Little Pine Creek near Etna

Highest listed crest 10.28 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft3 crests since 1986

The Little Pine Creek near Etna crested above flood stage 1 time among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1986 to 2019. The highest, 10.28 ft on May 30, 1986, was minor flooding, 1.28 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.28 ft
May 30, 1986; 7,190 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 14.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 30, 1986
10.28 ft, minor flooding
Location
Allegheny County
Near Pittsburgh (5.9 mi), Wilkinsburg (6.3 mi), Penn Hills (6.4 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Little Pine Creek near Etna
Flood stage (minor)9.01May 30, 1986Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage14.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

3 crests from 1986 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Pine Creek near Etna, 1986 to 2019 68101214ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 14.0 ft May 30, 1986: 10.28 ft, minor flooding; 7,190 cubic feet per secondSep 17, 2004: 6.36 ft, below flood stage; 1,576 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 2019: 6.57 ft, below flood stage Highest, 10.28 ft, May 30, 1986 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Pine Creek near Etna 1980s: 1 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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 Pine Creek near Etna
1May 30, 198610.28+1.28Minor7,190
2Jul 11, 20196.57−2.43Below flood stage—
3Sep 17, 20046.36−2.64Below flood stage1,576

Other gauges in Allegheny County

Flood gauges in Allegheny County
C.W. Bill Young Lock and Dam17.031.10 ft, Mar 18, 19362
Natrona Lock and Dam21.032.10 ft, Mar 18, 19365
Sharpsburg Lock and Dam21.026.90 ft, Jun 24, 19721
Carnegie20.025.05 ft, Sep 18, 20041
Girty's Run11.013.56 ft, Jul 5, 20180
Braddock Lock and Dam22.035.30 ft, Mar 18, 19368
Elizabeth Lock and Dam20.032.50 ft, Mar 18, 19369
Dashields Lock and Dam25.042.80 ft, Mar 18, 19365
Pittsburgh22.046.00 ft, Mar 18, 193622
Etna13.014.60 ft, Sep 1, 20210
Turtle Creek6.011.34 ft, Jun 18, 20091
Sutersville20.032.50 ft, Oct 16, 195412

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ETNP1, 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.