Rivers in Delaware
White Clay Creek near Newark
Below flood stage
5.88ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 22, 12:15 PM EDT
- Flood stage
- 13.00 ft
- Record crest
- 23.00 ft1937
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 16.50 ft |
| Moderate flood | 15.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 13.00 ft |
| Action | 11.00 ft |
- 18.00 ftPaper Mill Road is subject to closures.
- 17.00 ftPaper Mill Road begins to flood.
- 13.50 ftBusinesses on Delaware Route 7 begin to flood.
- 13.30 ftDelaware Route 7, Stanton Christiana Road, begins to flood.
- 11.00 ftFlooding begins into adjacent open fields.
Crest history
43 crests on NOAA’s list since 1933.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 5, 1937 | 23.00 ft |
| 2 | September 28, 2004 | 17.96 ft |
| 3 | June 22, 1972 | 17.74 ft |
| 4 | September 16, 1999 | 17.57 ft |
| 5 | August 28, 2011 | 17.23 ft |
| 6 | May 1, 2014 | 16.90 ft |
| 7 | September 15, 2003 | 16.79 ft |
| 8 | July 5, 1989 | 16.55 ft |
| 9 | August 4, 2020 | 16.49 ft |
| 10 | August 10, 1967 | 16.41 ft |
| 11 | July 16, 1975 | 16.15 ft |
| 12 | September 12, 1960 | 16.11 ft |
| 13 | August 23, 1933 | 16.05 ft |
| 14 | January 19, 1996 | 15.90 ft |
| 15 | September 2, 2021 | 15.77 ft |
| 16 | August 18, 1955 | 15.76 ft |
| 17 | October 1, 2010 | 15.40 ft |
| 18 | July 16, 1989 | 15.31 ft |
| 19 | January 28, 1994 | 15.18 ft |
| 20 | January 10, 2024 | 15.14 ft |
| 21 | June 20, 2003 | 14.97 ft |
| 22 | February 6, 2004 | 14.91 ft |
| 23 | October 19, 1996 | 14.89 ft |
| 24 | July 10, 2025 | 14.89 ft |
| 25 | April 15, 2007 | 14.66 ft |
Most recent crests
- July 10, 2025: 14.89 ft
- January 10, 2024: 15.14 ft
- December 28, 2023: 13.25 ft
- December 18, 2023: 14.45 ft
- June 27, 2023: 13.31 ft
- September 2, 2021: 15.77 ft
- December 25, 2020: 13.99 ft
- November 30, 2020: 14.15 ft
- August 8, 2020: 14.56 ft
- August 4, 2020: 16.49 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
What this means
Forecasts by the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.
Sources
Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.