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Brodhead Creek at Minisink Hills

Highest listed crest 27.70 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft27 crests since 1955

The Brodhead Creek at Minisink Hills crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 27 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1955 to 2021. The highest, 27.70 ft on August 19, 1955, was major flooding, 17.70 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
27.70 ft
August 19, 1955; 68,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major
3
68th of 170 gauges in Pennsylvania
Most recent flood crest
September 2, 2021
11.15 ft, minor flooding
Location
Monroe County
Pennsylvania

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Brodhead Creek at Minisink Hills
Action stage8.07Sep 16, 1999The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.013Sep 2, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.03Sep 9, 2011Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage15.03Jun 29, 2006Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

27 crests from 1955 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Brodhead Creek at Minisink Hills, 1955 to 2021 51015202530ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 15.0 ft Aug 19, 1955: 27.70 ft, major flooding; 68,800 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1957: 10.50 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 1969: 14.23 ft, moderate flooding; 25,800 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1973: 9.30 ft, action stage; 12,400 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1973: 8.98 ft, action stage; 11,700 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1978: 11.51 ft, minor flooding; 17,800 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1984: 12.23 ft, moderate flooding; 19,200 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1986: 11.65 ft, minor flooding; 22,400 cubic feet per secondSep 13, 1987: 10.28 ft, minor flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1991: 8.86 ft, action stage; 11,200 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1993: 8.29 ft, action stage; 9,380 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1996: 11.77 ft, minor flooding; 22,400 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1996: 11.20 ft, minor flooding; 19,824 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 1996: 8.93 ft, action stage; 11,300 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 1996: 8.89 ft, action stageMar 10, 1998: 7.91 ft, below flood stage; 8,380 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1999: 9.27 ft, action stage; 12,400 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2004: 11.66 ft, minor flooding; 18,500 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2005: 20.99 ft, major floodingOct 8, 2005: 10.55 ft, minor flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2006: 21.34 ft, major flooding; 49,700 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2011: 10.71 ft, minor flooding; 15,530 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 2011: 11.42 ft, minor floodingSep 9, 2011: 12.46 ft, moderate flooding; 20,580 cubic feet per secondAug 4, 2020: 10.64 ft, minor flooding; 15,333 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 2021: 11.12 ft, minor flooding; 16,672 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2021: 11.15 ft, minor flooding; 16,756 cubic feet per second Highest, 27.70 ft, Aug 19, 1955 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Brodhead Creek at Minisink Hills 1950s: 2 1960s: 1 1970s: 1 1980s: 3 1990s: 2 2000s: 4 4 2010s: 3 2020s: 3 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Brodhead Creek at Minisink Hills
1Aug 19, 195527.70+17.70Major68,800
2Jun 29, 200621.34+11.34Major49,700
3Apr 4, 200520.99+10.99Major—
4Jul 28, 196914.23+4.23Moderate25,800
5Sep 9, 201112.46+2.46Moderate20,580
6Apr 5, 198412.23+2.23Moderate19,200
7Jan 19, 199611.77+1.77Minor22,400
8Sep 18, 200411.66+1.66Minor18,500
9Mar 16, 198611.65+1.65Minor22,400
10Jan 9, 197811.51+1.51Minor17,800
11Aug 28, 201111.42+1.42Minor—
12Jan 27, 199611.20+1.20Minor19,824
13Sep 2, 202111.15+1.15Minor16,756
14Aug 23, 202111.12+1.12Minor16,672
15Mar 11, 201110.71+0.71Minor15,530
16Aug 4, 202010.64+0.64Minor15,333
17Oct 8, 200510.55+0.55Minor14,700
18Dec 21, 195710.50+0.50Minor10,900
19Sep 13, 198710.28+0.28Minor17,000
20Jun 29, 19739.30−0.70Action12,400
21Sep 16, 19999.27−0.73Action12,400
22Dec 21, 19738.98−1.02Action11,700
23Oct 20, 19968.93−1.07Action11,300
24Dec 2, 19968.89−1.11Action—
25Dec 4, 19918.86−1.14Action11,200
26Nov 28, 19938.29−1.71Action9,380
27Mar 10, 19987.91−2.09Below flood stage8,380

The worst floods along the Brodhead Creek

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

June 29, 2006: 21.34 ft here, major flooding

  • AnalominkPA · Jun 28, 2006 · 11.44 ft · Major

April 4, 2005: 20.99 ft here, major flooding

  • AnalominkPA · Apr 2, 2005 · 10.59 ft · Moderate

July 28, 1969: 14.23 ft here, moderate flooding

  • AnalominkPA · Jul 28, 1969 · 11.82 ft · Major · its highest

Gauges on the Brodhead Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Brodhead Creek
AnalominkPA8.011.82 ft, Jul 28, 19692
Minisink Hills this gaugePA10.027.70 ft, Aug 19, 19553

Other gauges in Monroe County

Flood gauges in Monroe County
Analomink8.011.82 ft, Jul 28, 19692
Shoemakers6.013.95 ft, Aug 19, 19552

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MNSP1, 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.