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Penns Creek at Penns Creek

Highest listed crest 14.85 ftFlood stage 8.0 ft71 crests since 1933

The Penns Creek at Penns Creek crested at major flood stage 6 times among the 71 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1933 to 2026. The highest, 14.85 ft on June 23, 1972, was major flooding, 6.85 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.85 ft
June 23, 1972; 34,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.0 ft
Major flooding from 12.0 ft
Crests at major
6
37th of 170 gauges in Pennsylvania
Most recent flood crest
September 3, 2026
8.17 ft, minor flooding
Location
Snyder County
Pennsylvania

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Penns Creek at Penns Creek
Action stage6.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.056Sep 3, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.09Sep 24, 2021Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.06Sep 18, 2004Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

71 crests from 1933 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Penns Creek at Penns Creek, 1933 to 2026 810121416ft Flood stage 8.0 ftMajor 12.0 ft Aug 24, 1933: 11.00 ft, moderate floodingMar 5, 1934: 8.32 ft, minor floodingSep 16, 1934: 13.00 ft, major flooding; 19,800 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 1934: 8.52 ft, minor floodingMar 11, 1936: 10.90 ft, moderate floodingMar 18, 1936: 12.12 ft, major floodingNov 13, 1937: 9.16 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 1940: 11.61 ft, moderate floodingMay 23, 1942: 10.14 ft, moderate floodingDec 30, 1942: 9.26 ft, minor floodingNov 29, 1945: 8.68 ft, minor floodingMay 27, 1946: 9.79 ft, minor floodingMar 29, 1950: 8.53 ft, minor floodingNov 25, 1950: 11.62 ft, moderate floodingDec 8, 1950: 8.17 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 1951: 8.92 ft, minor floodingMar 11, 1952: 9.29 ft, minor floodingMay 26, 1953: 8.36 ft, minor floodingMar 2, 1954: 9.02 ft, minor floodingOct 15, 1955: 9.30 ft, minor floodingNov 2, 1956: 9.88 ft, minor floodingJan 22, 1959: 8.56 ft, minor floodingFeb 26, 1961: 8.12 ft, minor floodingMar 11, 1964: 9.07 ft, minor floodingFeb 14, 1966: 8.56 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 1970: 8.30 ft, minor floodingMar 3, 1972: 10.15 ft, moderate floodingJun 23, 1972: 14.85 ft, major flooding; 34,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 2, 1973: 8.02 ft, minor floodingFeb 25, 1975: 8.60 ft, minor floodingSep 26, 1975: 9.11 ft, minor floodingOct 9, 1976: 9.10 ft, minor floodingNov 8, 1977: 8.81 ft, minor floodingJan 9, 1978: 8.22 ft, minor floodingJan 25, 1979: 9.76 ft, minor floodingFeb 26, 1979: 13.00 ft, major floodingMar 6, 1979: 8.95 ft, minor floodingSep 3, 1979: 9.25 ft, minor floodingDec 13, 1983: 8.08 ft, minor floodingFeb 15, 1984: 11.73 ft, moderate floodingJun 18, 1984: 8.83 ft, minor floodingMar 16, 1986: 8.89 ft, minor floodingMay 19, 1988: 8.50 ft, minor floodingJul 20, 1989: 8.37 ft, minor floodingOct 23, 1990: 8.50 ft, minor floodingApr 1, 1993: 9.31 ft, minor floodingApr 17, 1993: 8.06 ft, minor floodingNov 28, 1993: 9.34 ft, minor floodingJan 20, 1995: 8.26 ft, minor floodingJan 19, 1996: 13.74 ft, major flooding; 25,300 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1996: 8.22 ft, minor flooding; 5,925 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1998: 8.00 ft, minor floodingJan 24, 1999: 9.20 ft, minor floodingSep 18, 2004: 12.19 ft, major flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2005: 8.00 ft, minor floodingNov 30, 2005: 8.24 ft, minor floodingDec 1, 2010: 9.73 ft, minor flooding; 8,474 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2011: 10.06 ft, moderate flooding; 9,094 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2011: 8.06 ft, minor flooding; 5,724 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2011: 8.88 ft, minor flooding; 7,000 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2014: 9.87 ft, minor flooding; 8,733 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 2018: 9.35 ft, minor flooding; 7,721 cubic feet per secondDec 22, 2018: 8.29 ft, minor flooding; 6,099 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2020: 8.86 ft, minor flooding; 6,927 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2020: 8.87 ft, minor flooding; 6,942 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 2021: 10.90 ft, moderate flooding; 10,775 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 2022: 8.54 ft, minor flooding; 6,457 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2024: 8.45 ft, minor flooding; 6,395 cubic feet per secondAug 9, 2024: 9.01 ft, minor floodingAug 3, 2026: 8.55 ft, minor flooding; 6,536 cubic feet per secondSep 3, 2026: 8.17 ft, minor flooding; 6,009 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.85 ft, Jun 23, 1972 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Penns Creek at Penns Creek 1930s: 7 1940s: 5 1950s: 10 1960s: 3 1970s: 13 13 1980s: 6 1990s: 9 2000s: 3 2010s: 7 2020s: 8 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 71 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Penns Creek at Penns Creek
1Jun 23, 197214.85+6.85Major34,600
2Jan 19, 199613.74+5.74Major25,300
3Sep 16, 193413.00+5.00Major19,800
4Feb 26, 197913.00+5.00Major—
5Sep 18, 200412.19+4.19Major15,600
6Mar 18, 193612.12+4.12Major—
7Feb 15, 198411.73+3.73Moderate—
8Nov 25, 195011.62+3.62Moderate—
9Mar 31, 194011.61+3.61Moderate—
10Aug 24, 193311.00+3.00Moderate—
11Mar 11, 193610.90+2.90Moderate—
12Sep 24, 202110.90+2.90Moderate10,775
13Mar 3, 197210.15+2.15Moderate—
14May 23, 194210.14+2.14Moderate—
15Mar 11, 201110.06+2.06Moderate9,094
16Nov 2, 19569.88+1.88Minor—
17May 16, 20149.87+1.87Minor8,733
18May 27, 19469.79+1.79Minor—
19Jan 25, 19799.76+1.76Minor—
20Dec 1, 20109.73+1.73Minor8,474
21Jul 26, 20189.35+1.35Minor7,721
22Nov 28, 19939.34+1.34Minor—
23Apr 1, 19939.31+1.31Minor—
24Oct 15, 19559.30+1.30Minor—
25Mar 11, 19529.29+1.29Minor—
26Dec 30, 19429.26+1.26Minor—
27Sep 3, 19799.25+1.25Minor—
28Jan 24, 19999.20+1.20Minor—
29Nov 13, 19379.16+1.16Minor—
30Sep 26, 19759.11+1.11Minor—
31Oct 9, 19769.10+1.10Minor—
32Mar 11, 19649.07+1.07Minor—
33Mar 2, 19549.02+1.02Minor—
34Aug 9, 20249.01+1.01Minor—
35Mar 6, 19798.95+0.95Minor—
36Mar 31, 19518.92+0.92Minor—
37Mar 16, 19868.89+0.89Minor—
38Sep 8, 20118.88+0.88Minor7,000
39Dec 25, 20208.87+0.87Minor6,942
40May 1, 20208.86+0.86Minor6,927
41Jun 18, 19848.83+0.83Minor—
42Nov 8, 19778.81+0.81Minor—
43Nov 29, 19458.68+0.68Minor—
44Feb 25, 19758.60+0.60Minor—
45Jan 22, 19598.56+0.56Minor—
46Feb 14, 19668.56+0.56Minor—
47Aug 3, 20268.55+0.55Minor6,536
48Feb 4, 20228.54+0.54Minor6,457
49Mar 29, 19508.53+0.53Minor—
50Dec 1, 19348.52+0.52Minor—

Other gauges in Snyder County

Flood gauges in Snyder County
Sunbury24.035.80 ft, Jun 24, 19721

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PNCP1, 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.