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Licking Creek at Pecktonville

Highest listed crest 11.50 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft11 crests since 2005

The Licking Creek at Pecktonville crested above flood stage 6 times among the 11 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2005 to 2025. The highest, 11.50 ft on May 14, 2025, was minor flooding, 1.50 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.50 ft
May 14, 2025; 7,849 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
0
6 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 14, 2025
11.50 ft, minor flooding
Location
Washington County
Maryland

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Licking Creek at Pecktonville
Action stage9.05Sep 13, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.06May 14, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

11 crests from 2005 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Licking Creek at Pecktonville, 2005 to 2025 81012141618ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Mar 29, 2005: 10.54 ft, minor flooding; 8,590 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 2005: 9.07 ft, action stage; 5,590 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2008: 10.20 ft, minor flooding; 6,830 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2009: 9.60 ft, action stage; 6,000 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2010: 9.57 ft, action stage; 5,960 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2011: 10.09 ft, minor flooding; 6,590 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2011: 9.62 ft, action stageOct 30, 2012: 10.55 ft, minor flooding; 7,345 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 2018: 9.85 ft, action stage; 5,660 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2021: 11.19 ft, minor flooding; 7,420 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2025: 11.50 ft, minor flooding; 7,849 cubic feet per second Highest, 11.50 ft, May 14, 2025 20052010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Licking Creek at Pecktonville 2000s: 2 2 2010s: 2 2020s: 2 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, Licking Creek at Pecktonville
1May 14, 202511.50+1.50Minor7,849
2Sep 2, 202111.19+1.19Minor7,420
3Oct 30, 201210.55+0.55Minor7,345
4Mar 29, 200510.54+0.54Minor8,590
5Mar 5, 200810.20+0.20Minor6,830
6Mar 11, 201110.09+0.09Minor6,590
7Sep 13, 20189.85−0.15Action5,660
8Apr 17, 20119.62−0.38Action—
9May 5, 20099.60−0.40Action6,000
10Jan 25, 20109.57−0.43Action5,960
11Nov 30, 20059.07−0.93Action5,590

Other gauges in Washington County

Flood gauges in Washington County
Sharpsburg8.016.73 ft, Jul 20, 19564
Waynesboro6.512.33 ft, Jun 22, 19721
Fairview10.024.50 ft, Jun 23, 19727
Hancock25.047.60 ft, Mar 18, 19368
Harpers Ferry18.036.50 ft, Mar 19, 193614
Bellegrove7.512.44 ft, Jun 22, 19720

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PECM2, 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.