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Red Bank Creek at Brookville

Highest listed crest 34.80 ftFlood stage 20.0 ft4 crests since 1996

The Red Bank Creek at Brookville crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1996 to 2026. The highest, 34.80 ft on July 19, 1996, was major flooding, 14.80 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Red Bank Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
34.80 ft
July 19, 1996
Flood stage
20.0 ft
Major flooding from 30.0 ft
Crests at major
1
103rd of 170 gauges in Pennsylvania
Most recent flood crest
July 19, 1996
34.80 ft, major flooding
Location
Jefferson County
Pennsylvania

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Red Bank Creek at Brookville
Action stage16.02Jul 19, 2026The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)20.00—Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage25.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage30.01Jul 19, 1996Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 crests from 1996 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Red Bank Creek at Brookville, 1996 to 2026 1520253035ft Flood stage 20.0 ftMajor 30.0 ft Jul 19, 1996: 34.80 ft, major floodingFeb 16, 2018: 15.70 ft, below flood stage; 8,680 cubic feet per secondOct 31, 2019: 19.29 ft, action stage; 14,064 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 2026: 18.29 ft, action stage; 12,535 cubic feet per second Highest, 34.80 ft, Jul 19, 1996 200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Red Bank Creek at Brookville 1990s: 1 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 0 1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Red Bank Creek at Brookville
1Jul 19, 199634.80+14.80Major—
2Oct 31, 201919.29−0.71Action14,064
3Jul 19, 202618.29−1.71Action12,535
4Feb 16, 201815.70−4.30Below flood stage8,680

The worst floods along the Red Bank Creek

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Red Bank Creek that crested above flood stage within a week.

July 19, 1996: 34.80 ft here, major flooding

  • St CharlesPA · Jul 19, 1996 · 23.90 ft · Major · its highest

Gauges on the Red Bank Creek

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Red Bank Creek
Brookville this gaugePA20.034.80 ft, Jul 19, 19961
St CharlesPA17.023.90 ft, Jul 19, 19961

Other gauges in Jefferson County

Flood gauges in Jefferson County
Punxsutawney1,232.01,236.50 ft, Jul 19, 19960

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BKLP1, 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.