Susquehanna River at Danville

1. 41.50 ftFlood waters begin to reach the Rupert Drive Bridge in Catawissa.
2. 38.00 ftFEMA 0.2% Annual Chance Flood Level (500-year flood).
3. 34.00 ftLevee system on the right bank begins to overflow. Widespread flooding continues in unprotected areas. Low lying areas within the levee system begin to be affected.
4. 32.30 ftFlood of record from Hurricane Agnes in 1972.
5. 32.00 ftAreas outside of the levee system experiences widespread flooding. The levee system protects most of Danville to a height of 34 feet.
6. 31.50 ftFEMA 1% Annual Chance Flood Level (100-year flood).
7. 30.50 ftFlood waters begin to reach the Danville Riverside Bridge.
8. 30.00 ftMuch of Riverside on the left bank is affected by high water. Water levels approach the pump station on the right bank just downstream of the highway bridge.
9. 29.00 ftFEMA 2% Annual Chance Flood Level (50-year flood).
10. 24.50 ftFEMA 10% Annual Chance Flood Level (10-year flood). Flood waters begin to affects residences in Riverside on the left bank of the river.
11. 24.00 ftInundation in Riverside on the left bank of the river begins to affect residences.
12. 23.00 ftFlooding occurs at the state hospital grounds on the east side of town. Backwater produces flooding on Sechler Run in the center of town.
13. 21.00 ftBasements flood in homes along Mahoning Creek on the right bank of the river.
14. 20.00 ftInundation begins in Riverside on the left bank.

Chance of flooding, September to November

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued August 28, 2026.

Most recent crests

• December 27, 2020: 20.23 ft
• August 16, 2018: 22.29 ft
• September 9, 2011: 31.55 ft
• April 29, 2011: 22.41 ft
• March 12, 2011: 22.57 ft
• June 28, 2006: 28.19 ft
• April 4, 2005: 24.28 ft
• March 30, 2005: 20.86 ft
• January 15, 2005: 20.56 ft
• September 19, 2004: 26.22 ft

• UpstreamSusquehanna River at Bloomsburg
• DownstreamSusquehanna River at Sunbury
• Chillisquaque Creek at Washingtonville
• Fishing Creek at Bloomsburg
• Little Fishing Creek at Bloomsburg
• Chillisquaque Creek at Potts Grove
• Susquehanna River
• Fishing Creek at Bloomsburg
• West Branch Susquehanna River at Lewisburg

Forecasts by the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. Gauge reading may be affected by ice. Forecast flows are unadjusted for ice.

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.