Rivers in Delaware
White Clay Creek at Newark
Below flood stage
5.28ftStage
Observed Tue, Sep 22, 5:15 AM EDT
- Flood stage
- 11.50 ft
- Record crest
- 17.13 ft1999
Flood stages and impacts
| Category | Stage |
|---|---|
| Major flood | 16.50 ft |
| Moderate flood | 15.00 ft |
| Minor flood | 11.50 ft |
| Action | 10.00 ft |
- 16.00 ftChamber's Rock Road floods.
- 15.00 ftPaper Mill is subject to closures. Hopkins Road floods.
- 14.00 ftPaper Mill Road begins to flood.
- 11.50 ftParking lot at Timothy's Restaurant on Creek View Road begins to flood.
- 10.00 ftOpen space in White Clay Creek State Park floods.
Crest history
11 crests on NOAA’s list since 1996.
| # | Date | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 16, 1999 | 17.13 ft |
| 2 | September 29, 2004 | 15.71 ft |
| 3 | August 28, 2011 | 14.60 ft |
| 4 | September 15, 2003 | 14.56 ft |
| 5 | May 1, 2014 | 13.71 ft |
| 6 | January 19, 1996 | 13.35 ft |
| 7 | August 4, 2020 | 13.35 ft |
| 8 | September 2, 2021 | 13.08 ft |
| 9 | August 8, 2020 | 11.63 ft |
| 10 | March 21, 2000 | 11.59 ft |
| 11 | October 19, 1996 | 10.98 ft |
Most recent crests
- September 2, 2021: 13.08 ft
- August 8, 2020: 11.63 ft
- August 4, 2020: 13.35 ft
- May 1, 2014: 13.71 ft
- August 28, 2011: 14.60 ft
- September 29, 2004: 15.71 ft
- September 15, 2003: 14.56 ft
- March 21, 2000: 11.59 ft
- September 16, 1999: 17.13 ft
- October 19, 1996: 10.98 ft
Nearby
Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.
What this means
Forecasts by the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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.