Rivers in Pennsylvania

Delaware River at Easton

Warren County, PennsylvaniaNWS ESTN4USGS 01446995Mount Holly office

Below flood stage
2.47ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 10:30 AM EDT

Flood stage
22.00 ft
Forecast crest
2.70 ftWed, Sep 23, 2:00 AM EDT
Record crest
44.40 ft1955

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood30.00 ft
Moderate flood26.00 ft
Minor flood22.00 ft
Action20.00 ft
  1. 41.00 ftThe intersection of Third and Rose Streets in Phillipsburg begins to flood.
  2. 39.00 ftUnion Square in Phillipsburg is flooded.
  3. 38.00 ftApproach roads on both sides of the Northampton Street bridge flood.
  4. 34.00 ftPortions of North Delaware Drive in Easton, closest to the river, begin to flood.
  5. 31.00 ftNorth Main Street at Broad Street in Phillipsburg is flooded.
  6. 28.00 ftSawmill Street in Phillipsburg begins to flood due to a combination of Delaware River flooding and backwater effects from the Lopatcong Creek.
  7. 26.00 ftFlooding occurs in Easton up to Lehigh Drive.
  8. 25.00 ftPortions of Bushkill Drive and Route 611 are flooded due to a combination of Delaware River flooding and backwater effects on Bushkill Creek.
  9. 24.00 ftLarry Holmes Drive in Easton is subject to flooding. Riverside Way in Phillipsburg is flooded in the area of the boat ramp.
  10. 20.00 ftMinor flooding begins upstream in Harmony Station New Jersey and Sandts Eddy Pennsylvania.
  11. 18.00 ftBackwater from the Delaware causes flooding in Easton along the Lehigh River

Crest history

23 crests on NOAA’s list since 1903.

#DateStage
1August 19, 195544.40 ft
2October 10, 190338.10 ft
3April 4, 200537.20 ft
4June 29, 200637.09 ft
5September 19, 200433.45 ft
6March 19, 193632.80 ft
7January 20, 199630.65 ft
8September 9, 201129.23 ft
9March 12, 201126.11 ft
10September 2, 202125.73 ft
11August 29, 201125.15 ft
12May 30, 198424.31 ft
13June 30, 197324.21 ft
14October 17, 195523.60 ft
15March 8, 201122.88 ft
16April 9, 202222.64 ft
17January 28, 199622.38 ft
18December 26, 202022.14 ft
19October 2, 201020.72 ft
20December 3, 199620.66 ft
21January 19, 200620.39 ft
22November 10, 199618.05 ft
23October 30, 200318.05 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 9, 2022: 22.64 ft
  • September 2, 2021: 25.73 ft
  • December 26, 2020: 22.14 ft
  • September 9, 2011: 29.23 ft
  • August 29, 2011: 25.15 ft
  • March 12, 2011: 26.11 ft
  • March 8, 2011: 22.88 ft
  • October 2, 2010: 20.72 ft
  • June 29, 2006: 37.09 ft
  • January 19, 2006: 20.39 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.