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Chesapeake Bay at Cambridge (IN MLLW)

Highest listed crest 6.18 ftFlood stage 3.5 ft306 crests since 1979

The Chesapeake Bay at Cambridge (IN MLLW) crested at major flood stage 14 times among the 306 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1979 to 2026. The highest, 6.18 ft on September 19, 2003, was major flooding, 2.68 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
6.18 ft
September 19, 2003
Flood stage
3.5 ft
Major flooding from 4.5 ft
Crests at major
14
3rd of 108 gauges in Maryland
Most recent flood crest
September 27, 2026
4.15 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Dorchester County
Near Cambridge (1.4 mi), Easton (14.0 mi)
Identifiers
NWS CAMM2
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Chesapeake Bay at Cambridge (IN MLLW)
Action stage3.0112Sep 27, 2015The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)3.5147Jun 15, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage4.033Sep 27, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage4.514Jan 10, 2024Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

306 crests from 1979 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Chesapeake Bay at Cambridge (IN MLLW), 1979 to 2026 34567ft Flood stage 3.5 ftMajor 4.5 ft Sep 6, 1979: 4.51 ft, major floodingOct 25, 1980: 4.32 ft, moderate floodingAug 21, 1981: 3.07 ft, action stageOct 18, 1981: 3.26 ft, action stageNov 16, 1981: 3.36 ft, action stageJun 13, 1982: 3.05 ft, action stageSep 27, 1982: 3.22 ft, action stageOct 10, 1982: 3.54 ft, minor floodingNov 4, 1982: 3.27 ft, action stageDec 19, 1982: 3.22 ft, action stageFeb 3, 1983: 3.09 ft, action stageMar 19, 1983: 4.02 ft, moderate floodingApr 3, 1983: 3.52 ft, minor floodingOct 23, 1983: 3.38 ft, action stageNov 16, 1983: 3.72 ft, minor floodingDec 12, 1983: 3.51 ft, minor floodingFeb 29, 1984: 3.13 ft, action stageMar 21, 1984: 3.27 ft, action stageApr 5, 1984: 3.29 ft, action stageOct 15, 1984: 3.40 ft, action stageNov 28, 1984: 3.28 ft, action stageFeb 12, 1985: 3.35 ft, action stageNov 5, 1985: 4.43 ft, moderate floodingApr 21, 1986: 3.38 ft, action stageMay 10, 1986: 3.40 ft, action stageJun 23, 1986: 3.00 ft, action stageNov 20, 1986: 3.03 ft, action stageDec 2, 1986: 3.56 ft, minor floodingJan 2, 1987: 3.20 ft, action stageMar 1, 1987: 3.06 ft, action stageApr 17, 1987: 3.36 ft, action stageSep 20, 1987: 3.27 ft, action stageNov 29, 1987: 3.07 ft, action stageFeb 4, 1988: 3.05 ft, action stageApr 15, 1988: 3.49 ft, action stageJun 3, 1988: 3.07 ft, action stageAug 29, 1988: 3.31 ft, action stageOct 10, 1988: 3.03 ft, action stageMay 6, 1989: 3.17 ft, action stageSep 22, 1989: 3.60 ft, minor floodingOct 19, 1989: 3.48 ft, action stageNov 9, 1989: 3.02 ft, action stageMay 10, 1990: 3.01 ft, action stageAug 22, 1990: 3.16 ft, action stageSep 9, 1990: 3.01 ft, action stageOct 28, 1990: 3.45 ft, action stageNov 10, 1990: 3.17 ft, action stageDec 4, 1990: 3.06 ft, action stageFeb 14, 1991: 3.05 ft, action stageApr 22, 1991: 3.06 ft, action stageAug 20, 1991: 3.16 ft, action stageOct 31, 1991: 4.25 ft, moderate floodingJan 4, 1992: 3.09 ft, action stageFeb 8, 1992: 3.11 ft, action stageMar 11, 1992: 3.68 ft, minor floodingOct 6, 1992: 3.18 ft, action stageNov 13, 1992: 3.04 ft, action stageDec 11, 1992: 3.46 ft, action stageMar 13, 1993: 3.73 ft, minor floodingApr 10, 1993: 3.46 ft, action stageAug 19, 1993: 3.02 ft, action stageOct 28, 1993: 3.58 ft, minor floodingNov 28, 1993: 4.13 ft, moderate floodingDec 17, 1993: 3.11 ft, action stageJan 4, 1994: 3.68 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 1994: 3.19 ft, action stageMar 3, 1994: 3.84 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 1994: 3.03 ft, action stageAug 18, 1994: 3.00 ft, action stageSep 5, 1994: 3.02 ft, action stageOct 16, 1994: 3.02 ft, action stageNov 18, 1994: 3.07 ft, action stageJan 20, 1995: 3.41 ft, action stageMay 15, 1995: 3.07 ft, action stageAug 19, 1995: 3.47 ft, action stageOct 6, 1995: 3.19 ft, action stageNov 11, 1995: 3.84 ft, minor floodingJan 19, 1996: 3.84 ft, minor floodingMar 20, 1996: 3.57 ft, minor floodingJul 13, 1996: 3.39 ft, action stageAug 13, 1996: 3.35 ft, action stageSep 7, 1996: 4.85 ft, major floodingSep 13, 1996: 3.59 ft, minor floodingOct 10, 1996: 3.65 ft, minor floodingOct 20, 1996: 3.58 ft, minor floodingJun 5, 1997: 3.41 ft, action stageAug 20, 1997: 3.27 ft, action stageSep 29, 1997: 3.19 ft, action stageNov 2, 1997: 3.24 ft, action stageNov 8, 1997: 3.44 ft, action stageDec 30, 1997: 3.25 ft, action stageJan 29, 1998: 3.89 ft, minor floodingFeb 5, 1998: 3.76 ft, minor floodingFeb 9, 1998: 4.03 ft, moderate floodingFeb 18, 1998: 3.49 ft, action stageMar 9, 1998: 3.83 ft, minor floodingApr 24, 1998: 3.49 ft, action stageMay 14, 1998: 3.61 ft, minor floodingJan 3, 1999: 3.51 ft, minor floodingMar 4, 1999: 3.22 ft, action stageMay 15, 1999: 3.07 ft, action stageJul 14, 1999: 3.18 ft, action stageSep 6, 1999: 3.81 ft, minor floodingSep 16, 1999: 3.20 ft, action stageNov 3, 1999: 3.81 ft, minor floodingJan 20, 2000: 3.12 ft, action stageApr 21, 2000: 3.54 ft, minor floodingApr 27, 2000: 3.34 ft, action stageMay 24, 2000: 3.06 ft, action stageAug 1, 2000: 3.02 ft, action stageSep 15, 2000: 3.23 ft, action stageNov 10, 2000: 3.37 ft, action stageNov 26, 2000: 3.22 ft, action stageDec 17, 2000: 3.14 ft, action stageMar 9, 2001: 3.26 ft, action stageMay 26, 2001: 3.25 ft, action stageJul 21, 2001: 3.09 ft, action stageSep 16, 2001: 3.22 ft, action stageSep 20, 2001: 3.08 ft, action stageSep 24, 2001: 3.28 ft, action stageOct 2, 2001: 3.76 ft, minor floodingOct 15, 2001: 3.42 ft, action stageDec 18, 2001: 3.13 ft, action stageFeb 1, 2002: 3.16 ft, action stageApr 25, 2002: 3.38 ft, action stageJun 14, 2002: 3.06 ft, action stageSep 27, 2002: 3.27 ft, action stageOct 5, 2002: 3.27 ft, action stageOct 13, 2002: 3.55 ft, minor floodingMar 21, 2003: 3.59 ft, minor floodingSep 13, 2003: 3.34 ft, action stageSep 19, 2003: 6.18 ft, major floodingSep 23, 2003: 3.37 ft, action stageOct 15, 2003: 3.57 ft, minor floodingNov 19, 2003: 3.72 ft, minor floodingNov 28, 2003: 3.39 ft, action stageDec 11, 2003: 3.84 ft, minor floodingMar 12, 2004: 3.49 ft, action stageSep 18, 2004: 3.73 ft, minor floodingSep 30, 2004: 3.65 ft, minor floodingOct 15, 2004: 3.96 ft, minor floodingOct 25, 2004: 3.71 ft, minor floodingNov 25, 2004: 3.81 ft, minor floodingMar 29, 2005: 3.50 ft, minor floodingApr 2, 2005: 4.00 ft, moderate floodingMay 8, 2005: 3.49 ft, action stageMay 22, 2005: 3.36 ft, action stageMay 27, 2005: 3.52 ft, minor floodingOct 8, 2005: 3.69 ft, minor floodingDec 16, 2005: 3.35 ft, action stageMay 12, 2006: 3.52 ft, minor floodingSep 1, 2006: 3.65 ft, minor floodingSep 12, 2006: 3.54 ft, minor floodingSep 28, 2006: 3.62 ft, minor floodingOct 7, 2006: 3.83 ft, minor floodingOct 12, 2006: 3.61 ft, minor floodingOct 20, 2006: 3.76 ft, minor floodingOct 28, 2006: 3.72 ft, minor floodingNov 17, 2006: 3.89 ft, minor floodingMar 2, 2007: 3.33 ft, action stageApr 20, 2007: 3.35 ft, action stageJun 15, 2007: 3.69 ft, minor floodingOct 11, 2007: 3.55 ft, minor floodingOct 27, 2007: 3.44 ft, action stageNov 4, 2007: 3.32 ft, action stageDec 16, 2007: 3.71 ft, minor floodingMar 8, 2008: 3.31 ft, action stageMar 20, 2008: 3.63 ft, minor floodingMay 12, 2008: 3.84 ft, minor floodingSep 6, 2008: 4.38 ft, moderate floodingSep 27, 2008: 3.40 ft, action stageOct 20, 2008: 3.64 ft, minor floodingNov 15, 2008: 3.30 ft, action stageJun 18, 2009: 3.48 ft, action stageSep 18, 2009: 3.68 ft, minor floodingOct 24, 2009: 3.62 ft, minor floodingOct 30, 2009: 3.47 ft, action stageNov 3, 2009: 3.69 ft, minor floodingNov 13, 2009: 3.59 ft, minor floodingDec 26, 2009: 3.94 ft, minor floodingJan 25, 2010: 3.67 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 2010: 3.99 ft, minor floodingMar 29, 2010: 4.17 ft, moderate floodingApr 27, 2010: 3.57 ft, minor floodingAug 25, 2010: 3.57 ft, minor floodingSep 30, 2010: 4.54 ft, major floodingDec 1, 2010: 4.32 ft, moderate floodingMar 10, 2011: 3.69 ft, minor floodingApr 17, 2011: 4.71 ft, major floodingMay 18, 2011: 3.74 ft, minor floodingJun 17, 2011: 3.93 ft, minor floodingAug 28, 2011: 3.10 ft, action stageSep 8, 2011: 3.51 ft, minor floodingSep 29, 2011: 3.75 ft, minor floodingOct 13, 2011: 3.94 ft, minor floodingOct 20, 2011: 3.69 ft, minor floodingJan 13, 2012: 3.55 ft, minor floodingJun 2, 2012: 4.04 ft, moderate floodingJun 6, 2012: 4.18 ft, moderate floodingJun 12, 2012: 3.55 ft, minor floodingSep 18, 2012: 3.81 ft, minor floodingOct 29, 2012: 4.55 ft, major floodingDec 21, 2012: 4.70 ft, major floodingJan 31, 2013: 3.70 ft, minor floodingApr 25, 2013: 3.58 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 2014: 4.18 ft, moderate floodingOct 4, 2014: 4.21 ft, moderate floodingSep 27, 2015: 3.44 ft, action stageJan 10, 2016: 4.19 ft, moderate floodingJan 25, 2016: 3.54 ft, minor floodingFeb 9, 2016: 4.30 ft, moderate floodingFeb 25, 2016: 4.21 ft, moderate floodingMay 6, 2016: 3.78 ft, minor floodingAug 21, 2016: 3.59 ft, minor floodingSep 7, 2016: 3.56 ft, minor floodingOct 1, 2016: 3.87 ft, minor floodingNov 19, 2016: 3.72 ft, minor floodingMay 6, 2017: 3.51 ft, minor floodingMay 26, 2017: 3.66 ft, minor floodingJun 8, 2017: 3.52 ft, minor floodingAug 30, 2017: 3.66 ft, minor floodingSep 20, 2017: 3.77 ft, minor floodingNov 9, 2017: 3.72 ft, minor floodingMar 7, 2018: 4.51 ft, major floodingApr 16, 2018: 4.05 ft, moderate floodingJun 28, 2018: 3.56 ft, minor floodingJul 22, 2018: 3.75 ft, minor floodingAug 22, 2018: 3.66 ft, minor floodingSep 10, 2018: 4.13 ft, moderate floodingSep 17, 2018: 3.51 ft, minor floodingSep 21, 2018: 3.85 ft, minor floodingSep 25, 2018: 3.80 ft, minor floodingNov 26, 2018: 4.04 ft, moderate floodingDec 2, 2018: 3.50 ft, minor floodingDec 22, 2018: 3.71 ft, minor floodingJan 5, 2019: 3.51 ft, minor floodingJan 20, 2019: 3.95 ft, minor floodingApr 20, 2019: 3.55 ft, minor floodingApr 26, 2019: 3.62 ft, minor floodingMay 7, 2019: 3.50 ft, minor floodingAug 27, 2019: 3.82 ft, minor floodingSep 7, 2019: 4.02 ft, moderate floodingSep 14, 2019: 3.74 ft, minor floodingSep 19, 2019: 3.55 ft, minor floodingOct 12, 2019: 4.68 ft, major floodingOct 16, 2019: 4.51 ft, major floodingOct 22, 2019: 3.83 ft, minor floodingOct 27, 2019: 3.72 ft, minor floodingNov 19, 2019: 3.80 ft, minor floodingDec 1, 2019: 3.55 ft, minor floodingDec 31, 2019: 3.74 ft, minor floodingFeb 7, 2020: 3.82 ft, minor floodingMar 27, 2020: 3.56 ft, minor floodingApr 5, 2020: 3.87 ft, minor floodingApr 9, 2020: 3.61 ft, minor floodingApr 30, 2020: 3.84 ft, minor floodingAug 4, 2020: 4.56 ft, major floodingAug 18, 2020: 3.92 ft, minor floodingSep 22, 2020: 3.51 ft, minor floodingNov 30, 2020: 3.60 ft, minor floodingDec 25, 2020: 3.88 ft, minor floodingSep 2, 2021: 4.25 ft, moderate floodingOct 10, 2021: 3.70 ft, minor floodingOct 16, 2021: 3.56 ft, minor floodingOct 29, 2021: 5.26 ft, major floodingMay 9, 2022: 3.58 ft, minor floodingSep 9, 2022: 3.73 ft, minor floodingOct 1, 2022: 3.64 ft, minor floodingDec 16, 2022: 3.66 ft, minor floodingDec 23, 2022: 4.53 ft, major floodingMar 13, 2023: 3.85 ft, minor floodingApr 29, 2023: 3.87 ft, minor floodingJun 5, 2023: 3.97 ft, minor floodingSep 24, 2023: 4.02 ft, moderate floodingSep 28, 2023: 3.68 ft, minor floodingOct 14, 2023: 3.50 ft, minor floodingNov 22, 2023: 3.94 ft, minor floodingDec 18, 2023: 4.25 ft, moderate floodingJan 10, 2024: 5.25 ft, major floodingFeb 7, 2024: 3.55 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 2024: 4.22 ft, moderate floodingMar 27, 2024: 4.12 ft, moderate floodingApr 4, 2024: 4.30 ft, moderate floodingApr 12, 2024: 4.31 ft, moderate floodingApr 19, 2024: 3.78 ft, minor floodingApr 24, 2024: 3.91 ft, minor floodingMay 6, 2024: 3.50 ft, minor floodingMay 12, 2024: 4.14 ft, moderate floodingMay 21, 2024: 3.56 ft, minor floodingJun 6, 2024: 3.52 ft, minor floodingAug 9, 2024: 3.90 ft, minor floodingAug 18, 2024: 3.58 ft, minor floodingSep 23, 2024: 4.28 ft, moderate floodingOct 3, 2024: 3.79 ft, minor floodingNov 15, 2024: 3.88 ft, minor floodingMay 22, 2025: 3.81 ft, minor floodingAug 23, 2025: 4.26 ft, moderate floodingSep 5, 2025: 3.64 ft, minor floodingSep 11, 2025: 3.53 ft, minor floodingOct 2, 2025: 3.97 ft, minor floodingOct 19, 2025: 3.77 ft, minor floodingOct 30, 2025: 4.49 ft, moderate floodingApr 30, 2026: 3.77 ft, minor floodingJun 1, 2026: 3.52 ft, minor floodingJun 15, 2026: 3.82 ft, minor floodingSep 27, 2026: 4.15 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 6.18 ft, Sep 19, 2003 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Chesapeake Bay at Cambridge (IN MLLW) 1970s: 1 1980s: 9 1990s: 22 2000s: 38 2010s: 69 69 2020s: 55 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 306 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Chesapeake Bay at Cambridge (IN MLLW)
1Sep 19, 20036.18+2.68Major—
2Oct 29, 20215.26+1.76Major—
3Jan 10, 20245.25+1.75Major—
4Sep 7, 19964.85+1.35Major—
5Apr 17, 20114.71+1.21Major—
6Dec 21, 20124.70+1.20Major—
7Oct 12, 20194.68+1.18Major—
8Aug 4, 20204.56+1.06Major—
9Oct 29, 20124.55+1.05Major—
10Sep 30, 20104.54+1.04Major—
11Dec 23, 20224.53+1.03Major—
12Sep 6, 19794.51+1.01Major—
13Mar 7, 20184.51+1.01Major—
14Oct 16, 20194.51+1.01Major—
15Oct 30, 20254.49+0.99Moderate—
16Nov 5, 19854.43+0.93Moderate—
17Sep 6, 20084.38+0.88Moderate—
18Oct 25, 19804.32+0.82Moderate—
19Dec 1, 20104.32+0.82Moderate—
20Apr 12, 20244.31+0.81Moderate—
21Feb 9, 20164.30+0.80Moderate—
22Apr 4, 20244.30+0.80Moderate—
23Sep 23, 20244.28+0.78Moderate—
24Aug 23, 20254.26+0.76Moderate—
25Oct 31, 19914.25+0.75Moderate—
26Sep 2, 20214.25+0.75Moderate—
27Dec 18, 20234.25+0.75Moderate—
28Mar 10, 20244.22+0.72Moderate—
29Oct 4, 20144.21+0.71Moderate—
30Feb 25, 20164.21+0.71Moderate—
31Jan 10, 20164.19+0.69Moderate—
32Jun 6, 20124.18+0.68Moderate—
33May 1, 20144.18+0.68Moderate—
34Mar 29, 20104.17+0.67Moderate—
35Sep 27, 20264.15+0.65Moderate—
36May 12, 20244.14+0.64Moderate—
37Nov 28, 19934.13+0.63Moderate—
38Sep 10, 20184.13+0.63Moderate—
39Mar 27, 20244.12+0.62Moderate—
40Apr 16, 20184.05+0.55Moderate—
41Jun 2, 20124.04+0.54Moderate—
42Nov 26, 20184.04+0.54Moderate—
43Feb 9, 19984.03+0.53Moderate—
44Mar 19, 19834.02+0.52Moderate—
45Sep 7, 20194.02+0.52Moderate—
46Sep 24, 20234.02+0.52Moderate—
47Apr 2, 20054.00+0.50Moderate—
48Mar 14, 20103.99+0.49Minor—
49Jun 5, 20233.97+0.47Minor—
50Oct 2, 20253.97+0.47Minor—

Other gauges in Dorchester County

Flood gauges in Dorchester County
Chesapeake Bay at Bishops Head (IN MLLW)3.25.14 ft, Oct 30, 202115

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CAMM2, 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.