Winters Run near Bel Air

Highest listed crest 11.35 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft5 crests since 2006

The Winters Run near Bel Air crested above flood stage 3 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2006 to 2024. The highest, 11.35 ft on June 28, 2006, was moderate flooding, 2.35 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Winters Run crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 11.35 ft; June 28, 2006; 7,240 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 9.0 ft; Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: January 10, 2024; 10.70 ft, minor flooding
Location: Harford County; Near Bel Air (1.8 mi), Aberdeen (10.3 mi), Havre de Grace (13.8 mi)
Identifiers: NWS WRBM2; USGS 01581750

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Winters Run near Bel Air

Action stage	8.0	1	Jun 3, 2021	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	9.0	2	Jan 10, 2024	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	11.0	1	Jun 28, 2006	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	13.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2006 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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, Winters Run near Bel Air

1	Jun 28, 2006	11.35	+2.35	Moderate	7,240
2	Jan 10, 2024	10.70	+1.70	Minor	—
3	Feb 24, 2016	9.59	+0.59	Minor	5,740
4	Jun 3, 2021	8.36	−0.64	Action	4,210
5	Jul 27, 2018	6.95	−2.05	Below flood stage	—

The worst floods along the Winters Run

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

June 28, 2006: 11.35 ft here, moderate flooding

BensonMD · Jun 28, 2006 · 11.24 ft · Moderate

January 10, 2024: 10.70 ft here, minor flooding

BensonMD · Jan 10, 2024 · 10.47 ft · Minor

February 24, 2016: 9.59 ft here, minor flooding

BensonMD · Feb 24, 2016 · 10.15 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Winters Run

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

Flood gauges on the Winters Run

Benson	MD	9.0	11.60 ft, Jun 22, 1972	0
Bel Air this gauge	MD	9.0	11.35 ft, Jun 28, 2006	0

Other gauges in Harford County

Flood gauges in Harford County

Bel Air	9.0	11.15 ft, Aug 20, 2016	0
Chesapeake Bay at Havre de Grace (IN MLLW)	4.0	6.93 ft, Jan 10, 2024	0
Rocks State Park	11.0	17.70 ft, Aug 23, 1933	4
Darlington	10.0	13.98 ft, Apr 30, 2014	0
Belcamp	9.0	11.11 ft, Aug 31, 2018	0
Bel Air	6.0	6.73 ft, Jun 3, 2021	0
Conowingo Dam	23.5	36.83 ft, Jun 24, 1972	5
Benson	9.0	11.60 ft, Jun 22, 1972	0

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WRBM2, 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.