Chesapeake Bay at Tolchester Beach (IN MLLW)

Highest listed crest 7.91 ftFlood stage 3.5 ft9 crests since 1983

The Chesapeake Bay at Tolchester Beach (IN MLLW) crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 9 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1983 to 2024. The highest, 7.91 ft on September 19, 2003, was major flooding, 4.41 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 7.91 ft; September 19, 2003
Flood stage: 3.5 ft; Major flooding from 5.5 ft
Crests at major: 1; 32nd of 108 gauges in Maryland
Most recent flood crest: January 10, 2024; 5.34 ft, moderate flooding
Location: Kent County; Maryland
Identifiers: NWS TCBM2; 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 Tolchester Beach (IN MLLW)

Flood stage (minor)	3.5	0	—	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	4.5	8	Jan 10, 2024	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	5.5	1	Sep 19, 2003	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

9 crests from 1983 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.
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, Chesapeake Bay at Tolchester Beach (IN MLLW)

1	Sep 19, 2003	7.91	+4.41	Major	—
2	Jan 10, 2024	5.34	+1.84	Moderate	—
3	Oct 30, 2021	4.93	+1.43	Moderate	—
4	Sep 7, 1996	4.88	+1.38	Moderate	—
5	Sep 27, 2009	4.86	+1.36	Moderate	—
6	Oct 30, 2012	4.78	+1.28	Moderate	—
7	Mar 19, 1983	4.63	+1.13	Moderate	—
8	Oct 4, 2014	4.52	+1.02	Moderate	—
9	Jan 25, 2010	4.50	+1.00	Moderate	—

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TCBM2, 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.