Gunpowder Falls near Parkton
Highest listed crest 11.62 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft5 crests since 2009
The Gunpowder Falls near Parkton crested above flood stage 1 time among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2009 to 2018. The highest, 11.62 ft on September 8, 2011, was moderate flooding, 1.62 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Gunpowder Falls crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.
The gauge
- Highest listed crest
- 11.62 ft
- September 8, 2011; 9,000 cubic feet per second
- Flood stage
- 10.0 ft
- Major flooding from 15.0 ft
- Crests at major
- 0
- 1 above flood stage
- Most recent flood crest
- September 8, 2011
- 11.62 ft, moderate flooding
Flood stages
The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.
| Action stage | 8.0 | 2 | Jul 26, 2018 |
| Flood stage (minor) | 10.0 | 0 | — |
| Moderate flood stage | 11.0 | 1 | Sep 8, 2011 |
| Major flood stage | 15.0 | 0 | — |
Every listed crest
5 crests from 2009 to 2018. 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
| 1 | Sep 8, 2011 | 11.62 | +1.62 | Moderate |
| 2 | Oct 30, 2012 | 9.77 | −0.23 | Action |
| 3 | Jul 26, 2018 | 9.66 | −0.34 | Action |
| 4 | Apr 30, 2014 | 7.54 | −2.46 | Below flood stage |
| 5 | Aug 29, 2009 | 7.51 | −2.49 | Below flood stage |
The worst floods along the Gunpowder Falls
For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Gunpowder Falls that crested above flood stage within a week.
September 8, 2011: 11.62 ft here, moderate flooding
- GlencoeMD · Sep 8, 2011 · 16.50 ft · Major · its highest
- HoffmanvilleMD · Sep 8, 2011 · 6.93 ft · Minor
Gauges on the Gunpowder Falls
In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.
| Hoffmanville | MD | 10.02 ft, Aug 28, 2009 | 1 |
| Parkton this gauge | MD | 11.62 ft, Sep 8, 2011 | 0 |
| Glencoe | MD | 16.50 ft, Sep 8, 2011 | 9 |
Other gauges in Baltimore County
| Broadmoor | 6.08 ft, Jun 22, 1972 | 0 |
| Cockeysville | 12.10 ft, Jul 1, 1984 | 7 |
| Bentley Springs | 7.30 ft, Jul 25, 2018 | 0 |
| Woodlawn | 12.24 ft, Jul 30, 2016 | 0 |
| Franklintown | 12.50 ft, Jun 22, 1972 | 0 |
| Woodlawn | 12.16 ft, Jul 30, 2016 | 0 |
| Catonsville | 11.29 ft, Jul 30, 2016 | 0 |
| Arbutus | 13.25 ft, Aug 26, 1999 | 1 |
| Beckleysville | 7.27 ft, Jul 24, 2018 | 0 |
| Beckleysville | 7.85 ft, Jul 23, 2018 | 0 |
| Glencoe | 16.50 ft, Sep 8, 2011 | 9 |
| Hoffmanville | 10.02 ft, Aug 28, 2009 | 1 |
| Villa Nova | 21.50 ft, Jun 22, 1972 | 1 |
| White Marsh | 13.51 ft, Oct 19, 2024 | 0 |
| Sorrento | 18.11 ft, Jun 22, 1972 | 0 |
| Blue Mount | 18.54 ft, Jun 22, 1972 | 4 |
| Laurel Brook | 11.40 ft, Jul 1, 1984 | 0 |
| Glen Arm | 11.15 ft, Jul 14, 2015 | 0 |
| Ellicott City | 124.78 ft, May 27, 2018 | 0 |
| Hollofield | 31.30 ft, Jun 22, 1972 | 1 |
| Catonsville | 27.15 ft, May 27, 2018 | 0 |
| Dover | 10.86 ft, Jul 24, 2018 | 0 |
| Rockdale | 7.83 ft, Jul 31, 2016 | 0 |
| Woodlawn | 8.15 ft, Jul 30, 2016 | 0 |
| Middle River | 13.06 ft, Aug 7, 2018 | 0 |
| Idlewylde | 10.87 ft, Aug 14, 2012 | 0 |
| Western Run | 26.00 ft, Jun 22, 1972 | 3 |
| White Marsh | 18.49 ft, Aug 1, 1971 | 1 |
Baltimore County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Maryland
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PKTM2, 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.