Christina River at Wilmington (IN MLLW)

Highest listed crest 9.91 ftFlood stage 7.4 ft14 crests since 2008

The Christina River at Wilmington (IN MLLW) crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 14 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2008 to 2024. The highest, 9.91 ft on October 30, 2012, was major flooding, 2.51 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Christina River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 9.91 ft; October 30, 2012
Flood stage: 7.4 ft; Major flooding from 9.4 ft
Crests at major: 3; 10th of 18 gauges in Delaware
Most recent flood crest: April 12, 2024; 8.55 ft, moderate flooding
Location: New Castle County; Near Wilmington (0.5 mi), Chester (11.7 mi), Newark (12.2 mi)
Identifiers: NWS WIMD1; USGS 01480120

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Christina River at Wilmington (IN MLLW)

Flood stage (minor)	7.4	1	Apr 19, 2022	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	8.4	10	Apr 12, 2024	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	9.4	3	Oct 29, 2021	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

14 crests from 2008 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Christina River at Wilmington (IN MLLW)

1	Oct 30, 2012	9.91	+2.51	Major	—
2	Oct 29, 2021	9.61	+2.21	Major	—
3	Dec 21, 2012	9.40	+2.00	Major	—
4	Apr 16, 2011	9.34	+1.94	Moderate	—
5	Jan 10, 2024	9.31	+1.91	Moderate	—
6	Sep 10, 2018	9.01	+1.61	Moderate	—
7	May 1, 2014	8.80	+1.40	Moderate	—
8	Aug 27, 2011	8.72	+1.32	Moderate	—
9	May 12, 2008	8.61	+1.21	Moderate	—
10	Apr 16, 2018	8.57	+1.17	Moderate	—
11	Apr 12, 2024	8.55	+1.15	Moderate	—
12	Dec 18, 2023	8.46	+1.06	Moderate	—
13	Mar 9, 2024	8.46	+1.06	Moderate	—
14	Apr 19, 2022	7.56	+0.16	Minor	—

The worst floods along the Christina River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Christina River that crested above flood stage within a week.

October 30, 2012: 9.91 ft here, major flooding

Newport (IN MLLW)DE · Oct 30, 2012 · 10.11 ft · Major · its highest

October 29, 2021: 9.61 ft here, major flooding

Newport (IN MLLW)DE · Oct 29, 2021 · 9.22 ft · Major

December 21, 2012: 9.40 ft here, major flooding

Newport (IN MLLW)DE · Dec 21, 2012 · 9.06 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Christina River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Christina River

Coochs Bridge	DE	11.0	14.00 ft, Aug 4, 2020	6
Newport (IN MLLW)	DE	7.2	10.11 ft, Oct 30, 2012	5
Wilmington (IN MLLW) this gauge	DE	7.4	9.91 ft, Oct 30, 2012	3

Other gauges in New Castle County

Flood gauges in New Castle County

Coochs Bridge	11.0	14.00 ft, Aug 4, 2020	6
Newport (IN MLLW)	7.2	10.11 ft, Oct 30, 2012	5
Delaware Bay at Reedy Point (IN MLLW)	7.2	9.24 ft, Apr 16, 2011	1
Delaware City (IN MLLW)	7.5	9.73 ft, Oct 30, 2012	2
Stanton	17.0	25.52 ft, Sep 15, 2003	4
Wooddale	7.0	17.62 ft, Sep 15, 2003	12
Newark	11.5	17.13 ft, Sep 16, 1999	1
Newark	13.0	23.00 ft, Jul 5, 1937	8

New Castle County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Delaware

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WIMD1, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.