Cattail Creek near Glenwood water level

Name: Cattail Creek near Glenwood water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Cattail Creek, Maryland, United States

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.65ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 02:45 PM EDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 12.7 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

Cattail Creek near Glenwood is at 0.65 ft, in the normal range for mid-October.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.65 ft and 0.88 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Highest on record: 9.86 ftSeptember 6, 1979

Floating and fishing near Cattail Creek near Glenwood

Normal flows mean predictable rapids and good access at most put-ins.

Highest crests on record

Rank	Level	Date
1	9.86 ft	September 6, 1979
2	8.96 ft	January 19, 1996
3	8.45 ft	December 11, 2003
4	8.41 ft	October 23, 1990
5	8.39 ft	May 27, 2018
6	8.38 ft	July 30, 2016
7	8.28 ft	January 31, 2013
8	8.25 ft	November 1, 2019

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 67° 43° – Wind 12 mph

21 Wed 63° 41° – Wind 12 mph

22 Thu 64° 42° – Wind 14 mph

23 Fri 60° 43° – Wind 9 mph

24 Sat 61° 41° – Wind 6 mph

25 Sun 64° 42° – Wind 7 mph

26 Mon 67° 45° – Wind 6 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:24 AM Sunset 06:24 PM Daylight 11 hr Waxing gibbous 71%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Patuxent River near UnityRiver gauge, Patuxent River	2.14 ft	Below flood stage	±0	1.2 mi
Patuxent River below Brighton Dam near Brighton MDRiver gauge, Patuxent River	1.59 ft	Below flood stage	−0.03 ft	5.1 mi
Hawlings River near Sandy SpringRiver gauge, Hawlings River	0.52 ft	Below flood stage	−0.02 ft	5.8 mi
Little Seneca Creek Tributary at BrinkRiver gauge, Little Seneca Creek Tributary	0.3 cfs	Normal	±0	11 mi
Little Seneca Creek Tributary near ClarksburgRiver gauge, Little Seneca Creek Tributary	0.1 cfs	Very low	±0	11 mi
Paint Branch Tributary near ColesvilleRiver gauge, Paint Branch Tributary	1.59 ft	Below flood stage	−0.01 ft	12 mi
Little Patuxent River at GuilfordRiver gauge, Little Patuxent River	2.08 ft	Below flood stage	−0.07 ft	12 mi
Little Seneca Creek Tributary near GermantownRiver gauge, Little Seneca Creek Tributary	0.6 cfs	Low	+0.2 cfs	13 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Cattail Creek near Glenwood today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 02:45 PM EDT, the water level was 0.65 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Cattail Creek near Glenwood rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Cattail Creek near Glenwood normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Cattail Creek near Glenwood?

The highest level on record is 9.86 ft on September 6, 1979.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:01591400 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 39.25597, -77.05106 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	0.65 ft	2026-10-20 18:45	Provisional
Flow	12.7 cfs	2026-10-20 18:45	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Cattail Creek near Glenwood (usgs:01591400). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/maryland/cattail-creek-near-glenwood

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer