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Little Chiques Creek at Mt. Joy

Highest listed crest 14.40 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft3 crests since 2015

The Little Chiques Creek at Mt. Joy crested above flood stage 2 times among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2015 to 2021. The highest, 14.40 ft on July 25, 2018, was minor flooding, 2.40 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.40 ft
July 25, 2018
Flood stage
12.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 2, 2021
12.69 ft, minor flooding
Location
Lancaster County
Near Columbia (5.7 mi), Elizabethtown (5.9 mi), Lancaster (11.6 mi)
Identifiers
NWS MJYP1
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Little Chiques Creek at Mt. Joy
Action stage11.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.02Sep 2, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

3 crests from 2015 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Chiques Creek at Mt. Joy, 2015 to 2021 101112131415ft Flood stage 12.0 ft Oct 29, 2015: 10.10 ft, below flood stageJul 25, 2018: 14.40 ft, minor floodingSep 2, 2021: 12.69 ft, minor flooding Highest, 14.40 ft, Jul 25, 2018 201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Chiques Creek at Mt. Joy 2010s: 1 1 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, Little Chiques Creek at Mt. Joy
1Jul 25, 201814.40+2.40Minor—
2Sep 2, 202112.69+0.69Minor—
3Oct 29, 201510.10−1.90Below flood stage—

Other gauges in Lancaster County

Flood gauges in Lancaster County
Manheim8.09.60 ft, Sep 2, 20210
Ephrata8.011.63 ft, Aug 22, 20180
Lancaster11.027.90 ft, Jun 23, 19729
Marietta49.064.54 ft, Jun 23, 19729

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MJYP1, 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.