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Girty's Run at Girty's Run

Highest listed crest 13.56 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft5 crests since 2010

The Girty's Run at Girty's Run crested above flood stage 3 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2010 to 2022. The highest, 13.56 ft on July 5, 2018, was minor flooding, 2.56 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.56 ft
July 5, 2018
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 1, 2021
12.17 ft, minor flooding
Location
Allegheny County
Near Pittsburgh (2.6 mi), Wilkinsburg (5.6 mi), Baldwin (6.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Girty's Run at Girty's Run
Action stage8.01Aug 21, 2022The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.03Sep 1, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2010 to 2022. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Girty's Run at Girty's Run, 2010 to 2022 5101520ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Jun 3, 2010: 5.29 ft, below flood stage; 294 cubic feet per secondJul 5, 2018: 13.56 ft, minor floodingJul 11, 2019: 12.26 ft, minor floodingSep 1, 2021: 12.17 ft, minor flooding; 2,849 cubic feet per secondAug 21, 2022: 8.59 ft, action stage Highest, 13.56 ft, Jul 5, 2018 201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Girty's Run at Girty's Run 2010s: 2 2 2020s: 1 2010s2020s
  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, Girty's Run at Girty's Run
1Jul 5, 201813.56+2.56Minor—
2Jul 11, 201912.26+1.26Minor—
3Sep 1, 202112.17+1.17Minor2,849
4Aug 21, 20228.59−2.41Action—
5Jun 3, 20105.29−5.71Below flood stage294

Other gauges in Allegheny County

Flood gauges in Allegheny County
C.W. Bill Young Lock and Dam17.031.10 ft, Mar 18, 19362
Natrona Lock and Dam21.032.10 ft, Mar 18, 19365
Sharpsburg Lock and Dam21.026.90 ft, Jun 24, 19721
Carnegie20.025.05 ft, Sep 18, 20041
Etna9.010.28 ft, May 30, 19860
Braddock Lock and Dam22.035.30 ft, Mar 18, 19368
Elizabeth Lock and Dam20.032.50 ft, Mar 18, 19369
Dashields Lock and Dam25.042.80 ft, Mar 18, 19365
Pittsburgh22.046.00 ft, Mar 18, 193622
Etna13.014.60 ft, Sep 1, 20210
Turtle Creek6.011.34 ft, Jun 18, 20091
Sutersville20.032.50 ft, Oct 16, 195412

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GTYP1, 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.