3,900
28Mar 21, 19989.23+1.23Minor3,860
29Feb 25, 20169.07+1.07Minor3,754
30Nov 25, 20189.06+1.06Minor3,746
31Nov 29, 19879.03+1.03Minor3,720
32Aug 31, 19558.97+0.97Minor4,320
33Nov 16, 20068.91+0.91Minor3,640
34Jul 20, 19698.83+0.83Minor4,180
35Apr 10, 19838.82+0.82Minor3,590
36Dec 13, 19968.81+0.81Minor3,580
37Dec 16, 20188.78+0.78Minor3,568
38Apr 27, 19528.76+0.76Minor4,150
39Dec 26, 19738.76+0.76Minor3,430
40Jul 26, 20188.58+0.58Minor3,448
41Jan 1, 19488.50+0.50Minor3,870
42Dec 4, 19508.45+0.45Minor3,780
43Jan 20, 19958.45+0.45Minor3,370
44Sep 10, 19688.43+0.43Minor3,810
45Dec 11, 20088.40+0.40Minor3,340
46Sep 28, 20188.40+0.40Minor3,340
47Mar 22, 20198.39+0.39Minor3,334
48Mar 23, 19508.38+0.38Minor3,780
49Aug 10, 19678.38+0.38Minor3,760
50Mar 4, 19938.24+0.24Minor3,240

Other gauges in Carroll County

Flood gauges in Carroll County
Finksburg5.06.11 ft, Jul 26, 20180
Westminster5.08.89 ft, Jul 25, 20180

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BRUM2, 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.