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Sawmill Creek at Glen Burnie

Highest listed crest 7.61 ftFlood stage 5.0 ft17 crests since 1952

The Sawmill Creek at Glen Burnie crested above flood stage 7 times among the 17 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1952 to 2018. The highest, 7.61 ft on August 12, 2014, was moderate flooding, 2.61 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
7.61 ft
August 12, 2014; 1,180 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
5.0 ft
Major flooding from 9.0 ft
Crests at major
0
7 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
July 22, 2018
6.80 ft, minor flooding
Location
Anne Arundel County
Near Baltimore (9.0 mi), Laurel (13.4 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Sawmill Creek at Glen Burnie
Action stage4.010Jul 29, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)5.06Jul 22, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage7.01Aug 12, 2014Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage9.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

17 crests from 1952 to 2018. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Sawmill Creek at Glen Burnie, 1952 to 2018 456789ft Flood stage 5.0 ftMajor 9.0 ft Sep 1, 1952: 4.77 ft, action stage; 157 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 1985: 4.03 ft, action stage; 113 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 1989: 5.12 ft, minor flooding; 178 cubic feet per secondJul 27, 1994: 4.55 ft, action stage; 143 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1996: 4.14 ft, action stage; 119 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1999: 5.74 ft, minor flooding; 294 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 2003: 4.08 ft, action stage; 144 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 2004: 4.04 ft, action stage; 128 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 2008: 4.88 ft, action stage; 201 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 2010: 4.32 ft, action stage; 151 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 2011: 5.25 ft, minor floodingSep 8, 2011: 6.39 ft, minor flooding; 400 cubic feet per secondOct 29, 2012: 5.08 ft, minor flooding; 240 cubic feet per secondAug 12, 2014: 7.61 ft, moderate flooding; 1,180 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2015: 4.89 ft, action stage; 219 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 2017: 4.45 ft, action stage; 175 cubic feet per secondJul 22, 2018: 6.80 ft, minor flooding; 544 cubic feet per second Highest, 7.61 ft, Aug 12, 2014 196019701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Sawmill Creek at Glen Burnie 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 1 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 5 5 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, Sawmill Creek at Glen Burnie
1Aug 12, 20147.61+2.61Moderate1,180
2Jul 22, 20186.80+1.80Minor544
3Sep 8, 20116.39+1.39Minor400
4Sep 16, 19995.74+0.74Minor294
5Aug 28, 20115.25+0.25Minor—
6Aug 29, 19895.12+0.12Minor178
7Oct 29, 20125.08+0.08Minor240
8Jun 27, 20154.89−0.11Action219
9May 12, 20084.88−0.12Action201
10Sep 1, 19524.77−0.23Action157
11Jul 27, 19944.55−0.45Action143
12Jul 29, 20174.45−0.55Action175
13Mar 13, 20104.32−0.68Action151
14Jan 19, 19964.14−0.86Action119
15Sep 23, 20034.08−0.92Action144
16Jul 28, 20044.04−0.96Action128
17Sep 27, 19854.03−0.97Action113

Other gauges in Anne Arundel County

Flood gauges in Anne Arundel County
Bowie19.027.90 ft, Jun 22, 19720
Annapolis (IN MLLW)2.67.16 ft, Sep 19, 20033

Anne Arundel County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Maryland

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GBSM2, 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.