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South Branch Pennsauken Creek at Cherry Hill

Highest listed crest 11.76 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft12 crests since 1971

The South Branch Pennsauken Creek at Cherry Hill crested above flood stage 12 times among the 12 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1971 to 2023. The highest, 11.76 ft on July 13, 2004, was minor flooding, 2.76 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.76 ft
July 13, 2004; 1,560 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
12 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
December 18, 2023
9.49 ft, minor flooding
Location
Camden County
Near Haddonfield (3.7 mi), Collingswood (4.5 mi), Camden (5.6 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, South Branch Pennsauken Creek at Cherry Hill
Action stage8.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.012Dec 18, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

12 crests from 1971 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the South Branch Pennsauken Creek at Cherry Hill, 1971 to 2023 9101112ft Flood stage 9.0 ft Aug 28, 1971: 11.34 ft, minor flooding; 781 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 1989: 10.53 ft, minor flooding; 975 cubic feet per secondJul 14, 1994: 11.63 ft, minor flooding; 1,500 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1999: 10.51 ft, minor flooding; 1,020 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 2004: 11.76 ft, minor flooding; 1,560 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 2006: 11.02 ft, minor floodingApr 15, 2007: 10.77 ft, minor floodingAug 28, 2011: 11.23 ft, minor floodingMay 1, 2014: 10.53 ft, minor flooding; 1,055 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 2018: 9.41 ft, minor flooding; 664 cubic feet per secondJun 20, 2019: 10.88 ft, minor flooding; 1,178 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2023: 9.49 ft, minor flooding; 692 cubic feet per second Highest, 11.76 ft, Jul 13, 2004 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, South Branch Pennsauken Creek at Cherry Hill 1970s: 1 1980s: 1 1990s: 2 2000s: 3 2010s: 4 4 2020s: 1 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. 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.
  2. 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, South Branch Pennsauken Creek at Cherry Hill
1Jul 13, 200411.76+2.76Minor1,560
2Jul 14, 199411.63+2.63Minor1,500
3Aug 28, 197111.34+2.34Minor781
4Aug 28, 201111.23+2.23Minor—
5Aug 28, 200611.02+2.02Minor—
6Jun 20, 201910.88+1.88Minor1,178
7Apr 15, 200710.77+1.77Minor—
8Jul 5, 198910.53+1.53Minor975
9May 1, 201410.53+1.53Minor1,055
10Sep 16, 199910.51+1.51Minor1,020
11Dec 18, 20239.49+0.49Minor692
12Nov 25, 20189.41+0.41Minor664

Other gauges in Camden County

Flood gauges in Camden County
Haddonfield4.56.27 ft, Jul 13, 20040

Camden County: every hazard · River floods across the country · New Jersey

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CHRN4, 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.