IsItFlooding

Town Creek near Oldtown, MD

Allegany County, Maryland · USGS gauge 01609000 · NWS OLTM2 · Maryland river levels

Is Town Creek near Oldtown, MD flooding right now?

Town Creek near Oldtown, MD measured 1.85 ft on 2026-09-11 01:30:00 UTC. That observation was 12.2 ft below its 14 ft flood stage. This is the latest available reading, not a guarantee of current conditions.

Gauge height
1.85 ft
as of 61 min ago
Streamflow
9 cfs
data refreshed 14 min ago

Minor flooding here begins at 14 ft, with major flooding at 20 ft. The highest crest on record was 19 ft on Tue, Mar 17, 1936.

Streamflow outlook

NOAA National Water Model forecast, issued 15 hours ago. The NWM models discharge for every river reach in the country, including the many gauges the National Weather Service does not forecast individually. It is a model, not an official NWS river forecast, and it predicts flow rather than water level.

Flood stages at this gauge

CategoryStageCurrent distance
Action10 ft8.2 ft below
Minor flood14 ft12.2 ft below
Moderate flood17 ft15.2 ft below
Major flood20 ft18.1 ft below

New to these numbers? What does flood stage mean? · How to read a river gauge · Why is the river rising?

Highest crests on record

StageDate
19 ft1936-03-17
15.11 ft2021-09-02
14.68 ft2025-05-14
14.13 ft1972-06-22
14 ft1929-10-23

Nearby gauges

GaugeDistanceCounty
Potomac River at Paw Paw, WV5.4 miAllegany County
South Branch Potomac River near Springfield, WV9.0 miHampshire County
North Branch Potomac River near Cumberland, MD12.5 miAllegany County
Sideling Hill Creek near Bellegrove, MD13.0 miWashington County
Cacapon River near Great Cacapon, WV13.2 miMorgan County
Provisional data: Real-time readings are provisional and subject to revision by the USGS — sensors can be affected by ice, debris, or equipment malfunction. Do not rely on this site for decisions involving personal safety; follow official guidance from the National Weather Service and local authorities.

Sources: USGS monitoring location · NWS gauge & forecast