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Little Juniata River at Spruce Creek

Highest listed crest 19.10 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft66 crests since 1936

The Little Juniata River at Spruce Creek crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 66 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1936 to 2024. The highest, 19.10 ft on March 18, 1936, was major flooding, 11.10 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.10 ft
March 18, 1936; 39,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major
5
44th of 170 gauges in Pennsylvania
Most recent flood crest
August 9, 2024
9.25 ft, minor flooding
Location
Huntingdon County
Pennsylvania

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Little Juniata River at Spruce Creek
Action stage6.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.042Aug 9, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.019Apr 3, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage14.05Sep 18, 2004Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

66 crests from 1936 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Juniata River at Spruce Creek, 1936 to 2024 8101214161820ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 14.0 ft Mar 18, 1936: 19.10 ft, major flooding; 39,800 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1940: 10.82 ft, moderate floodingJun 8, 1940: 8.44 ft, minor floodingJun 5, 1941: 8.22 ft, minor floodingDec 24, 1941: 8.25 ft, minor floodingDec 30, 1942: 10.48 ft, moderate floodingMar 7, 1945: 8.84 ft, minor floodingMay 18, 1945: 9.75 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 1946: 9.02 ft, minor floodingJun 13, 1946: 8.13 ft, minor floodingApr 14, 1948: 9.70 ft, minor floodingNov 25, 1950: 15.77 ft, major flooding; 23,100 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1951: 8.24 ft, minor floodingJun 14, 1951: 10.68 ft, moderate floodingJan 27, 1952: 8.10 ft, minor floodingMar 11, 1952: 10.24 ft, moderate floodingNov 22, 1952: 8.19 ft, minor floodingMar 24, 1953: 9.32 ft, minor floodingMay 31, 1953: 8.20 ft, minor floodingMar 1, 1954: 11.53 ft, moderate floodingOct 15, 1954: 10.77 ft, moderate floodingMar 8, 1956: 8.76 ft, minor floodingMay 13, 1956: 8.86 ft, minor floodingJul 2, 1956: 9.67 ft, minor floodingFeb 10, 1959: 8.10 ft, minor floodingOct 24, 1959: 8.26 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 1960: 9.28 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 1960: 8.40 ft, minor floodingFeb 26, 1961: 10.14 ft, moderate floodingApr 7, 1962: 8.01 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 1964: 11.42 ft, moderate floodingFeb 13, 1966: 9.14 ft, minor floodingSep 28, 1967: 11.57 ft, moderate floodingJul 23, 1969: 9.68 ft, minor floodingApr 2, 1970: 9.54 ft, minor floodingFeb 27, 1971: 8.19 ft, minor floodingOct 25, 1971: 8.45 ft, minor floodingMar 3, 1972: 9.71 ft, minor floodingApr 17, 1972: 8.85 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 1972: 16.98 ft, major flooding; 28,600 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1975: 8.67 ft, minor floodingJun 21, 1976: 8.00 ft, minor floodingMay 15, 1978: 8.08 ft, minor floodingFeb 14, 1984: 10.17 ft, moderate floodingNov 17, 1985: 9.48 ft, minor floodingMar 15, 1986: 10.92 ft, moderate floodingApr 5, 1987: 9.16 ft, minor floodingApr 16, 1993: 14.08 ft, major floodingNov 28, 1993: 11.92 ft, moderate floodingMar 25, 1994: 8.64 ft, minor floodingJan 19, 1996: 13.00 ft, moderate flooding; 15,970 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1996: 10.15 ft, moderate flooding; 9,850 cubic feet per secondNov 8, 1997: 10.30 ft, moderate floodingJan 2, 2003: 8.60 ft, minor floodingSep 9, 2004: 12.94 ft, moderate floodingSep 18, 2004: 15.46 ft, major flooding; 22,400 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 2005: 8.74 ft, minor floodingDec 1, 2010: 11.03 ft, moderate flooding; 10,660 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2011: 8.45 ft, minor flooding; 6,504 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2018: 8.33 ft, minor flooding; 6,338 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 2018: 12.18 ft, moderate flooding; 12,959 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2020: 8.22 ft, minor flooding; 5,992 cubic feet per secondSep 1, 2021: 8.54 ft, minor flooding; 6,456 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2022: 8.40 ft, minor flooding; 6,250 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2024: 10.69 ft, moderate flooding; 10,011 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 2024: 9.25 ft, minor flooding; 7,542 cubic feet per second Highest, 19.10 ft, Mar 18, 1936 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Juniata River at Spruce Creek 1930s: 1 1940s: 10 1950s: 15 15 1960s: 8 1970s: 9 1980s: 4 1990s: 6 2000s: 4 2010s: 4 2020s: 5 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 66 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Little Juniata River at Spruce Creek
1Mar 18, 193619.10+11.10Major39,800
2Jun 23, 197216.98+8.98Major28,600
3Nov 25, 195015.77+7.77Major23,100
4Sep 18, 200415.46+7.46Major22,400
5Apr 16, 199314.08+6.08Major—
6Jan 19, 199613.00+5.00Moderate15,970
7Sep 9, 200412.94+4.94Moderate—
8Sep 10, 201812.18+4.18Moderate12,959
9Nov 28, 199311.92+3.92Moderate—
10Sep 28, 196711.57+3.57Moderate—
11Mar 1, 195411.53+3.53Moderate—
12Mar 10, 196411.42+3.42Moderate—
13Dec 1, 201011.03+3.03Moderate10,660
14Mar 15, 198610.92+2.92Moderate—
15Mar 31, 194010.82+2.82Moderate—
16Oct 15, 195410.77+2.77Moderate—
17Apr 3, 202410.69+2.69Moderate10,011
18Jun 14, 195110.68+2.68Moderate—
19Dec 30, 194210.48+2.48Moderate—
20Nov 8, 199710.30+2.30Moderate—
21Mar 11, 195210.24+2.24Moderate—
22Feb 14, 198410.17+2.17Moderate—
23Jul 19, 199610.15+2.15Moderate9,850
24Feb 26, 196110.14+2.14Moderate—
25May 18, 19459.75+1.75Minor—
26Mar 3, 19729.71+1.71Minor—
27Apr 14, 19489.70+1.70Minor—
28Jul 23, 19699.68+1.68Minor—
29Jul 2, 19569.67+1.67Minor—
30Apr 2, 19709.54+1.54Minor—
31Nov 17, 19859.48+1.48Minor—
32Mar 24, 19539.32+1.32Minor—
33Mar 31, 19609.28+1.28Minor—
34Aug 9, 20249.25+1.25Minor7,542
35Apr 5, 19879.16+1.16Minor—
36Feb 13, 19669.14+1.14Minor—
37May 27, 19469.02+1.02Minor—
38May 13, 19568.86+0.86Minor—
39Apr 17, 19728.85+0.85Minor—
40Mar 7, 19458.84+0.84Minor—
41Mar 8, 19568.76+0.76Minor—
42Nov 29, 20058.74+0.74Minor—
43Sep 26, 19758.67+0.67Minor—
44Mar 25, 19948.64+0.64Minor—
45Jan 2, 20038.60+0.60Minor—
46Sep 1, 20218.54+0.54Minor6,456
47Oct 25, 19718.45+0.45Minor—
48Mar 11, 20118.45+0.45Minor6,504
49Jun 8, 19408.44+0.44Minor—
50May 8, 19608.40+0.40Minor—

Other gauges in Huntingdon County

Flood gauges in Huntingdon County
Shirleysburg10.019.46 ft, Jan 19, 19960
Huntingdon12.022.50 ft, Jun 1, 18896
Mapleton Depot20.038.20 ft, Mar 18, 19363

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SPKP1, 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.