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Pine Creek at Etna

Highest listed crest 14.60 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft5 crests since 2010

The Pine Creek at Etna crested above flood stage 2 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2010 to 2021. The highest, 14.60 ft on September 1, 2021, was minor flooding, 1.60 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.60 ft
September 1, 2021; 5,226 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
13.0 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
0
2 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 1, 2021
14.60 ft, minor flooding
Location
Allegheny County
Near Pittsburgh (4.6 mi), Wilkinsburg (5.7 mi), Penn Hills (6.5 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Pine Creek at Etna
Action stage7.82Sep 9, 2018The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.02Sep 1, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2010 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Pine Creek at Etna, 2010 to 2021 681012141618ft Flood stage 13.0 ftMajor 17.0 ft Jun 9, 2010: 6.80 ft, below flood stage; 517 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2018: 11.48 ft, action stage; 3,167 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 2018: 12.31 ft, action stageJul 11, 2019: 13.65 ft, minor floodingSep 1, 2021: 14.60 ft, minor flooding; 5,226 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.60 ft, Sep 1, 2021 201020152020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Pine Creek at Etna 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, Pine Creek at Etna
1Sep 1, 202114.60+1.60Minor5,226
2Jul 11, 201913.65+0.65Minor—
3Sep 9, 201812.31−0.69Action—
4Feb 16, 201811.48−1.52Action3,167
5Jun 9, 20106.80−6.20Below flood stage517

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
Etna9.010.28 ft, May 30, 19860
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
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 PNEP1, 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.