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Hudson Branch near Rogers Avenue at Ellicott City

Highest listed crest 261.06 ftFlood stage 258.0 ft1 crests since 2018

The Hudson Branch near Rogers Avenue at Ellicott City crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 1 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2018. The highest, 261.06 ft on May 27, 2018, was major flooding, 3.06 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
261.06 ft
May 27, 2018
Flood stage
258.0 ft
Major flooding from 260.0 ft
Crests at major
1
32nd of 108 gauges in Maryland
Most recent flood crest
May 27, 2018
261.06 ft, major flooding
Location
Howard County
Near Baltimore (10.9 mi), Laurel (12.3 mi)
Identifiers
NWS ECHM2
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, Hudson Branch near Rogers Avenue at Ellicott City
Action stage257.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)258.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage259.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage260.01May 27, 2018Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

1 crests from 2018 to 2018. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Hudson Branch near Rogers Avenue at Ellicott City, 2018 to 2018 258259260261262ft Flood stage 258.0 ftMajor 260.0 ft May 27, 2018: 261.06 ft, major flooding Highest, 261.06 ft, May 27, 2018 20202025
  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, Hudson Branch near Rogers Avenue at Ellicott City
1May 27, 2018261.06+3.06Major—

Other gauges in Howard County

Flood gauges in Howard County
Allview280.0284.53 ft, May 28, 20181
Lake Kittamaqundi298.5303.76 ft, May 28, 20180
Guilford12.018.38 ft, Jun 22, 19720
Savage10.025.40 ft, Jun 22, 19721
Elkridge at Patapsco Valley State Park15.024.76 ft, May 27, 20184
Elkridge below Patapsco Valley State Park16.021.38 ft, Aug 4, 20180
Duckett Dam near Laurel9.525.00 ft, Jun 22, 19720

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ECHM2, 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.