Rivers in Pennsylvania

Kiskiminetas River at Vandergrift

Westmoreland County, PennsylvaniaNWS VGFP1USGS 03048500Moon Township office

Below flood stage
7.56ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 4:00 PM EDT

Flood stage
25.00 ft
Record crest
41.64 ft1936

Open the live map with the river flood outlook

Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood28.00 ft
Moderate flood27.00 ft
Minor flood25.00 ft
Action19.30 ft
  1. 25.00 ftMinor flooding in lower-lying areas begins.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor floodingUnder 5%
Moderate floodingUnder 5%
Major floodingUnder 5%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 15, 2026.

Crest history

22 crests on NOAA’s list since 1936.

#DateStage
1March 18, 193641.64 ft
2March 31, 194025.70 ft
3March 7, 194525.34 ft
4December 30, 194224.79 ft
5June 5, 194122.68 ft
6April 14, 194820.91 ft
7April 10, 194220.32 ft
8December 18, 193719.37 ft
9October 29, 193718.60 ft
10January 27, 195218.50 ft
11March 14, 196418.43 ft
12April 20, 194018.20 ft
13March 3, 197518.04 ft
14June 25, 197217.81 ft
15March 30, 199417.50 ft
16July 22, 197714.94 ft
17February 21, 197614.66 ft
18February 26, 198114.00 ft
19March 22, 198213.90 ft
20February 13, 198613.80 ft
21April 12, 198713.80 ft
22March 17, 201511.28 ft

Most recent crests

  • March 17, 2015: 11.28 ft
  • March 30, 1994: 17.50 ft
  • April 12, 1987: 13.80 ft
  • February 13, 1986: 13.80 ft
  • March 22, 1982: 13.90 ft
  • February 26, 1981: 14.00 ft
  • July 22, 1977: 14.94 ft
  • February 21, 1976: 14.66 ft
  • March 3, 1975: 18.04 ft
  • June 25, 1972: 17.81 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Ohio River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. The above river forecast includes future rainfall/snowmelt. Forecast stages may be different if the actual rainfall/snowmelt is different than the forecast rainfall/snowmelt. Stage may be affected by ice.

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.