Ten Mile Creek near Boyds

Highest listed crest 9.68 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft10 crests since 2011

The Ten Mile Creek near Boyds crested above flood stage 5 times among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2011 to 2019. The highest, 9.68 ft on September 8, 2011, was minor flooding, 2.68 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 9.68 ft; September 8, 2011; 5,520 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 7.0 ft; Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 5 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: July 8, 2019; 8.76 ft, minor flooding
Location: Montgomery County; Near Gaithersburg (8.0 mi), Rockville (12.6 mi)
Identifiers: NWS BTMM2; USGS 01644390

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Ten Mile Creek near Boyds

Action stage	5.0	5	Oct 31, 2019	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	7.0	5	Jul 8, 2019	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	10.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	15.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

10 crests from 2011 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

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

Highest listed crests, Ten Mile Creek near Boyds

1	Sep 8, 2011	9.68	+2.68	Minor	5,520
2	Jul 8, 2019	8.76	+1.76	Minor	3,770
3	Jul 31, 2016	8.55	+1.55	Minor	3,350
4	Jul 22, 2018	7.77	+0.77	Minor	2,150
5	Feb 29, 2012	7.20	+0.20	Minor	2,180
6	May 16, 2014	6.87	−0.13	Action	1,330
7	Jan 31, 2013	6.76	−0.24	Action	1,760
8	Jun 27, 2015	6.55	−0.45	Action	1,120
9	Oct 31, 2019	6.21	−0.79	Action	948
10	Apr 17, 2011	5.28	−1.72	Action	—

The worst floods along the Ten Mile Creek

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

July 8, 2019: 8.76 ft here, minor flooding

ClarksburgMD · Jul 8, 2019 · 7.72 ft · Minor

July 31, 2016: 8.55 ft here, minor flooding

ClarksburgMD · Jul 30, 2016 · 8.27 ft · Minor · its highest

July 22, 2018: 7.77 ft here, minor flooding

ClarksburgMD · Jul 21, 2018 · 7.11 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Ten Mile Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Ten Mile Creek

Clarksburg	MD	7.0	8.27 ft, Jul 30, 2016	0
Boyds this gauge	MD	7.0	9.68 ft, Sep 8, 2011	0

Other gauges in Montgomery County

Flood gauges in Montgomery County

Sandy Spring	6.5	9.24 ft, Jan 19, 1996	0
Kemp Mill	9.0	15.89 ft, Jun 22, 1972	0
Brighton Dam	9.0	11.88 ft, Jan 31, 2013	0
Unity	8.0	18.60 ft, Sep 11, 1971	1
Edwards Ferry	15.0	22.45 ft, Jun 5, 2018	0
Washington DC (Little Falls)	10.0	22.03 ft, Jun 24, 1972	4
Dawsonville	7.5	16.40 ft, Jun 22, 1972	2
Takoma Park	5.5	7.52 ft, Jul 19, 2025	0
Clarksburg	7.0	8.27 ft, Jul 30, 2016	0
Aspen Hill	10.0	12.78 ft, Aug 12, 2010	0

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BTMM2, 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.