Schuylkill River at Norristown

1. 26.00 ftAdditional Flooding occurs in Bridgeport. Floodwaters extend all the way up to 4th Street. First floors of residential and commercial properties are inundated. The bridges between Norristown and Bridgeport are closed.
2. 24.00 ftFlooding begins in Bridgeport.
3. 21.00 ftAbrams Road is closed in Upper Merion from Hamlet Circle to the Abrams Yard driveway.
4. 19.10 ftFlooding occurs along portions of Sterigere St. between Stangridge St. and Harding Blvd. Portions of the PAL building, Band Shell and Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown are flooded. East Washington St. and East Lafayette St. near Sawmill Run in Norristown begins to flood. Dekalb St. train underpass, the sewer treatment facility and the SEPTA R-6 regional railtracks below Ford St. in Norristown are flooded. Businesses and industry at Station Road off of Conshohocken Road in Plymouth Township begins to flood.
5. 19.00 ftFlooding occurs at Riverfront Park in Norristown blocking the entrance way. Apartment parking lots are flooded on Dekalb Street in Norristown. Water also begins to enter the parking lots at the Riverside Apartments. Businesses and industry along Dekalb Street and on east Washington Street in Norristown begin to flood. Stoney Creek begins to back up. Saw Mill Run starts to flood. The intersection of Water and Lafayette Streets in Norristown is flooded, affecting businesses.
6. 17.00 ftA couple industries along the river begin to have flood problems. Water begins to cover rails in Conshohocken. Septa tracks at Mogees in Plymouth Township begin to flood. Ross Street in Plymouth Township at the Sewer Authority Plant floods under the railroad bridge and bike trail. Flooding also occurs along Diamond Run at Station Road (in Plymouth Township off of Conshohocken Road) due to high and backwater effects.
7. 16.00 ftThe Upper Merion Boathouse starts to flood.
8. 15.00 ftRiver Road in West Conshohocken begins to flood. River Road in Philadelphia also begins to flood. The lower garages at the Riverview Landing and the Lofts at Valley Forge start to take on water. The lower section of Port Indian Road in West Norriton becomes impassable.
9. 13.00 ftWater begins to cover and close Riverview Boulevard in West Norriton.
10. 12.50 ftFlooding occurs in West Norriton. The West Indian Lane bridge begins to flood.

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

• January 10, 2024: 16.29 ft
• December 28, 2023: 14.94 ft
• December 18, 2023: 15.85 ft
• April 8, 2022: 13.66 ft
• September 2, 2021: 26.85 ft
• December 25, 2020: 14.52 ft
• December 1, 2020: 13.80 ft
• August 5, 2020: 20.55 ft
• January 26, 2020: 13.32 ft
• July 12, 2019: 16.48 ft

• UpstreamSchuylkill River at Pottstown
• DownstreamSchuylkill River at Philadelphia
• Valley Creek
• Perkiomen Creek at Graterford
• East Branch Perkiomen Creek at Schwenksville
• Cobbs Creek
• Schuylkill River at Philadelphia near 30th Street
• Frankford Creek at Philadelphia
• Darby Creek

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

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.