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Dunkard Creek at Shannopin

Highest listed crest 14.27 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft6 crests since 1980

The Dunkard Creek at Shannopin crested above flood stage 3 times among the 6 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1980 to 2025. The highest, 14.27 ft on August 18, 1980, was minor flooding, 2.27 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.27 ft
August 18, 1980; 17,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 5, 2015
13.32 ft, minor flooding
Location
Greene County
Near Morgantown (8.5 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Dunkard Creek at Shannopin
Action stage10.01May 31, 2025The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.03Mar 5, 2015Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

6 crests from 1980 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Dunkard Creek at Shannopin, 1980 to 2025 6810121416ft Flood stage 12.0 ft Aug 18, 1980: 14.27 ft, minor flooding; 17,600 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2004: 12.23 ft, minor flooding; 12,036 cubic feet per secondJun 5, 2008: 6.80 ft, below flood stage; 2,157 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 2009: 9.85 ft, below flood stage; 6,489 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2015: 13.32 ft, minor flooding; 14,856 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2025: 11.01 ft, action stage; 9,422 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.27 ft, Aug 18, 1980 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Dunkard Creek at Shannopin 1980s: 1 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 2010s: 1 2020s: 0 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Dunkard Creek at Shannopin
1Aug 18, 198014.27+2.27Minor17,600
2Mar 5, 201513.32+1.32Minor14,856
3Sep 18, 200412.23+0.23Minor12,036
4May 31, 202511.01−0.99Action9,422
5May 5, 20099.85−2.15Below flood stage6,489
6Jun 5, 20086.80−5.20Below flood stage2,157

Other gauges in Greene County

Flood gauges in Greene County
Grays Landing Lock and Dam21.036.00 ft, Jul 1, 18883
Point Marion Lock and Dam (lower pool)26.034.00 ft, Jan 19, 19967
Jefferson17.018.96 ft, Sep 10, 20180

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SNPP1, 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.