Rivers in Pennsylvania

Neshaminy Creek near Langhorne

Bucks County, PennsylvaniaNWS LNGP1USGS 01465500Mount Holly office

Below flood stage
1.69ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 23, 4:45 AM EDT

Flood stage
9.00 ft
Forecast crest
1.20 ftWed, Sep 23, 8:00 AM EDT
Record crest
22.84 ft1955

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood14.00 ft
Moderate flood12.00 ft
Minor flood9.00 ft
Action8.00 ft
  1. 14.00 ftResidential properties are flooded on Bridle Drive in Middletown Township. Flooding also occurs on Business US 1 in Middletown Township near Rising Sun Avenue. Flooding is also possible further downstream in the Croydon Section of Bristol Township, especially when the Delaware River tides are high.
  2. 13.00 ftPeriwinkle Avenue in Middletown Township begins to flood. Flooding in also possible further downstream in the Croyden Section of Bristol Township, especially when the Delaware River tides are high.
  3. 12.00 ftWidespread flooding occurs on Bridle Drive in Middletown Township. The road becomes impassable.
  4. 10.50 ftRoute 413, near Bridgetown Pike in Middletown Township, is subject to closures due to flooding.
  5. 9.00 ftFlooding begins on Bridle Drive in Middletown Township.
  6. 7.00 ftWater begins to overflow the lowest banks, on both sides of the creek, into adjacent wooded areas.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor flooding44%
Moderate flooding20%
Major flooding11%

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

Crest history

71 crests on NOAA’s list since 1933.

#DateStage
1August 19, 195522.84 ft
2September 16, 199921.91 ft
3September 2, 202120.81 ft
4August 28, 201119.56 ft
5June 30, 197318.99 ft
6August 23, 193317.30 ft
7June 17, 200116.87 ft
8July 23, 193815.94 ft
9October 19, 199615.86 ft
10November 9, 197215.01 ft
11January 19, 199614.99 ft
12November 26, 195014.92 ft
13August 28, 197114.80 ft
14April 16, 200714.68 ft
15May 1, 201414.64 ft
16June 2, 194614.54 ft
17September 13, 196014.36 ft
18August 17, 199314.34 ft
19September 14, 197114.32 ft
20December 11, 200314.04 ft
21January 10, 202413.91 ft
22June 28, 200613.88 ft
23January 25, 197913.64 ft
24January 28, 199413.63 ft
25December 18, 202313.59 ft

Most recent crests

  • August 28, 2026: 9.39 ft
  • January 10, 2024: 13.91 ft
  • December 28, 2023: 9.50 ft
  • December 18, 2023: 13.59 ft
  • December 11, 2023: 9.89 ft
  • April 19, 2022: 9.32 ft
  • September 2, 2021: 20.81 ft
  • December 25, 2020: 11.40 ft
  • December 1, 2020: 9.38 ft
  • August 5, 2020: 11.92 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.

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.