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Lackawaxen River at Hawley

Highest listed crest 24.80 ftFlood stage 14.0 ft15 crests since 1914

The Lackawaxen River at Hawley crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 15 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1914 to 2021. The highest, 24.80 ft on August 19, 1955, was major flooding, 10.80 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
24.80 ft
August 19, 1955; 51,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
14.0 ft
Major flooding from 22.0 ft
Crests at major
1
103rd of 170 gauges in Pennsylvania
Most recent flood crest
September 2, 2021
14.31 ft, minor flooding
Location
Wayne County
Pennsylvania

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Lackawaxen River at Hawley
Action stage11.08Sep 7, 2011The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)14.05Sep 2, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage22.01Aug 19, 1955Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

15 crests from 1914 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Lackawaxen River at Hawley, 1914 to 2021 10152025ft Flood stage 14.0 ftMajor 22.0 ft Mar 28, 1914: 12.60 ft, action stage; 12,600 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1936: 19.10 ft, minor flooding; 27,600 cubic feet per secondJul 10, 1952: 11.78 ft, action stage; 21,700 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 1955: 24.80 ft, major flooding; 51,900 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1957: 11.03 ft, action stage; 8,820 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1972: 10.67 ft, below flood stage; 9,500 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1973: 13.00 ft, action stage; 16,400 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1984: 12.01 ft, action stage; 13,500 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1986: 11.59 ft, action stage; 12,600 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1996: 11.54 ft, action stageSep 18, 2004: 14.49 ft, minor flooding; 17,699 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2005: 15.25 ft, minor flooding; 19,685 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2006: 18.19 ft, minor flooding; 28,000 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 2011: 11.30 ft, action stage; 10,800 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2021: 14.31 ft, minor flooding; 17,300 cubic feet per second Highest, 24.80 ft, Aug 19, 1955 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Lackawaxen River at Hawley 1910s: 0 1920s: 0 1930s: 1 1940s: 0 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 3 3 2010s: 0 2020s: 1 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 20.10 ft on May 23, 1942.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Lackawaxen River at Hawley
1Aug 19, 195524.80+10.80Major51,900
2Mar 18, 193619.10+5.10Minor27,600
3Jun 28, 200618.19+4.19Minor28,000
4Apr 3, 200515.25+1.25Minor19,685
5Sep 18, 200414.49+0.49Minor17,699
6Sep 2, 202114.31+0.31Minor17,300
7Jun 29, 197313.00−1.00Action16,400
8Mar 28, 191412.60−1.40Action12,600
9May 29, 198412.01−1.99Action13,500
10Jul 10, 195211.78−2.22Action21,700
11Mar 15, 198611.59−2.41Action12,600
12Jan 19, 199611.54−2.46Action—
13Sep 7, 201111.30−2.70Action10,800
14Dec 21, 195711.03−2.97Action8,820
15Jun 23, 197210.67−3.33Below flood stage9,500

Gauges on the Lackawaxen River

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

Flood gauges on the Lackawaxen River
AldenvillePA6.59.34 ft, Jun 28, 20131
Hawley this gaugePA14.024.80 ft, Aug 19, 19551

Other gauges in Wayne County

Flood gauges in Wayne County
Callicoon12.020.38 ft, Jun 28, 20065
Lordville20.028.87 ft, Jun 28, 20061
Aldenville6.59.34 ft, Jun 28, 20131

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HWYP1, 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.