Highest listed crest 24.50 ft June 23, 1972; 32,400 cubic feet per second
Flood stage 10.0 ft Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major 7 12th of 108 gauges in Maryland
Most recent flood crest May 14, 2025 11.80 ft, minor flooding Listed crests at the Conococheague Creek at Fairview, 1889 to 2025 5 10 15 20 25 ft Flood stage 10.0 ft Major 15.0 ft Jun 1, 1889: 16.50 ft, major flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 1924: 16.00 ft, major flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 1929: 8.65 ft, action stage; 5,220 cubic feet per second Apr 16, 1929: 11.30 ft, minor flooding; 7,780 cubic feet per second Oct 3, 1929: 10.60 ft, minor flooding; 7,080 cubic feet per second Oct 22, 1929: 10.80 ft, minor flooding; 7,280 cubic feet per second Mar 8, 1930: 8.00 ft, action stage; 4,680 cubic feet per second May 13, 1932: 8.00 ft, action stage; 4,680 cubic feet per second Oct 18, 1932: 8.30 ft, action stage; 5,070 cubic feet per second Nov 10, 1932: 10.50 ft, minor flooding; 7,120 cubic feet per second Nov 19, 1932: 8.60 ft, action stage; 5,340 cubic feet per second Mar 14, 1933: 10.60 ft, minor flooding; 5,660 cubic feet per second Mar 20, 1933: 10.00 ft, minor flooding; 5,000 cubic feet per second Apr 17, 1933: 11.45 ft, minor flooding; 6,580 cubic feet per second May 10, 1933: 9.30 ft, action stage; 4,300 cubic feet per second Aug 24, 1933: 13.30 ft, moderate flooding; 9,000 cubic feet per second Sep 17, 1934: 11.60 ft, minor flooding; 10,700 cubic feet per second Sep 30, 1934: 9.83 ft, action stage; 6,710 cubic feet per second Dec 1, 1934: 14.80 ft, moderate flooding; 16,300 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 1936: 12.56 ft, moderate flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per second Mar 18, 1936: 13.27 ft, moderate flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per second Apr 7, 1936: 8.97 ft, action stage; 6,150 cubic feet per second Feb 22, 1937: 8.54 ft, action stage; 5,520 cubic feet per second Apr 28, 1937: 13.84 ft, moderate flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per second Jun 10, 1937: 8.22 ft, action stage; 5,160 cubic feet per second Oct 28, 1937: 9.53 ft, action stage; 6,810 cubic feet per second Feb 4, 1939: 9.30 ft, action stage; 6,540 cubic feet per second Apr 9, 1940: 9.54 ft, action stage; 6,810 cubic feet per second Apr 21, 1940: 8.39 ft, action stage; 5,400 cubic feet per second Dec 24, 1941: 8.02 ft, action stage; 4,920 cubic feet per second Apr 3, 1942: 8.04 ft, action stage; 4,920 cubic feet per second May 23, 1942: 9.15 ft, action stage; 6,410 cubic feet per second Oct 16, 1942: 12.17 ft, moderate flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per second Dec 30, 1942: 10.36 ft, minor flooding; 8,100 cubic feet per second May 21, 1943: 10.87 ft, minor flooding; 8,870 cubic feet per second Jan 4, 1944: 8.60 ft, action stage; 5,640 cubic feet per second May 18, 1945: 8.32 ft, action stage; 5,280 cubic feet per second Sep 18, 1945: 10.30 ft, minor flooding; 7,950 cubic feet per second Nov 29, 1945: 8.98 ft, action stage; 6,150 cubic feet per second May 28, 1946: 9.06 ft, action stage; 6,280 cubic feet per second Dec 31, 1948: 9.20 ft, action stage; 6,410 cubic feet per second Jan 6, 1949: 8.85 ft, action stage; 5,890 cubic feet per second Jul 18, 1949: 9.35 ft, action stage; 6,670 cubic feet per second May 19, 1950: 8.30 ft, action stage; 5,280 cubic feet per second Nov 25, 1950: 11.72 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per second Dec 5, 1950: 9.32 ft, action stage; 6,540 cubic feet per second Feb 21, 1951: 9.60 ft, action stage; 6,950 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 1951: 9.50 ft, action stage; 6,810 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1951: 8.52 ft, action stage; 5,520 cubic feet per second Jun 14, 1951: 10.15 ft, minor flooding; 7,800 cubic feet per second Jan 3, 1952: 8.42 ft, action stage; 5,340 cubic feet per second Mar 12, 1952: 14.44 ft, moderate flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per second Apr 28, 1952: 8.06 ft, action stage; 4,880 cubic feet per second Jul 9, 1952: 8.13 ft, action stage; 4,970 cubic feet per second Sep 2, 1952: 9.90 ft, action stage; 7,370 cubic feet per second Nov 22, 1952: 15.16 ft, major flooding; 17,100 cubic feet per second Jan 25, 1953: 9.74 ft, action stage; 7,150 cubic feet per second Mar 25, 1953: 9.48 ft, action stage; 6,780 cubic feet per second Oct 16, 1954: 9.60 ft, action stage; 6,950 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 1955: 8.49 ft, action stage; 5,430 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1955: 10.21 ft, minor flooding; 7,820 cubic feet per second Aug 19, 1955: 8.22 ft, action stage; 5,080 cubic feet per second Nov 2, 1956: 9.15 ft, action stage; 6,320 cubic feet per second Dec 15, 1956: 8.37 ft, action stage; 5,270 cubic feet per second Dec 27, 1957: 8.07 ft, action stage; 4,890 cubic feet per second Feb 28, 1958: 8.08 ft, action stage; 4,910 cubic feet per second May 6, 1958: 10.00 ft, minor flooding; 7,510 cubic feet per second Jan 22, 1959: 8.29 ft, action stage; 5,170 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 1960: 9.24 ft, action stage; 6,450 cubic feet per second Jun 4, 1960: 8.05 ft, action stage; 4,870 cubic feet per second Feb 26, 1961: 11.43 ft, minor flooding; 9,630 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1961: 9.27 ft, action stage; 6,490 cubic feet per second Feb 28, 1962: 8.23 ft, action stage; 5,090 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1962: 8.27 ft, action stage; 5,140 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 1963: 10.91 ft, minor flooding; 8,890 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 1964: 9.10 ft, action stage; 6,250 cubic feet per second Apr 21, 1964: 8.00 ft, action stage; 4,810 cubic feet per second Feb 8, 1965: 8.41 ft, action stage; 5,320 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 1965: 12.24 ft, moderate flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 1966: 12.69 ft, moderate flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per second Mar 7, 1967: 10.57 ft, minor flooding; 8,360 cubic feet per second Apr 3, 1970: 12.07 ft, moderate flooding; 10,800 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 1970: 10.09 ft, minor flooding; 7,640 cubic feet per second Jul 10, 1970: 9.94 ft, action stage; 7,430 cubic feet per second Feb 14, 1971: 8.48 ft, action stage; 5,410 cubic feet per second Feb 23, 1971: 9.97 ft, action stage; 7,470 cubic feet per second Oct 26, 1971: 8.91 ft, action stage; 5,980 cubic feet per second Jun 23, 1972: 24.50 ft, major flooding; 32,400 cubic feet per second Feb 3, 1973: 8.80 ft, action stage; 5,830 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 1973: 8.50 ft, action stage; 5,440 cubic feet per second Jun 13, 1973: 8.10 ft, action stage; 4,930 cubic feet per second Oct 29, 1973: 11.33 ft, minor flooding; 9,560 cubic feet per second Dec 27, 1973: 8.41 ft, action stage; 5,320 cubic feet per second Mar 31, 1974: 9.23 ft, action stage; 6,430 cubic feet per second Apr 4, 1974: 8.55 ft, action stage; 5,500 cubic feet per second Mar 20, 1975: 12.85 ft, moderate flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per second Apr 26, 1975: 9.91 ft, action stage; 7,390 cubic feet per second Sep 26, 1975: 14.79 ft, moderate flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per second Oct 18, 1975: 9.53 ft, action stage; 6,850 cubic feet per second Oct 1, 1976: 8.75 ft, action stage; 5,780 cubic feet per second Oct 9, 1976: 16.00 ft, major flooding; 18,000 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1977: 8.62 ft, action stage; 5,610 cubic feet per second Jan 27, 1978: 9.50 ft, action stage; 6,780 cubic feet per second Mar 15, 1978: 9.90 ft, action stage; 7,340 cubic feet per second Mar 20, 1978: 8.74 ft, action stage; 5,760 cubic feet per second Mar 27, 1978: 8.90 ft, action stage; 5,960 cubic feet per second May 16, 1978: 9.77 ft, action stage; 7,160 cubic feet per second Jan 25, 1979: 12.97 ft, moderate flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per second Feb 26, 1979: 12.33 ft, moderate flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 1979: 8.07 ft, action stage; 4,930 cubic feet per second Sep 7, 1979: 12.67 ft, moderate flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per second Oct 4, 1979: 8.73 ft, action stage; 5,740 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 1980: 8.69 ft, action stage; 5,690 cubic feet per second Apr 1, 1980: 8.32 ft, action stage; 5,220 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 1981: 9.30 ft, action stage; 6,500 cubic feet per second Apr 13, 1981: 8.36 ft, action stage; 5,270 cubic feet per second Apr 3, 1983: 8.82 ft, action stage; 5,860 cubic feet per second Dec 14, 1983: 9.63 ft, action stage; 6,960 cubic feet per second Feb 15, 1984: 17.97 ft, major flooding; 21,500 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 1984: 10.32 ft, minor flooding; 7,970 cubic feet per second Jul 7, 1984: 8.72 ft, action stage; 5,730 cubic feet per second Feb 13, 1985: 8.81 ft, action stage; 5,850 cubic feet per second Mar 15, 1986: 11.46 ft, minor flooding; 9,780 cubic feet per second Apr 5, 1987: 10.18 ft, minor flooding; 7,760 cubic feet per second Jan 20, 1988: 9.03 ft, action stage; 6,140 cubic feet per second May 19, 1988: 10.56 ft, minor flooding; 8,330 cubic feet per second May 17, 1989: 10.16 ft, minor flooding; 7,730 cubic feet per second Jul 20, 1989: 9.71 ft, action stage; 7,070 cubic feet per second May 30, 1990: 8.18 ft, action stage; 5,060 cubic feet per second Oct 13, 1990: 8.53 ft, action stage; 5,490 cubic feet per second Oct 23, 1990: 10.04 ft, minor flooding; 7,550 cubic feet per second Jan 17, 1991: 8.51 ft, action stage; 5,460 cubic feet per second Dec 12, 1992: 9.75 ft, action stage; 7,130 cubic feet per second Mar 5, 1993: 8.77 ft, action stage; 5,790 cubic feet per second Mar 24, 1993: 10.25 ft, minor flooding; 7,860 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 1993: 10.40 ft, minor flooding; 8,090 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1993: 12.17 ft, moderate flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per second Apr 17, 1993: 9.09 ft, action stage; 6,220 cubic feet per second Nov 28, 1993: 14.11 ft, moderate flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per second Dec 5, 1993: 9.32 ft, action stage; 6,530 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 1994: 9.01 ft, action stage; 6,110 cubic feet per second Mar 16, 1994: 9.52 ft, action stage; 6,800 cubic feet per second Mar 23, 1994: 9.07 ft, action stage; 6,190 cubic feet per second Mar 28, 1994: 9.88 ft, action stage; 7,320 cubic feet per second Aug 22, 1994: 8.71 ft, action stage; 5,720 cubic feet per second Jan 20, 1996: 14.49 ft, moderate flooding; 15,300 cubic feet per second Jan 28, 1996: 11.60 ft, minor flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per second Apr 2, 1996: 8.05 ft, action stage; 4,910 cubic feet per second Jun 12, 1996: 8.24 ft, action stage; 5,130 cubic feet per second Jun 19, 1996: 15.23 ft, major flooding; 16,700 cubic feet per second Sep 7, 1996: 10.32 ft, minor flooding; 7,970 cubic feet per second Sep 14, 1996: 9.42 ft, action stage; 6,670 cubic feet per second Oct 20, 1996: 9.14 ft, action stage; 6,280 cubic feet per second Dec 2, 1996: 9.18 ft, action stage; 6,340 cubic feet per second Dec 14, 1996: 9.10 ft, action stage; 6,230 cubic feet per second Nov 8, 1997: 13.60 ft, moderate flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per second Jan 9, 1998: 9.78 ft, action stage; 7,170 cubic feet per second Jan 28, 1998: 8.08 ft, action stage; 4,940 cubic feet per second Feb 5, 1998: 9.47 ft, action stage; 6,730 cubic feet per second Feb 24, 1998: 11.08 ft, minor flooding; 9,150 cubic feet per second Mar 21, 1998: 10.93 ft, minor flooding; 8,910 cubic feet per second Apr 20, 1998: 8.91 ft, action stage; 5,980 cubic feet per second May 9, 1998: 10.91 ft, minor flooding; 8,880 cubic feet per second Jan 24, 1999: 9.12 ft, action stage; 6,260 cubic feet per second Mar 22, 2000: 8.51 ft, action stage; 5,460 cubic feet per second Jan 2, 2003: 10.30 ft, minor flooding Mar 21, 2003: 10.34 ft, minor flooding Jun 4, 2003: 14.08 ft, moderate flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per second Dec 11, 2003: 12.68 ft, moderate flooding Sep 19, 2004: 13.75 ft, moderate flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per second Mar 29, 2005: 11.44 ft, minor flooding; 9,740 cubic feet per second Jun 28, 2006: 9.95 ft, action stage; 7,420 cubic feet per second Apr 15, 2007: 9.67 ft, action stage; 7,020 cubic feet per second Mar 6, 2008: 11.44 ft, minor flooding; 9,740 cubic feet per second May 5, 2009: 8.24 ft, action stage; 5,130 cubic feet per second May 24, 2010: 14.04 ft, moderate flooding; 14,440 cubic feet per second Mar 11, 2011: 13.03 ft, moderate flooding; 12,159 cubic feet per second Apr 17, 2011: 13.61 ft, moderate flooding; 13,460 cubic feet per second Sep 10, 2011: 11.55 ft, minor flooding; 10,035 cubic feet per second Oct 30, 2012: 11.76 ft, minor flooding; 9,692 cubic feet per second May 17, 2014: 10.74 ft, minor flooding; 7,995 cubic feet per second Jun 13, 2014: 14.87 ft, moderate flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per second Aug 3, 2018: 10.37 ft, minor flooding; 7,198 cubic feet per second Sep 10, 2018: 12.49 ft, moderate flooding; 10,308 cubic feet per second Sep 28, 2018: 11.08 ft, minor flooding; 8,094 cubic feet per second Sep 2, 2021: 10.61 ft, minor flooding; 7,810 cubic feet per second May 8, 2022: 10.19 ft, minor flooding; 7,221 cubic feet per second Jan 10, 2024: 11.19 ft, minor flooding; 8,714 cubic feet per second May 14, 2025: 11.80 ft, minor flooding; 9,762 cubic feet per second Highest, 24.50 ft, Jun 23, 1972 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Crests at or above flood stage, by decade Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Conococheague Creek at Fairview 1880s: 1 1890s: 0 1900s: 0 1910s: 0 1920s: 4 1930s: 10 1940s: 4 1950s: 6 1960s: 5 1970s: 10 1980s: 6 1990s: 13 13 2000s: 7 2010s: 10 2020s: 4 1880s 1900s 1920s 1940s 1960s 1980s 2000s 2020s 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. 05 Other gauges in Washington County Washington County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Maryland
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge FAVM2, 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.