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Bush Kill at Shoemakers

Highest listed crest 13.95 ftFlood stage 6.0 ft29 crests since 1919

The Bush Kill at Shoemakers crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 29 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1919 to 2023. The highest, 13.95 ft on August 19, 1955, was major flooding, 7.95 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.95 ft
August 19, 1955; 23,400 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
6.0 ft
Major flooding from 8.0 ft
Crests at major
2
82nd of 170 gauges in Pennsylvania
Most recent flood crest
December 18, 2023
6.26 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, Bush Kill at Shoemakers
Action stage5.010Dec 2, 1996The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)6.011Dec 18, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage7.06Aug 28, 2011Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage8.02Jul 28, 1969Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

29 crests from 1919 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Bush Kill at Shoemakers, 1919 to 2023 468101214ft Flood stage 6.0 ftMajor 8.0 ft Jul 22, 1919: 5.10 ft, action stage; 2,380 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 1920: 7.20 ft, moderate flooding; 5,250 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1924: 5.50 ft, action stage; 2,830 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 1925: 5.10 ft, action stage; 2,380 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 1926: 5.50 ft, action stage; 2,830 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1936: 6.92 ft, minor flooding; 4,770 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1950: 6.50 ft, minor flooding; 4,680 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 1955: 13.95 ft, major flooding; 23,400 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1957: 5.50 ft, action stage; 3,050 cubic feet per secondJul 28, 1969: 8.36 ft, major flooding; 7,300 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1972: 5.59 ft, action stage; 3,360 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1974: 6.34 ft, minor flooding; 4,280 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1978: 6.67 ft, minor flooding; 4,720 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1984: 5.65 ft, action stage; 3,340 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 1989: 5.38 ft, action stage; 3,260 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1996: 5.63 ft, action stageJan 27, 1996: 7.01 ft, moderate flooding; 4,990 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 1996: 5.35 ft, action stage; 3,060 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2004: 7.27 ft, moderate flooding; 5,330 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2005: 7.51 ft, moderate flooding; 5,670 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2006: 7.31 ft, moderate flooding; 5,380 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2011: 6.04 ft, minor flooding; 3,814 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2011: 6.68 ft, minor flooding; 4,574 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 2011: 7.35 ft, moderate flooding; 5,430 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2011: 6.16 ft, minor flooding; 3,952 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2020: 6.13 ft, minor flooding; 3,918 cubic feet per secondAug 23, 2021: 6.26 ft, minor flooding; 4,067 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2021: 6.60 ft, minor flooding; 4,472 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2023: 6.26 ft, minor flooding; 4,067 cubic feet per second Highest, 13.95 ft, Aug 19, 1955 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Bush Kill at Shoemakers 1910s: 0 1920s: 1 1930s: 1 1940s: 0 1950s: 2 1960s: 1 1970s: 2 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 3 2010s: 4 4 2020s: 4 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Bush Kill at Shoemakers
1Aug 19, 195513.95+7.95Major23,400
2Jul 28, 19698.36+2.36Major7,300
3Apr 3, 20057.51+1.51Moderate5,670
4Aug 28, 20117.35+1.35Moderate5,430
5Jun 28, 20067.31+1.31Moderate5,380
6Sep 18, 20047.27+1.27Moderate5,330
7Jul 24, 19207.20+1.20Moderate5,250
8Jan 27, 19967.01+1.01Moderate4,990
9Mar 18, 19366.92+0.92Minor4,770
10Mar 11, 20116.68+0.68Minor4,574
11Jan 9, 19786.67+0.67Minor4,720
12Sep 2, 20216.60+0.60Minor4,472
13Dec 11, 19506.50+0.50Minor4,680
14Dec 21, 19746.34+0.34Minor4,280
15Aug 23, 20216.26+0.26Minor4,067
16Dec 18, 20236.26+0.26Minor4,067
17Sep 8, 20116.16+0.16Minor3,952
18Dec 25, 20206.13+0.13Minor3,918
19Mar 7, 20116.04+0.04Minor3,814
20Apr 5, 19845.65−0.35Action3,340
21Jan 20, 19965.63−0.37Action—
22Jun 23, 19725.59−0.41Action3,360
23Sep 30, 19245.50−0.50Action2,830
24Nov 16, 19265.50−0.50Action2,830
25Dec 21, 19575.50−0.50Action3,050
26Oct 20, 19895.38−0.62Action3,260
27Dec 2, 19965.35−0.65Action3,060
28Jul 22, 19195.10−0.90Action2,380
29Nov 16, 19255.10−0.90Action2,380

Other gauges in Monroe County

Flood gauges in Monroe County
Analomink8.011.82 ft, Jul 28, 19692
Minisink Hills10.027.70 ft, Aug 19, 19553

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SHOP1, 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.