Wills Creek near Cumberland, Allegany County MD (CWCM2)
Gage Location: Allegany County, MarylandSite Location: Allegany County, Maryland
Latitude: 39.67Longitude: -78.788Elevation: 640.89 ft. MSLDrainage Area: 247 Sq. Mi.
Minor Stage: 10 ft. Moderate Stage: 12 ft.Major Stage: 14 ft.
First Flood: 1924-03-29Last Flood: 2012-10-31 Crest: 10.27 ft.Datum change: 1929-10-18Number of Floods: 17

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Height Above Flood Stage for Entire Period of Record
Height Above FSTotal OccurencePercent of Crest OccurrenceCumulative Total Flood OccurrencePercent of Floods above Listed Value
10 ft to 11 ft847.110 ft or above 17100.0
11 ft to 12 ft317.611 ft or above 952.9
12 ft to 13 ft00.012 ft or above 635.3
13 ft to 14 ft211.813 ft or above 635.3
14 ft to 15 ft15.914 ft or above 423.5
15 ft to 16 ft15.915 ft or above 317.6
16 ft to 17 ft00.016 ft or above 211.8
17 ft to 18 ft00.017 ft or above 211.8
18 ft to 19 ft00.018 ft or above 211.8
19 ft to 20 ft00.019 ft or above 211.8
20 ft to 21 ft15.920 ft or above 211.8
21 ft to 22 ft00.021 ft or above 15.9
22 ft to 23 ft00.022 ft or above 15.9
23 ft to 24 ft15.923 ft or above 15.9
Height Above Flood Stage After Datum Change
Height Above FSTotal OccurencePercent of Crest OccurrenceCumulative Total Flood OccurrencePercent of Floods above Listed Value
10 ft to 11 ft850.010 ft or above 16100.0
11 ft to 12 ft318.811 ft or above 850.0
12 ft to 13 ft00.012 ft or above 531.2
13 ft to 14 ft16.213 ft or above 531.2
14 ft to 15 ft16.214 ft or above 425.0
15 ft to 16 ft16.215 ft or above 318.8
16 ft to 17 ft00.016 ft or above 212.5
17 ft to 18 ft00.017 ft or above 212.5
18 ft to 19 ft00.018 ft or above 212.5
19 ft to 20 ft00.019 ft or above 212.5
20 ft to 21 ft16.220 ft or above 212.5
21 ft to 22 ft00.021 ft or above 16.2
22 ft to 23 ft00.022 ft or above 16.2
23 ft to 24 ft16.223 ft or above 16.2





Codes and description

C1|Crest information looks unreliable and incomplete and not used in frequency calculations. Some of the floods are based on current flood stage and nearby gage information.
C2|Crest information looks reliable despite potential problems. This data was used in frequency calculations.
C3|Crest height estimated by the USGS.
C4|Crest height is from the National Weather Service.
C5|Crest height affected by backwater.
C6|Crest occurred at a previous flood stage that is lower than the current flood stage. The crests below the new flood stage are not used in flood frequency calculations.
C7|Crest from USGS yearly peak and/or date is different than the crest we provide. In many cases MARFC uses crest based on backwater or ice effects.
C8|Crest month or day of occurrence has been estimated by The Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center usually based on nearby gage information.
C9|Crest date (day) in the month is unknown.
F1|Flow is an estimate.
F2|Flow affected by regulation or diversion and in some cases to an unknown degree.
F3|Flow effected by snow-melt, ice jam or debris jam break up.
F4|Flow affected by dam failure.
F5|Flow - All or part of the record affected by urbanization, mining, agricultural changes, channelization or other factors.
G1|Gage height at a different site and/or datum.
G2|Gage is not an official USGS gage with crests provided by the NWS. Crest information looks unreliable and incomplete and not used in flood frequency calculations.
G3|Gage datum changed during this year.
none,No code; Good Data

Updated: 08:09 AM Feb 08, 2013