Juniata River at Newport

Highest listed crest 33.97 ftFlood stage 22.0 ft10 crests since 1950

The Juniata River at Newport crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1950 to 2004. The highest, 33.97 ft on June 23, 1972, was major flooding, 11.97 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Juniata River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 33.97 ft; June 23, 1972; 187,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 22.0 ft; Major flooding from 30.0 ft
Crests at major: 1; 103rd of 170 gauges in Pennsylvania
Most recent flood crest: September 19, 2004; 23.58 ft, minor flooding
Location: Perry County; Pennsylvania
Identifiers: NWS NPTP1; USGS 01567000

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Juniata River at Newport

Action stage	17.0	3	Mar 26, 1994	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	22.0	4	Sep 19, 2004	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	25.0	1	Nov 26, 1950	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	30.0	1	Jun 23, 1972	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

10 crests from 1950 to 2004. 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.
5 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 35.90 ft on Jun 1, 1889; 25.30 ft on Mar 1, 1902; 24.51 ft on Mar 6, 1936; 34.24 ft on Mar 19, 1936; 24.44 ft on Apr 27, 1937.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Juniata River at Newport

1	Jun 23, 1972	33.97	+11.97	Major	187,000
2	Nov 26, 1950	25.36	+3.36	Moderate	108,000
3	Jan 20, 1996	24.70	+2.70	Minor	103,500
4	Mar 6, 1964	24.61	+2.61	Minor	—
5	Sep 19, 2004	23.58	+1.58	Minor	—
6	Feb 15, 1984	23.21	+1.21	Minor	—
7	Nov 29, 1993	17.73	−4.27	Action	—
8	Mar 26, 1994	17.67	−4.33	Action	—
9	Sep 26, 1975	17.15	−4.85	Action	—
10	Mar 29, 1993	16.24	−5.76	Below flood stage	—

The worst floods along the Juniata River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Juniata River that crested above flood stage within a week.

June 23, 1972: 33.97 ft here, major flooding

LewistownPA · Jun 23, 1972 · 42.10 ft · Major · its highest
Mapleton DepotPA · Jun 23, 1972 · 33.07 ft · Major
HuntingdonPA · Jun 23, 1972 · 20.03 ft · Major

November 26, 1950: 25.36 ft here, moderate flooding

LewistownPA · Nov 26, 1950 · 32.00 ft · Major
Mapleton DepotPA · Nov 25, 1950 · 26.40 ft · Major

January 20, 1996: 24.70 ft here, minor flooding

LewistownPA · Jan 20, 1996 · 31.63 ft · Major
HuntingdonPA · Jan 19, 1996 · 15.95 ft · Major
Mapleton DepotPA · Jan 20, 1996 · 22.47 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Juniata River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Juniata River

Huntingdon	PA	12.0	22.50 ft, Jun 1, 1889	6
Mapleton Depot	PA	20.0	38.20 ft, Mar 18, 1936	3
Lewistown	PA	23.0	42.10 ft, Jun 23, 1972	4
Newport this gauge	PA	22.0	33.97 ft, Jun 23, 1972	1

Other gauges in Perry County

Flood gauges in Perry County

Shermans Dale	9.0	20.34 ft, Jul 22, 1927	4

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NPTP1, 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.