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Aughwick Creek at Shirleysburg

Highest listed crest 19.46 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft40 crests since 1990

The Aughwick Creek at Shirleysburg crested above flood stage 39 times among the 40 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1990 to 2025. The highest, 19.46 ft on January 19, 1996, was moderate flooding, 9.46 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.46 ft
January 19, 1996; 44,400 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 20.0 ft
Crests at major
0
39 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 14, 2025
12.74 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Huntingdon County
Pennsylvania

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Aughwick Creek at Shirleysburg
Action stage8.01Mar 27, 1992The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.018Aug 9, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.021May 14, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage20.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

40 crests from 1990 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Aughwick Creek at Shirleysburg, 1990 to 2025 8101214161820ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 20.0 ft Oct 24, 1990: 10.65 ft, minor flooding; 7,150 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1992: 8.18 ft, action stage; 3,550 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1993: 11.83 ft, minor flooding; 8,210 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1993: 15.19 ft, moderate flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondJun 27, 1995: 10.42 ft, minor flooding; 5,960 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1996: 19.46 ft, moderate flooding; 44,400 cubic feet per secondNov 8, 1997: 15.29 ft, moderate flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1999: 11.50 ft, minor floodingJan 2, 2003: 10.90 ft, minor floodingJun 4, 2003: 12.60 ft, moderate floodingDec 11, 2003: 13.52 ft, moderate flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 2004: 10.79 ft, minor floodingSep 18, 2004: 18.50 ft, moderate flooding; 21,400 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2005: 12.52 ft, moderate floodingNov 30, 2005: 12.15 ft, moderate floodingMar 14, 2010: 12.78 ft, moderate flooding; 10,260 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 2010: 12.17 ft, moderate flooding; 9,020 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2011: 13.43 ft, moderate flooding; 11,660 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2011: 12.45 ft, moderate flooding; 9,580 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2011: 10.16 ft, minor flooding; 5,754 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 2011: 14.80 ft, moderate flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 2011: 12.63 ft, moderate flooding; 9,946 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 2011: 10.40 ft, minor flooding; 6,089 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2012: 11.81 ft, minor flooding; 7,940 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2014: 12.42 ft, moderate flooding; 9,336 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2015: 10.83 ft, minor flooding; 6,662 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2017: 11.44 ft, minor flooding; 7,671 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2017: 11.00 ft, minor flooding; 6,957 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2018: 10.79 ft, minor flooding; 6,645 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 2018: 10.53 ft, minor flooding; 6,271 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 2018: 12.69 ft, moderate flooding; 10,070 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 2018: 10.00 ft, minor flooding; 5,540 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2020: 12.12 ft, moderate flooding; 8,923 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2021: 15.51 ft, moderate flooding; 18,451 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 2022: 10.41 ft, minor flooding; 6,102 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2022: 12.81 ft, moderate flooding; 10,320 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2024: 11.04 ft, minor flooding; 7,021 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2024: 12.81 ft, moderate flooding; 10,320 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 2024: 11.67 ft, minor floodingMay 14, 2025: 12.74 ft, moderate flooding; 10,175 cubic feet per second Highest, 19.46 ft, Jan 19, 1996 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Aughwick Creek at Shirleysburg 1990s: 7 2000s: 7 2010s: 17 17 2020s: 8 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Aughwick Creek at Shirleysburg
1Jan 19, 199619.46+9.46Moderate44,400
2Sep 18, 200418.50+8.50Moderate21,400
3Sep 2, 202115.51+5.51Moderate18,451
4Nov 8, 199715.29+5.29Moderate17,000
5Nov 28, 199315.19+5.19Moderate11,500
6Sep 7, 201114.80+4.80Moderate15,800
7Dec 11, 200313.52+3.52Moderate11,900
8Mar 11, 201113.43+3.43Moderate11,660
9May 8, 202212.81+2.81Moderate10,320
10Apr 4, 202412.81+2.81Moderate10,320
11Mar 14, 201012.78+2.78Moderate10,260
12May 14, 202512.74+2.74Moderate10,175
13Sep 10, 201812.69+2.69Moderate10,070
14Nov 23, 201112.63+2.63Moderate9,946
15Jun 4, 200312.60+2.60Moderate—
16Mar 29, 200512.52+2.52Moderate—
17Apr 17, 201112.45+2.45Moderate9,580
18May 17, 201412.42+2.42Moderate9,336
19Dec 2, 201012.17+2.17Moderate9,020
20Nov 30, 200512.15+2.15Moderate—
21Dec 25, 202012.12+2.12Moderate8,923
22Mar 29, 199311.83+1.83Minor8,210
23Oct 30, 201211.81+1.81Minor7,940
24Aug 9, 202411.67+1.67Minor—
25Jan 24, 199911.50+1.50Minor—
26May 6, 201711.44+1.44Minor7,671
27Jan 10, 202411.04+1.04Minor7,021
28Oct 30, 201711.00+1.00Minor6,957
29Jan 2, 200310.90+0.90Minor—
30Jun 28, 201510.83+0.83Minor6,662
31Sep 9, 200410.79+0.79Minor—
32Feb 16, 201810.79+0.79Minor6,645
33Oct 24, 199010.65+0.65Minor7,150
34Jul 24, 201810.53+0.53Minor6,271
35Jun 27, 199510.42+0.42Minor5,960
36Feb 4, 202210.41+0.41Minor6,102
37Dec 8, 201110.40+0.40Minor6,089
38Apr 28, 201110.16+0.16Minor5,754
39Dec 22, 201810.000.00Minor5,540
40Mar 27, 19928.18−1.82Action3,550

Other gauges in Huntingdon County

Flood gauges in Huntingdon County
Huntingdon12.022.50 ft, Jun 1, 18896
Mapleton Depot20.038.20 ft, Mar 18, 19363
Spruce Creek8.019.10 ft, Mar 18, 19365

Huntingdon County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Pennsylvania

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SLYP1, 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.