Choconut Creek near Choconut

Highest listed crest 13.80 ftFlood stage 8.5 ft6 crests since 2017

The Choconut Creek near Choconut crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 6 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2017 to 2024. The highest, 13.80 ft on July 24, 2017, was major flooding, 5.30 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 13.80 ft; July 24, 2017
Flood stage: 8.5 ft; Major flooding from 10.5 ft
Crests at major: 5; 44th of 170 gauges in Pennsylvania
Most recent flood crest: August 18, 2024; 10.66 ft, major flooding
Location: Susquehanna County; Near Endicott (9.8 mi), Binghamton (10.7 mi), Johnson City (11.4 mi)
Identifiers: NWS CHOP1; USGS 01513550

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Choconut Creek near Choconut

Action stage	8.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	8.5	1	Dec 18, 2023	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	9.5	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	10.5	5	Aug 18, 2024	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

6 crests from 2017 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, Choconut Creek near Choconut

1	Jul 24, 2017	13.80	+5.30	Major	—
2	Aug 14, 2018	12.38	+3.88	Major	—
3	Aug 9, 2024	11.44	+2.94	Major	—
4	Dec 25, 2020	11.22	+2.72	Major	—
5	Aug 18, 2024	10.66	+2.16	Major	—
6	Dec 18, 2023	9.22	+0.72	Minor	—

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CHOP1, 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.