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Conodoguinet Creek near Hogestown

Highest listed crest 17.01 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft86 crests since 1932

The Conodoguinet Creek near Hogestown crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 86 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1932 to 2025. The highest, 17.01 ft on June 23, 1972, was major flooding, 9.01 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
17.01 ft
June 23, 1972; 33,700 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 12.0 ft
Crests at major
4
56th of 170 gauges in Pennsylvania
Most recent flood crest
May 16, 2025
8.73 ft, minor flooding
Location
Cumberland County
Near Mechanicsburg (2.9 mi), Harrisburg (7.4 mi), Carlisle (10.3 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Conodoguinet Creek near Hogestown
Action stage6.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.069May 16, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.013Dec 26, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.04Feb 15, 1984Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

86 crests from 1932 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Conodoguinet Creek near Hogestown, 1932 to 2025 81012141618ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 12.0 ft Oct 18, 1932: 8.89 ft, minor floodingAug 11, 1933: 8.26 ft, minor floodingAug 24, 1933: 10.66 ft, moderate floodingSep 17, 1934: 8.97 ft, minor floodingDec 2, 1934: 11.32 ft, moderate floodingMar 13, 1936: 10.37 ft, moderate floodingMar 19, 1936: 9.00 ft, minor floodingApr 27, 1937: 9.66 ft, minor floodingApr 21, 1940: 8.51 ft, minor floodingMay 23, 1942: 9.39 ft, minor floodingAug 18, 1942: 8.51 ft, minor floodingDec 31, 1942: 9.15 ft, minor floodingOct 17, 1943: 8.00 ft, minor floodingNov 29, 1945: 8.46 ft, minor floodingMay 28, 1946: 9.43 ft, minor floodingMay 26, 1947: 9.30 ft, minor floodingNov 26, 1950: 9.27 ft, minor floodingMar 12, 1952: 12.16 ft, major flooding; 15,700 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 1952: 8.23 ft, minor floodingOct 23, 1952: 10.90 ft, moderate floodingJan 25, 1953: 8.11 ft, minor floodingMar 23, 1955: 8.11 ft, minor floodingOct 15, 1955: 8.50 ft, minor floodingNov 3, 1956: 9.55 ft, minor floodingMay 29, 1968: 8.06 ft, minor floodingJul 29, 1969: 9.08 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 1970: 9.64 ft, minor floodingJul 10, 1970: 8.73 ft, minor floodingFeb 23, 1971: 8.21 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 1972: 17.01 ft, major flooding; 33,700 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1975: 12.56 ft, major flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1975: 8.72 ft, minor floodingOct 10, 1976: 10.84 ft, moderate floodingMar 15, 1978: 8.00 ft, minor floodingMay 16, 1978: 8.10 ft, minor floodingJan 25, 1979: 10.30 ft, moderate floodingFeb 26, 1979: 9.93 ft, minor floodingSep 7, 1979: 8.14 ft, minor floodingMar 22, 1980: 8.21 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 1981: 8.35 ft, minor floodingDec 13, 1983: 8.69 ft, minor floodingFeb 15, 1984: 12.50 ft, major flooding; 16,800 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1986: 9.39 ft, minor floodingSep 13, 1987: 9.41 ft, minor floodingOct 14, 1990: 8.54 ft, minor floodingDec 12, 1992: 8.52 ft, minor floodingMar 25, 1993: 8.23 ft, minor floodingMar 29, 1993: 8.46 ft, minor floodingApr 2, 1993: 9.47 ft, minor floodingNov 28, 1993: 9.49 ft, minor floodingMar 23, 1994: 9.04 ft, minor floodingMar 29, 1994: 8.63 ft, minor floodingJan 21, 1995: 8.00 ft, minor floodingJan 21, 1996: 9.16 ft, minor flooding; 8,300 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1996: 9.24 ft, minor flooding; 8,450 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 1996: 10.32 ft, moderate flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 1997: 9.40 ft, minor floodingJan 9, 1998: 9.20 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 1998: 8.70 ft, minor floodingMar 22, 1998: 8.90 ft, minor floodingJan 3, 2003: 8.00 ft, minor floodingMar 22, 2003: 8.37 ft, minor floodingJun 8, 2003: 8.00 ft, minor floodingSep 19, 2004: 11.35 ft, moderate flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 2004: 8.73 ft, minor floodingMar 30, 2005: 9.32 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 2005: 8.42 ft, minor floodingJun 28, 2005: 10.05 ft, moderate floodingMar 12, 2011: 10.07 ft, moderate flooding; 9,626 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 2011: 9.74 ft, minor flooding; 8,966 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2011: 10.53 ft, moderate flooding; 10,659 cubic feet per secondNov 24, 2011: 9.48 ft, minor flooding; 8,461 cubic feet per secondDec 9, 2011: 8.14 ft, minor flooding; 6,220 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2012: 8.83 ft, minor flooding; 6,985 cubic feet per secondOct 12, 2013: 8.99 ft, minor flooding; 7,274 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2014: 9.31 ft, minor flooding; 7,870 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2018: 8.06 ft, minor flooding; 6,012 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 2018: 10.10 ft, moderate flooding; 9,623 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 2018: 9.12 ft, minor flooding; 7,401 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2020: 8.70 ft, minor flooding; 6,672 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2020: 11.04 ft, moderate flooding; 11,273 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 2021: 8.51 ft, minor flooding; 6,366 cubic feet per secondMay 8, 2022: 8.91 ft, minor flooding; 7,019 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 2024: 8.79 ft, minor floodingApr 4, 2024: 9.22 ft, minor flooding; 7,547 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2025: 8.73 ft, minor flooding Highest, 17.01 ft, Jun 23, 1972 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Conodoguinet Creek near Hogestown 1930s: 8 1940s: 8 1950s: 8 1960s: 2 1970s: 12 1980s: 6 1990s: 16 16 2000s: 8 2010s: 11 2020s: 7 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 86 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Conodoguinet Creek near Hogestown
1Jun 23, 197217.01+9.01Major33,700
2Sep 26, 197512.56+4.56Major16,200
3Feb 15, 198412.50+4.50Major16,800
4Mar 12, 195212.16+4.16Major15,700
5Sep 19, 200411.35+3.35Moderate12,600
6Dec 2, 193411.32+3.32Moderate—
7Dec 26, 202011.04+3.04Moderate11,273
8Oct 23, 195210.90+2.90Moderate—
9Oct 10, 197610.84+2.84Moderate—
10Aug 24, 193310.66+2.66Moderate—
11Sep 8, 201110.53+2.53Moderate10,659
12Mar 13, 193610.37+2.37Moderate—
13Sep 8, 199610.32+2.32Moderate10,200
14Jan 25, 197910.30+2.30Moderate—
15Jul 26, 201810.10+2.10Moderate9,623
16Mar 12, 201110.07+2.07Moderate9,626
17Jun 28, 200510.05+2.05Moderate—
18Feb 26, 19799.93+1.93Minor—
19Apr 18, 20119.74+1.74Minor8,966
20Apr 27, 19379.66+1.66Minor—
21Apr 3, 19709.64+1.64Minor—
22Nov 3, 19569.55+1.55Minor—
23Nov 28, 19939.49+1.49Minor—
24Nov 24, 20119.48+1.48Minor8,461
25Apr 2, 19939.47+1.47Minor—
26May 28, 19469.43+1.43Minor—
27Sep 13, 19879.41+1.41Minor—
28Nov 9, 19979.40+1.40Minor—
29May 23, 19429.39+1.39Minor—
30Mar 16, 19869.39+1.39Minor—
31Mar 30, 20059.32+1.32Minor—
32May 17, 20149.31+1.31Minor7,870
33May 26, 19479.30+1.30Minor—
34Nov 26, 19509.27+1.27Minor—
35Jan 28, 19969.24+1.24Minor8,450
36Apr 4, 20249.22+1.22Minor7,547
37Jan 9, 19989.20+1.20Minor—
38Jan 21, 19969.16+1.16Minor8,300
39Dec 31, 19429.15+1.15Minor—
40Sep 11, 20189.12+1.12Minor7,401
41Jul 29, 19699.08+1.08Minor—
42Mar 23, 19949.04+1.04Minor—
43Mar 19, 19369.00+1.00Minor—
44Oct 12, 20138.99+0.99Minor7,274
45Sep 17, 19348.97+0.97Minor—
46May 8, 20228.91+0.91Minor7,019
47Mar 22, 19988.90+0.90Minor—
48Oct 18, 19328.89+0.89Minor—
49Oct 31, 20128.83+0.83Minor6,985
50Jan 11, 20248.79+0.79Minor—

Other gauges in Cumberland County

Flood gauges in Cumberland County
Camp Hill7.018.77 ft, Sep 26, 19753

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HGSP1, 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.