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Cranberry Branch near Westminster

Highest listed crest 8.89 ftFlood stage 5.0 ft33 crests since 1949

The Cranberry Branch near Westminster crested above flood stage 9 times among the 33 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1949 to 2021. The highest, 8.89 ft on July 25, 2018, was moderate flooding, 3.89 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
8.89 ft
July 25, 2018; 3,030 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
5.0 ft
Major flooding from 9.0 ft
Crests at major
0
9 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
June 10, 2021
5.80 ft, minor flooding
Location
Carroll County
Near Westminster (2.3 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Cranberry Branch near Westminster
Action stage4.024Jul 30, 2016The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)5.07Jun 10, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage6.02Jul 25, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage9.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

33 crests from 1949 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Cranberry Branch near Westminster, 1949 to 2021 456789ft Flood stage 5.0 ftMajor 9.0 ft Jul 12, 1949: 5.20 ft, minor flooding; 750 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 1950: 4.17 ft, action stage; 263 cubic feet per secondJul 4, 1951: 5.14 ft, minor flooding; 720 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 1955: 4.17 ft, action stage; 263 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 1956: 4.00 ft, action stage; 200 cubic feet per secondMay 19, 1959: 4.66 ft, action stage; 480 cubic feet per secondJul 9, 1970: 5.54 ft, minor flooding; 1,070 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1972: 5.85 ft, minor flooding; 1,330 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1975: 7.47 ft, moderate flooding; 2,220 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1978: 4.98 ft, action stage; 798 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1979: 4.22 ft, action stage; 475 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1979: 5.27 ft, minor flooding; 942 cubic feet per secondAug 13, 1984: 4.02 ft, action stage; 399 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1985: 4.95 ft, action stage; 784 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1989: 4.59 ft, action stage; 626 cubic feet per secondMay 10, 1990: 4.36 ft, action stage; 533 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1993: 4.66 ft, action stage; 655 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1993: 4.64 ft, action stage; 646 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1995: 5.28 ft, minor flooding; 947 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1996: 4.85 ft, action stage; 738 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1998: 4.78 ft, action stage; 707 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 2003: 4.32 ft, action stage; 516 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 2003: 4.53 ft, action stage; 601 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 2006: 4.38 ft, action stage; 541 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 2009: 4.51 ft, action stage; 593 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2011: 4.06 ft, action stage; 413 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 2011: 4.76 ft, action stage; 698 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 2013: 4.63 ft, action stage; 642 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2014: 4.44 ft, action stage; 565 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 2015: 4.64 ft, action stage; 646 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 2016: 4.68 ft, action stage; 663 cubic feet per secondJul 25, 2018: 8.89 ft, moderate flooding; 3,030 cubic feet per secondJun 10, 2021: 5.80 ft, minor flooding; 1,060 cubic feet per second Highest, 8.89 ft, Jul 25, 2018 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Cranberry Branch near Westminster 1940s: 1 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 4 4 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 1 2020s: 1 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

Highest listed crests, Cranberry Branch near Westminster
1Jul 25, 20188.89+3.89Moderate3,030
2Sep 26, 19757.47+2.47Moderate2,220
3Jun 22, 19725.85+0.85Minor1,330
4Jun 10, 20215.80+0.80Minor1,060
5Jul 9, 19705.54+0.54Minor1,070
6Jul 10, 19955.28+0.28Minor947
7Oct 1, 19795.27+0.27Minor942
8Jul 12, 19495.20+0.20Minor750
9Jul 4, 19515.14+0.14Minor720
10Jan 26, 19784.98−0.02Action798
11Feb 12, 19854.95−0.05Action784
12Jan 19, 19964.85−0.15Action738
13Jun 23, 19984.78−0.22Action707
14Nov 23, 20114.76−0.24Action698
15Jul 30, 20164.68−0.32Action663
16May 19, 19594.66−0.34Action480
17May 31, 19934.66−0.34Action655
18Nov 28, 19934.64−0.36Action646
19Sep 30, 20154.64−0.36Action646
20Jan 31, 20134.63−0.37Action642
21May 6, 19894.59−0.41Action626
22Dec 11, 20034.53−0.47Action601
23Aug 28, 20094.51−0.49Action593
24May 16, 20144.44−0.56Action565
25Nov 16, 20064.38−0.62Action541
26May 10, 19904.36−0.64Action533
27Sep 23, 20034.32−0.68Action516
28Sep 6, 19794.22−0.78Action475
29Sep 10, 19504.17−0.83Action263
30Aug 13, 19554.17−0.83Action263
31Apr 28, 20114.06−0.94Action413
32Aug 13, 19844.02−0.98Action399
33Jul 21, 19564.00−1.00Action200

Other gauges in Carroll County

Flood gauges in Carroll County
Finksburg5.06.11 ft, Jul 26, 20180
Bruceville8.018.98 ft, Sep 26, 19750

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WESM2, 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.