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Dead Run at Woodlawn

Highest listed crest 12.16 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft9 crests since 2008

The Dead Run at Woodlawn crested above flood stage 4 times among the 9 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2008 to 2025. The highest, 12.16 ft on July 30, 2016, was moderate flooding, 3.16 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Dead Run crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
12.16 ft
July 30, 2016; 3,700 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
0
4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
July 13, 2025
10.07 ft, minor flooding
Location
Baltimore County
Near Baltimore (6.6 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Dead Run at Woodlawn
Action stage8.05Apr 6, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.03Jul 13, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.01Jul 30, 2016Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

9 crests from 2008 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Dead Run at Woodlawn, 2008 to 2025 8910111213ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 13.0 ft Jul 23, 2008: 8.42 ft, action stage; 1,360 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 2011: 10.55 ft, minor flooding; 2,680 cubic feet per secondAug 26, 2012: 8.67 ft, action stage; 1,460 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2014: 8.69 ft, action stage; 1,470 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2015: 8.73 ft, action stage; 1,490 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 2016: 12.16 ft, moderate flooding; 3,700 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2017: 8.42 ft, action stage; 1,360 cubic feet per secondMay 27, 2018: 10.55 ft, minor flooding; 2,510 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 2025: 10.07 ft, minor flooding; 2,281 cubic feet per second Highest, 12.16 ft, Jul 30, 2016 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Dead Run at Woodlawn 2000s: 0 2010s: 3 3 2020s: 1 2000s2010s2020s
  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, Dead Run at Woodlawn
1Jul 30, 201612.16+3.16Moderate3,700
2Sep 7, 201110.55+1.55Minor2,680
3May 27, 201810.55+1.55Minor2,510
4Jul 13, 202510.07+1.07Minor2,281
5Jun 27, 20158.73−0.27Action1,490
6Apr 30, 20148.69−0.31Action1,470
7Aug 26, 20128.67−0.33Action1,460
8Jul 23, 20088.42−0.58Action1,360
9Apr 6, 20178.42−0.58Action1,360

The worst floods along the Dead Run

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Dead Run that crested above flood stage within a week.

July 30, 2016: 12.16 ft here, moderate flooding

  • CatonsvilleMD · Jul 30, 2016 · 11.29 ft · Moderate · its highest
  • FranklintownMD · Jul 31, 2016 · 10.57 ft · Minor

May 27, 2018: 10.55 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Dead Run

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Dead Run
CatonsvilleMD9.011.29 ft, Jul 30, 20160
Woodlawn this gaugeMD9.012.16 ft, Jul 30, 20160
FranklintownMD10.012.50 ft, Jun 22, 19720
McLeanVA9.010.54 ft, Dec 25, 20220

Other gauges in Baltimore County

Flood gauges in Baltimore County
Broadmoor4.06.08 ft, Jun 22, 19720
Cockeysville9.012.10 ft, Jul 1, 19847
Bentley Springs5.57.30 ft, Jul 25, 20180
Woodlawn10.012.24 ft, Jul 30, 20160
Franklintown10.012.50 ft, Jun 22, 19720
Catonsville9.011.29 ft, Jul 30, 20160
Arbutus7.013.25 ft, Aug 26, 19991
Beckleysville7.07.27 ft, Jul 24, 20180
Beckleysville6.07.85 ft, Jul 23, 20180
Glencoe7.016.50 ft, Sep 8, 20119
Hoffmanville6.010.02 ft, Aug 28, 20091
Parkton10.011.62 ft, Sep 8, 20110
Villa Nova11.021.50 ft, Jun 22, 19721
White Marsh6.013.51 ft, Oct 19, 20240
Sorrento17.018.11 ft, Jun 22, 19720
Blue Mount8.518.54 ft, Jun 22, 19724
Laurel Brook7.511.40 ft, Jul 1, 19840
Glen Arm10.011.15 ft, Jul 14, 20150
Ellicott City122.5124.78 ft, May 27, 20180
Hollofield11.031.30 ft, Jun 22, 19721
Catonsville20.027.15 ft, May 27, 20180
Dover8.510.86 ft, Jul 24, 20180
Rockdale7.07.83 ft, Jul 31, 20160
Woodlawn7.08.15 ft, Jul 30, 20160
Middle River10.813.06 ft, Aug 7, 20180
Idlewylde9.010.87 ft, Aug 14, 20120
Western Run8.026.00 ft, Jun 22, 19723
White Marsh11.018.49 ft, Aug 1, 19711

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WDNM2, 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.