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Lackawaxen River near Aldenville

Highest listed crest 9.34 ftFlood stage 6.5 ft10 crests since 2013

The Lackawaxen River near Aldenville crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2013 to 2025. The highest, 9.34 ft on June 28, 2013, was major flooding, 2.84 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
9.34 ft
June 28, 2013; 11,360 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
6.5 ft
Major flooding from 8.5 ft
Crests at major
1
103rd of 170 gauges in Pennsylvania
Most recent flood crest
May 6, 2025
6.97 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 near Aldenville
Action stage5.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)6.57May 6, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage7.52Aug 19, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage8.51Jun 28, 2013Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

10 crests from 2013 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Lackawaxen River near Aldenville, 2013 to 2025 678910ft Flood stage 6.5 ftMajor 8.5 ft Jun 28, 2013: 9.34 ft, major flooding; 11,360 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2017: 6.77 ft, minor flooding; 3,420 cubic feet per secondOct 26, 2021: 7.41 ft, minor flooding; 4,177 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2022: 7.16 ft, minor flooding; 3,521 cubic feet per secondAug 8, 2023: 7.27 ft, minor flooding; 3,799 cubic feet per secondAug 30, 2023: 7.10 ft, minor flooding; 3,375 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2023: 7.48 ft, minor flooding; 4,378 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 2024: 8.25 ft, moderate flooding; 7,148 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 2024: 7.68 ft, moderate flooding; 4,994 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2025: 6.97 ft, minor flooding; 3,080 cubic feet per second Highest, 9.34 ft, Jun 28, 2013 201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Lackawaxen River near Aldenville 2010s: 2 2020s: 8 8 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, Lackawaxen River near Aldenville
1Jun 28, 20139.34+2.84Major11,360
2Aug 9, 20248.25+1.75Moderate7,148
3Aug 19, 20247.68+1.18Moderate4,994
4Dec 18, 20237.48+0.98Minor4,378
5Oct 26, 20217.41+0.91Minor4,177
6Aug 8, 20237.27+0.77Minor3,799
7Apr 8, 20227.16+0.66Minor3,521
8Aug 30, 20237.10+0.60Minor3,375
9May 6, 20256.97+0.47Minor3,080
10Feb 25, 20176.77+0.27Minor3,420

Gauges on the Lackawaxen River

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

Flood gauges on the Lackawaxen River
Aldenville this gaugePA6.59.34 ft, Jun 28, 20131
HawleyPA14.024.80 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
Hawley14.024.80 ft, Aug 19, 19551

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ALDP1, 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.