Antietam Creek near Sharpsburg, Washington County MD (SACM2)
Gage Location: Washington County, MarylandSite Location: Washington County, Maryland
Latitude: 39.45Longitude: -77.73Elevation: 311.05 ft. MSLDrainage Area: 281 Sq. Mi.
Minor Stage: 8 ft. Moderate Stage: 10 ft.Major Stage: 12 ft.
First Flood: 1928-07-11Last Flood: 2012-10-31 Crest: 9.89 ft.Datum change: 2011-03-16Number of Floods: 31

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Year
Before Datum Change
Number of Floods
19281
19291
19300
19311
19320
19331
19341
19350
19361
19371
19380
19390
19400
19410
19420
19430
19441
19450
19460
19470
19480
19491
19501
19510
19522
19530
19541
19550
19561
19570
19580
19590
19600
19610
19620
19630
19640
19650
19660
19670
19680
19690
19700
19710
19721
19730
19740
19751
19761
19770
19780
19791
19800
19810
19820
19830
19841
19851
19860
19870
19880
19890
19900
19910
19921
19930
19940
19950
19961
19970
19981
19990
20000
20010
20020
20031
20040
20051
20061
20070
20080
20090
20101
Year
After Datum Change
Number of Floods
20113
20121
20130




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