Rivers and flooding in Pennsylvania
354 river gauges the National Weather Service watches in Pennsylvania. Each has its forecast, flood stages and impacts, and its crest history.
Flood outlook
Significant river flooding over the next five days, and each gauge’s chance of flooding over the next three months.
No significant river flooding is outlined in Pennsylvania in the next five days.
Most likely to flood, September to November
- Conestoga River at Lancaster18% chance of major flooding
- Swatara Creek at Harper Tavern12% chance of major flooding
- Neshaminy Creek near Langhorne11% chance of major flooding
- Juniata River at Lewistown11% chance of major flooding
- Conemaugh River at Seward9% chance of major flooding
- Brandywine Creek at Chadds Ford7% chance of major flooding
- Monongahela River at Braddock Lock and Dam8% chance of major flooding
- Loyalsock Creek at Loyalsockville7% chance of major flooding
- Little Juniata River at Spruce Creek6% chance of major flooding
- Swatara Creek near Hershey6% chance of major flooding
- Monongahela River at Charleroi Lock and Dam6% chance of major flooding
- Ohio River at Pittsburgh6% chance of major flooding
64 of the 95 gauges the River Forecast Centers forecast in Pennsylvania have a stated chance of flooding in this period.
Allegheny River
- Allegheny River at C.W. Bill Young Lock and DamBelow flood stage
- Allegheny River at Clinton Lock and DamBelow flood stage
- Allegheny River at EldredBelow flood stage
- Allegheny River at FranklinBelow flood stage
- Allegheny River at Freeport Lock and DamBelow flood stage
- Allegheny River at Kinzua Dam OutflowNo flood stages set
- Allegheny River at Kittanning Lock and DamBelow flood stage
- Allegheny River at Mosgrove Lock and DamBelow flood stage
- Allegheny River at Natrona Lock and DamBelow flood stage
- Allegheny River at ParkerBelow flood stage
- Allegheny River at Port AlleganyNo flood stages set
- Allegheny River at Rimer Lock and DamBelow flood stage
- Allegheny River at Sharpsburg Lock and DamBelow flood stage
- Allegheny River at WarrenBelow flood stage
- Allegheny River at West HickoryBelow flood stage
Anderson Creek
Aughwick Creek
Ayelsworth Creek Lake
Bald Eagle Creek
Bald Eagle Creek (South)
Beaver River
Beech Creek
Bermudian Creek
Big Spring Run
Bixler Run
Blacklick Creek
Blockhouse Creek
Brandy Run
Brandywine Creek
Brodhead Creek
Brokenstraw Creek
Brush Creek
Buffalo Creek (PA)
Buffalo Creek (Wash Co)
Burgett's Fork Creek
Bush Kill
Casselman River
Catfish Run
Central PA Dams
Central PA Dams Bush Dam on Kettle Creek
Central PA Dams Cowanesque Dam on Cowanseque River
Central PA Dams Curwensville Dam on West Branch Susquehanna
Central PA Dams Indian Rock Dam on Codorus Creek
Central PA Dams Kinzua Dam on Allegheny River
Central PA Dams Raystown Dam on Raystown Branch of Juniata River
Central PA Dams Sayers Dam on Bald Eagle Creek
Central PA Dams Stevenson Dam on First Fork Sinnemahoning Creek
Central PA Dams Tioga-Hammond Dam on Tioga River
Central PA Dams Youghiogheny Dam - Buttonhook
Chartiers Creek
Chartiers Run
Cheat River
Chester Creek
Chillisquaque Creek
Chiques Creek
Choconut Creek
Clarion River
Clearfield Creek
Cobbs Creek
Cocalico Creek
Codorus Creek
Conemaugh River
Conestoga River
Conewago Creek
Conewango Creek
Conneaut Creek
Connoquenessing Creek
Conodoguinet Creek
Corey Creek
Cowanesque River
Crooked Creek
Cross Creek
Darby Creek
Delaware River
- Delaware River at Bridesburg (IN MLLW)Below flood stage
- Delaware River at EastonBelow flood stage
- Delaware River at Marcus Hook (IN MLLW)Below flood stage
- Delaware River at Matamoras/Port JervisBelow flood stage
- Delaware River at New Hope-Lambertville BridgeBelow low-water threshold
- Delaware River at Newbold Island (IN MLLW)Below flood stage
- Delaware River at USCG Station Washington Street (IN MLLW)Below flood stage
Driftwood Branch Sinnemahoning Creek
Dunkard Creek
Dunning Creek
Dyberry Creek
East Branch Brandywine Creek
East Branch Clarion River Lake
East Branch Perkiomen Creek
East Fork Sinnemahoning Creek
East Mahantango Creek
First Fork Sinnemahoning Creek
Fishing Creek
Frankford Creek
Frankstown Branch Juniata River
French Creek
- French Creek at Cambridge SpringsNo flood stages set
- French Creek at LowvilleBelow flood stage
- French Creek at MeadvilleBelow flood stage
- French Creek at Union City DamBelow flood stage
- French Creek at Union City LakeBelow flood stage
- French Creek at UticaNo flood stages set
- French Creek at WattsburgNo flood stages set
Girty's Run
Huntington Creek
Jordan Creek
Juniata River
Kettle Creek
Kinzua Creek
Kishacoquillas Creek
Kiskiminetas River
Kreutz Creek
Lackawanna River
Lackawaxen River
Lake Erie
Larrys Creek
Laurel Hill Creek
Lehigh River
Linden Creek
Little Bush Kill
Little Chiques Creek
Little Conemaugh River
Little Conestoga Creek
Little Conewago Creek
Little Fishing Creek
Little Juniata River
Little Lehigh Creek
Little Mahoning Creek
Little Muncy Creek
Little Pine Creek
Little Schuylkill River
Little Shenango River
Lowries Run
Loyalhanna Creek
Loyalsock Creek
Lycoming Creek
- Lycoming Creek at BodinesNo flood stages set
- Lycoming Creek at Deer CrossingNo flood stages set
- Lycoming Creek at HepburnvilleNo flood stages set
- Lycoming Creek at RalstonReading out of date
- Lycoming Creek at Roaring Branch TownNo flood stages set
- Lycoming Creek at Trout Run (Camp Susque)No flood stages set
- Lycoming Creek at WilliamsportNo flood stages set
Mahoning Creek
Marsh Creek
Miller's Run
Monongahela River
- Monongahela River at Braddock Lock and DamBelow flood stage
- Monongahela River at Charleroi Lock and DamBelow flood stage
- Monongahela River at Elizabeth Lock and DamOut of service
- Monongahela River at Grays Landing Lock and DamBelow flood stage
- Monongahela River at Maxwell Lock and Dam (lower pool)Below flood stage
- Monongahela River at Point Marion Lock and Dam (lower pool)Below flood stage
Mountain Creek
Muddy Creek
Muddy Creek (PA)
Muncy Creek
Neshaminy Creek
Ohio River
Oil Creek
Oswayo Creek
Paxton Creek
Penns Creek
Pennypack Creek
Pequea Creek
Perkiomen Creek
Peter's Creek
Pigeon Creek
Pine Creek
Pohopoco Creek
Quittapahilla Creek
Raccoon Creek
Raystown Branch Juniata River
Red Bank Creek
Red Clay Creek
Redstone Creek
Robinson Run
Sandy Lick Creek
Saw Mill Run
Schuylkill River
- Schuylkill River at BerneBelow flood stage
- Schuylkill River at LandingvilleBelow flood stage
- Schuylkill River at NorristownBelow flood stage
- Schuylkill River at PhiladelphiaBelow flood stage
- Schuylkill River at Philadelphia near 30th StreetBelow flood stage
- Schuylkill River at PottstownBelow flood stage
- Schuylkill River at ReadingBelow flood stage
Sevenmile Run
Shenango River
Sherman Creek
Sinnemahoning Creek
Slippery Rock Creek
Spring Creek
Spring Creek (PA)
Stonycreek River
Straight Run
Sugar Creek
Susquehanna River
- Susquehanna RiverNo flood stages set
- Susquehanna River at BloomsburgBelow flood stage
- Susquehanna River at DanvilleBelow flood stage
- Susquehanna River at HarrisburgBelow flood stage
- Susquehanna River at MariettaBelow flood stage
- Susquehanna River at MeshoppenBelow flood stage
- Susquehanna River at SunburyBelow flood stage
- Susquehanna River at TowandaBelow flood stage
- Susquehanna River at Wilkes BarreBelow flood stage
Swatara Creek
Tenmile Creek
Thompson Run
Tioga River
Tionesta Creek
Tonoloway Creek
Towanda Creek
Tulpehocken Creek
Tunkhannock Creek
Tunungwant Creek
Turtle Creek
Tuscarora Creek
Two Lick Creek
Valley Creek
Waldy Run
Walnut Creek
Wappasening Creek
Wapwallopen Creek
West Branch Brandywine Creek
West Branch Clarion River
West Branch Lackawaxen River
West Branch Perkiomen Creek
West Branch Susquehanna River
- West Branch Susquehanna River at AllenwoodBelow flood stage
- West Branch Susquehanna River at Bower (Mahaffey)No flood stages set
- West Branch Susquehanna River at CurwensvilleNo flood stages set
- West Branch Susquehanna River at HydeNo flood stages set
- West Branch Susquehanna River at Jersey ShoreBelow flood stage
- West Branch Susquehanna River at KarthausBelow flood stage
- West Branch Susquehanna River at LewisburgBelow flood stage
- West Branch Susquehanna River at Lock HavenBelow flood stage
- West Branch Susquehanna River at MuncyBelow flood stage
- West Branch Susquehanna River at RenovoBelow flood stage
- West Branch Susquehanna River at West MiltonBelow flood stage
- West Branch Susquehanna River at WilliamsportBelow flood stage
West Conewago Creek
White Clay Creek
Wills Creek
Woodcock Creek
Yellow Breeches Creek
Yellow Creek
Youghiogheny River
Young Womans Creek
Sources
Gauges, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey.