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Live/Water/Maryland/Columbia - Little Patuxent River

Columbia - Little Patuxent River

A water gauge in Howard County, Maryland. Its stage was 289.59 ft as of Sep 27, 1:50 AM EDT.

Gauge CSEM2Howard County, MarylandEvery gauge in Maryland

Stage now
289.59 ftreported Sep 27, 1:50 AM EDT
24 hour change
Rose 0.20 ftsince Sep 26, 1:50 AM
Rank
18of 401 in Maryland, Sep 27
Elevation
311 ftabove sea level
County
Howard County
Position
39.2077° N, 76.8573° W
Record since
2016

Water level

Columbia - Little Patuxent River

Stage is the height of the water's surface above the gauge's own fixed zero, in feet, not the depth of the water. Every point drawn is a reading the gauge sent, at the time it sent it.

Water level, 24 hours at Columbia - Little Patuxent River: the water from 289.38 to 289.64 feet of stage, the latest 289.59 feet.WATER LEVEL, 24 HOURSFTHIGH 289.64 FT, SEP 26, 10:50 PM · LOW 289.38 FT, SEP 26, 6:45 AM289.30289.40289.50289.60289.703 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMSep 27289.59
Latest
289.59 ftSep 27, 1:50 AM
Highest
289.64 ftSep 26, 10:50 PM
Lowest
289.38 ftSep 26, 6:45 AM
Range
0.26 fthighest less lowest
Change
Rose 0.20 ftsince Sep 26, 2:50 AM
Readings
24
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
TimeStage ft
Sep 27, 1:50 AM289.59
Sep 27, 12:50 AM289.59
Sep 26, 11:50 PM289.62
Sep 26, 10:50 PM289.64
Sep 26, 9:50 PM289.57
Sep 26, 8:45 PM289.54
Sep 26, 7:50 PM289.51
Sep 26, 6:50 PM289.43
Sep 26, 5:50 PM289.40
Sep 26, 4:45 PM289.40
Sep 26, 3:45 PM289.39
Sep 26, 2:50 PM289.39
Sep 26, 1:50 PM289.39
Sep 26, 12:50 PM289.39
Sep 26, 11:50 AM289.39
Sep 26, 10:50 AM289.39
Sep 26, 9:45 AM289.39
Sep 26, 8:45 AM289.39
Sep 26, 7:45 AM289.39
Sep 26, 6:45 AM289.38
Sep 26, 5:50 AM289.39
Sep 26, 4:50 AM289.40
Sep 26, 3:50 AM289.40
Sep 26, 2:50 AM289.39
Water level, 7 days at Columbia - Little Patuxent River: the water from 289.29 to 290.50 feet of stage, the latest 289.59 feet.WATER LEVEL, 7 DAYSFTHIGH 290.50 FT, SEP 22, 10:50 PM · LOW 289.29 FT, SEP 20, 2:50 AM289.0289.5290.0290.5291.0Mon 21Tue 22Wed 23Thu 24Fri 25Sat 26Sun 27289.59
Latest
289.59 ftSep 27, 1:50 AM
Highest
290.50 ftSep 22, 10:50 PM
Lowest
289.29 ftSep 20, 2:50 AM
Range
1.21 fthighest less lowest
Change
Rose 0.30 ftsince Sep 20, 2:50 AM
Readings
174
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
TimeStage ft
Sep 27, 1:50 AM289.59
Sep 27, 12:50 AM289.59
Sep 26, 11:50 PM289.62
Sep 26, 10:50 PM289.64
Sep 26, 9:50 PM289.57
Sep 26, 8:45 PM289.54
Sep 26, 7:50 PM289.51
Sep 26, 6:50 PM289.43
Sep 26, 5:50 PM289.40
Sep 26, 4:45 PM289.40
Sep 26, 3:45 PM289.39
Sep 26, 2:50 PM289.39
Sep 26, 1:50 PM289.39
Sep 26, 12:50 PM289.39
Sep 26, 11:50 AM289.39
Sep 26, 10:50 AM289.39
Sep 26, 9:45 AM289.39
Sep 26, 8:45 AM289.39
Sep 26, 7:45 AM289.39
Sep 26, 6:45 AM289.38
Sep 26, 5:50 AM289.39
Sep 26, 4:50 AM289.40
Sep 26, 3:50 AM289.40
Sep 26, 2:50 AM289.39
Sep 26, 1:50 AM289.39
Sep 26, 12:50 AM289.39
Sep 25, 11:50 PM289.40
Sep 25, 10:50 PM289.41
Sep 25, 9:50 PM289.42
Sep 25, 8:50 PM289.42
Sep 25, 7:45 PM289.42
Sep 25, 6:50 PM289.42
Sep 25, 5:45 PM289.42
Sep 25, 4:50 PM289.42
Sep 25, 3:50 PM289.43
Sep 25, 2:50 PM289.43
Sep 25, 1:50 PM289.43
Sep 25, 12:50 PM289.43
Sep 25, 11:50 AM289.43
Sep 25, 10:50 AM289.44
Sep 25, 9:50 AM289.44
Sep 25, 8:50 AM289.44
Sep 25, 7:50 AM289.44
Sep 25, 6:45 AM289.44
Sep 25, 5:50 AM289.45
Sep 25, 4:50 AM289.45
Sep 25, 3:45 AM289.45
Sep 25, 2:45 AM289.46
Sep 25, 1:50 AM289.45
Sep 25, 12:50 AM289.47
Sep 24, 11:50 PM289.48
Sep 24, 10:50 PM289.48
Sep 24, 9:50 PM289.49
Sep 24, 8:45 PM289.49
Sep 24, 7:50 PM289.50
Sep 24, 6:50 PM289.50
Sep 24, 5:45 PM289.51
Sep 24, 4:50 PM289.51
Sep 24, 3:50 PM289.52
Sep 24, 2:45 PM289.52
Sep 24, 1:50 PM289.53
Sep 24, 12:50 PM289.53
Sep 24, 11:50 AM289.54
Sep 24, 10:50 AM289.55
Sep 24, 9:45 AM289.55
Sep 24, 8:50 AM289.56
Sep 24, 7:45 AM289.57
Sep 24, 6:50 AM289.57
Sep 24, 5:45 AM289.58
Sep 24, 4:45 AM289.58
Sep 24, 3:50 AM289.61
Sep 24, 2:50 AM289.63
Sep 24, 1:50 AM289.65
Sep 24, 12:50 AM289.67
Sep 23, 11:45 PM289.68
Sep 23, 10:45 PM289.70
Sep 23, 9:45 PM289.72
Sep 23, 8:45 PM289.74
Sep 23, 7:45 PM289.77
Sep 23, 6:50 PM289.79
Sep 23, 5:50 PM289.82
Sep 23, 4:45 PM289.85
Sep 23, 3:50 PM289.89
Sep 23, 2:50 PM289.92
Sep 23, 1:50 PM289.97
Sep 23, 12:50 PM290.01
Sep 23, 11:50 AM290.06
Sep 23, 9:50 AM290.18
Sep 23, 8:50 AM290.25
Sep 23, 7:50 AM290.32
Sep 23, 6:50 AM290.38
Sep 23, 5:50 AM290.43
Sep 23, 4:50 AM290.47
Sep 23, 3:50 AM290.48
Sep 23, 2:50 AM290.46
Sep 23, 1:50 AM290.49
Sep 23, 12:50 AM290.49
Sep 22, 11:50 PM290.49
Sep 22, 10:50 PM290.50
Sep 22, 9:50 PM290.42
Sep 22, 8:50 PM290.32
Sep 22, 7:50 PM290.25
Sep 22, 6:50 PM290.23
Sep 22, 5:50 PM290.18
Sep 22, 4:50 PM290.16
Sep 22, 3:50 PM290.11
Sep 22, 2:50 PM290.10
Sep 22, 1:50 PM290.11
Sep 22, 12:50 PM290.17
Sep 22, 11:50 AM290.26
Sep 22, 10:50 AM290.33
Sep 22, 9:50 AM290.41
Sep 22, 8:50 AM290.39
Sep 22, 7:50 AM290.27
Sep 22, 6:30 AM290.07
Sep 22, 5:50 AM289.96
Sep 22, 4:50 AM289.84
Sep 22, 3:50 AM289.72
Sep 22, 2:50 AM289.70
Sep 22, 1:50 AM289.73
Sep 22, 12:50 AM289.76
Sep 21, 11:50 PM289.75
Sep 21, 10:50 PM289.59
Sep 21, 9:50 PM289.55
Sep 21, 8:50 PM289.48
Sep 21, 7:50 PM289.45
Sep 21, 6:50 PM289.43
Sep 21, 5:50 PM289.38
Sep 21, 4:50 PM289.36
Sep 21, 3:50 PM289.36
Sep 21, 2:50 PM289.34
Sep 21, 1:50 PM289.35
Sep 21, 12:50 PM289.35
Sep 21, 11:50 AM289.35
Sep 21, 10:50 AM289.35
Sep 21, 9:50 AM289.35
Sep 21, 8:50 AM289.36
Sep 21, 7:50 AM289.35
Sep 21, 6:50 AM289.35
Sep 21, 5:50 AM289.37
Sep 21, 4:50 AM289.37
Sep 21, 3:50 AM289.38
Sep 21, 2:50 AM289.39
Sep 21, 1:50 AM289.40
Sep 21, 12:50 AM289.42
Sep 20, 11:50 PM289.43
Sep 20, 10:50 PM289.44
Sep 20, 9:50 PM289.46
Sep 20, 8:50 PM289.49
Sep 20, 7:50 PM289.51
Sep 20, 6:50 PM289.55
Sep 20, 5:50 PM289.59
Sep 20, 4:50 PM289.64
Sep 20, 3:50 PM289.65
Sep 20, 2:50 PM289.58
Sep 20, 1:50 PM289.57
Sep 20, 12:50 PM289.55
Sep 20, 11:50 AM289.43
Sep 20, 10:50 AM289.32
Sep 20, 9:50 AM289.30
Sep 20, 8:50 AM289.29
Sep 20, 7:50 AM289.29
Sep 20, 6:50 AM289.29
Sep 20, 5:50 AM289.30
Sep 20, 4:50 AM289.30
Sep 20, 3:50 AM289.29
Sep 20, 2:50 AM289.29
Water level, 30 days at Columbia - Little Patuxent River: the water from 289.25 to 290.50 feet of stage, the latest 289.59 feet.WATER LEVEL, 30 DAYSFTHIGH 290.50 FT, SEP 22, 10:50 PM · LOW 289.25 FT, SEP 16, 8:50 AM289.0289.5290.0290.5291.0Aug 28Sep 2Sep 7Sep 12Sep 17Sep 22289.59
Latest
289.59 ftSep 27, 1:50 AM
Highest
290.50 ftSep 22, 10:50 PM
Lowest
289.25 ftSep 16, 8:50 AM
Range
1.25 fthighest less lowest
Change
Rose 0.15 ftsince Aug 28, 3:00 AM
Readings
721
The readings these charts were drawn from, as a table
DayHigh ftLow ftAverage ftLast ftReadings
Sep 27289.59289.59289.59289.592
Sep 26289.64289.38289.43289.6224
Sep 25289.47289.40289.43289.4024
Sep 24289.67289.48289.55289.4824
Sep 23290.49289.68290.08289.6823
Sep 22290.50289.70290.14290.4928
Sep 21289.75289.34289.42289.7525
Sep 20289.65289.29289.43289.4325
Sep 19289.34289.31289.32289.3122
Sep 18289.45289.34289.38289.3424
Sep 17289.48289.25289.35289.4525
Sep 16289.32289.25289.28289.2824
Sep 15289.39289.28289.31289.3324
Sep 14289.33289.30289.31289.3024
Sep 13289.37289.30289.33289.3424
Sep 12289.33289.30289.32289.3024
Sep 11289.35289.28289.31289.3324
Sep 10289.32289.28289.30289.2924
Sep 9289.34289.31289.32289.3122
Sep 8289.32289.30289.32289.3124
Sep 7289.34289.32289.33289.3224
Sep 6289.38289.34289.36289.3423
Sep 5289.45289.38289.41289.3823
Sep 4289.52289.45289.49289.4524
Sep 3289.66289.47289.53289.4723
Sep 2289.84289.32289.51289.6927
Sep 1289.35289.34289.34289.3423
Aug 31289.35289.32289.34289.3524
Aug 30289.39289.32289.34289.3624
Aug 29289.39289.35289.37289.3525
Aug 28289.45289.40289.43289.4021

How it reports

Rank
18of 401 in Maryland, Sep 27
Schedule
every houron the hour's :45 and :50
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
30 of 30100% of its schedule
Longest silence, 7 days
65 minfrom Sep 26, 9:45 AM
Latest report
Sep 27, 1:50 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
11 min9 in 10 within 16 min

Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Near Columbia - Little Patuxent River

How to read a gauge

A gauge measures the height of the water where it stands, its stage, in feet above a fixed mark at that gauge. Two gauges' stages are not comparable: each is measured from its own mark, and a reservoir's is often its height above sea level.

The stage shown is the latest the gauge reported, with the time it reported it. Storm Station hears each gauge on its own schedule and ranks it among its state's stations by how reliably it reports: that is its 247 rank.