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Raccoon Creek at Moffatts Mill

Highest listed crest 14.29 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft5 crests since 1922

The Raccoon Creek at Moffatts Mill crested above flood stage 1 time among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1922 to 2010. The highest, 14.29 ft on September 18, 2004, was minor flooding, 1.29 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.29 ft
September 18, 2004; 21,200 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
13.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 18, 2004
14.29 ft, minor flooding
Location
Beaver County
Near Franklin Park (12.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Raccoon Creek at Moffatts Mill
Action stage10.40—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.01Sep 18, 2004Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

5 crests from 1922 to 2010. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Raccoon Creek at Moffatts Mill, 1922 to 2010 46810121416ft Flood stage 13.0 ft Apr 15, 1922: 9.80 ft, below flood stage; 10,000 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1952: 9.71 ft, below flood stage; 8,590 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2004: 14.29 ft, minor flooding; 21,200 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2008: 6.78 ft, below flood stage; 4,492 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 2010: 5.59 ft, below flood stage; 3,064 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.29 ft, Sep 18, 2004 1940196019802000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Raccoon Creek at Moffatts Mill 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 1 2010s: 0 1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, Raccoon Creek at Moffatts Mill
1Sep 18, 200414.29+1.29Minor21,200
2Apr 15, 19229.80−3.20Below flood stage10,000
3Jan 27, 19529.71−3.29Below flood stage8,590
4Mar 5, 20086.78−6.22Below flood stage4,492
5Jun 3, 20105.59−7.41Below flood stage3,064

Other gauges in Beaver County

Flood gauges in Beaver County
Beaver Falls15.017.40 ft, Mar 27, 19130
Zelienople10.018.17 ft, Sep 18, 20041
Montgomery Lock and Dam33.055.00 ft, Mar 18, 193610

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MFFP1, 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.