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Pohopoco Creek below Beltzville Lake at Parryville

Highest listed crest 5.99 ftFlood stage 5.5 ft18 crests since 1973

The Pohopoco Creek below Beltzville Lake at Parryville crested above flood stage 14 times among the 18 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1973 to 2024. The highest, 5.99 ft on June 22, 2003, was minor flooding, 0.49 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
5.99 ft
June 22, 2003; 1,740 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
5.5 ft
Major flooding from 7.0 ft
Crests at major
0
14 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
January 13, 2024
5.86 ft, minor flooding
Location
Carbon County
Near Northampton (13.7 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Pohopoco Creek below Beltzville Lake at Parryville
Action stage4.54Sep 26, 2011The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)5.514Jan 13, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage6.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage7.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

18 crests from 1973 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Pohopoco Creek below Beltzville Lake at Parryville, 1973 to 2024 55.566.57ft Flood stage 5.5 ftMajor 7.0 ft May 8, 1973: 5.59 ft, minor flooding; 1,740 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1993: 5.57 ft, minor flooding; 1,550 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1996: 5.53 ft, minor flooding; 1,460 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1996: 5.62 ft, minor flooding; 1,510 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1998: 5.09 ft, action stage; 1,200 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1999: 5.64 ft, minor flooding; 1,520 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2003: 5.99 ft, minor flooding; 1,740 cubic feet per secondSep 19, 2004: 5.72 ft, minor flooding; 1,570 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2005: 5.55 ft, minor flooding; 1,470 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2006: 5.95 ft, minor floodingAug 30, 2011: 5.07 ft, action stageSep 11, 2011: 5.23 ft, action stageSep 26, 2011: 5.29 ft, action stageSep 18, 2012: 5.62 ft, minor floodingDec 26, 2020: 5.59 ft, minor flooding; 1,495 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 2022: 5.75 ft, minor flooding; 1,593 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2023: 5.80 ft, minor flooding; 1,624 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2024: 5.86 ft, minor flooding; 1,662 cubic feet per second Highest, 5.99 ft, Jun 22, 2003 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Pohopoco Creek below Beltzville Lake at Parryville 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 4 4 2000s: 4 2010s: 1 2020s: 4 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Pohopoco Creek below Beltzville Lake at Parryville
1Jun 22, 20035.99+0.49Minor1,740
2Jun 29, 20065.95+0.45Minor—
3Jan 13, 20245.86+0.36Minor1,662
4Dec 19, 20235.80+0.30Minor1,624
5Apr 11, 20225.75+0.25Minor1,593
6Sep 19, 20045.72+0.22Minor1,570
7Jan 25, 19995.64+0.14Minor1,520
8Dec 4, 19965.62+0.12Minor1,510
9Sep 18, 20125.62+0.12Minor—
10May 8, 19735.59+0.09Minor1,740
11Dec 26, 20205.59+0.09Minor1,495
12Apr 1, 19935.57+0.07Minor1,550
13Mar 29, 20055.55+0.05Minor1,470
14Jan 27, 19965.53+0.03Minor1,460
15Sep 26, 20115.29−0.21Action—
16Sep 11, 20115.23−0.27Action—
17Mar 11, 19985.09−0.41Action1,200
18Aug 30, 20115.07−0.43Action—

Other gauges in Carbon County

Flood gauges in Carbon County
Lehighton10.020.80 ft, Feb 28, 19026

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PRRP1, 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.