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Ten Mile Creek near Clarksburg

Highest listed crest 8.27 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft7 crests since 2014

The Ten Mile Creek near Clarksburg crested above flood stage 3 times among the 7 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2014 to 2021. The highest, 8.27 ft on July 30, 2016, was minor flooding, 1.27 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Ten Mile Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
8.27 ft
July 30, 2016; 2,860 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
7.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
July 8, 2019
7.72 ft, minor flooding
Location
Montgomery County
Near Gaithersburg (8.1 mi), Rockville (12.8 mi)

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 Clarksburg
Action stage5.04Sep 23, 2021The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.03Jul 8, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

7 crests from 2014 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Ten Mile Creek near Clarksburg, 2014 to 2021 56789ft Flood stage 7.0 ft May 16, 2014: 6.36 ft, action stage; 730 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 2015: 6.24 ft, action stage; 685 cubic feet per secondJul 30, 2016: 8.27 ft, minor flooding; 2,860 cubic feet per secondJul 21, 2018: 7.11 ft, minor flooding; 1,390 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2019: 7.72 ft, minor flooding; 2,080 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2019: 6.53 ft, action stage; 904 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 2021: 5.54 ft, action stage; 451 cubic feet per second Highest, 8.27 ft, Jul 30, 2016 20152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Ten Mile Creek near Clarksburg 2010s: 3 3 2020s: 0 2010s2020s
  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, Ten Mile Creek near Clarksburg
1Jul 30, 20168.27+1.27Minor2,860
2Jul 8, 20197.72+0.72Minor2,080
3Jul 21, 20187.11+0.11Minor1,390
4Oct 31, 20196.53−0.47Action904
5May 16, 20146.36−0.64Action730
6Jun 27, 20156.24−0.76Action685
7Sep 23, 20215.54−1.46Action451

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 30, 2016: 8.27 ft here, minor flooding

  • BoydsMD · Jul 31, 2016 · 8.55 ft · Minor

July 8, 2019: 7.72 ft here, minor flooding

  • BoydsMD · Jul 8, 2019 · 8.76 ft · Minor

July 21, 2018: 7.11 ft here, minor flooding

  • BoydsMD · Jul 22, 2018 · 7.77 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 this gaugeMD7.08.27 ft, Jul 30, 20160
BoydsMD7.09.68 ft, Sep 8, 20110

Other gauges in Montgomery County

Flood gauges in Montgomery County
Sandy Spring6.59.24 ft, Jan 19, 19960
Kemp Mill9.015.89 ft, Jun 22, 19720
Brighton Dam9.011.88 ft, Jan 31, 20130
Unity8.018.60 ft, Sep 11, 19711
Edwards Ferry15.022.45 ft, Jun 5, 20180
Washington DC (Little Falls)10.022.03 ft, Jun 24, 19724
Dawsonville7.516.40 ft, Jun 22, 19722
Takoma Park5.57.52 ft, Jul 19, 20250
Boyds7.09.68 ft, Sep 8, 20110
Aspen Hill10.012.78 ft, Aug 12, 20100

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CTMM2, 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.