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Red Bank Creek at St Charles

Highest listed crest 23.90 ftFlood stage 17.0 ft9 crests since 1936

The Red Bank Creek at St Charles crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 9 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1936 to 2019. The highest, 23.90 ft on July 19, 1996, was major flooding, 6.90 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
23.90 ft
July 19, 1996; 66,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
17.0 ft
Major flooding from 22.0 ft
Crests at major
1
103rd of 170 gauges in Pennsylvania
Most recent flood crest
September 18, 2004
18.52 ft, minor flooding
Location
Armstrong 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 St Charles
Action stage14.10—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.03Sep 18, 2004Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage22.01Jul 19, 1996Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

9 crests from 1936 to 2019. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Red Bank Creek at St Charles, 1936 to 2019 10152025ft Flood stage 17.0 ftMajor 22.0 ft Mar 18, 1936: 18.60 ft, minor flooding; 37,000 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1972: 17.80 ft, minor flooding; 33,000 cubic feet per secondJul 19, 1996: 23.90 ft, major flooding; 66,300 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2004: 18.52 ft, minor flooding; 35,800 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2007: 13.89 ft, below flood stage; 18,637 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 2007: 11.83 ft, below flood stage; 12,300 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2008: 10.72 ft, below flood stage; 9,938 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 2008: 11.40 ft, below flood stage; 11,507 cubic feet per secondFeb 8, 2019: 11.19 ft, below flood stage; 9,842 cubic feet per second Highest, 23.90 ft, Jul 19, 1996 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Red Bank Creek at St Charles 1930s: 1 1 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 1 2010s: 0 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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 St Charles
1Jul 19, 199623.90+6.90Major66,300
2Mar 18, 193618.60+1.60Minor37,000
3Sep 18, 200418.52+1.52Minor35,800
4Jun 23, 197217.80+0.80Minor33,000
5Mar 15, 200713.89−3.11Below flood stage18,637
6Nov 27, 200711.83−5.17Below flood stage12,300
7Mar 20, 200811.40−5.60Below flood stage11,507
8Feb 8, 201911.19−5.81Below flood stage9,842
9Mar 5, 200810.72−6.28Below flood stage9,938

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: 23.90 ft here, major flooding

  • BrookvillePA · Jul 19, 1996 · 34.80 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
BrookvillePA20.034.80 ft, Jul 19, 19961
St Charles this gaugePA17.023.90 ft, Jul 19, 19961

Other gauges in Armstrong County

Flood gauges in Armstrong County
Clinton Lock and Dam21.026.40 ft, Mar 18, 19361
Freeport Lock and Dam23.033.30 ft, Mar 18, 19361
Kittanning Lock and Dam21.030.70 ft, Mar 26, 19136
Mosgrove Lock and Dam19.027.70 ft, Mar 10, 19642
Parker20.029.60 ft, Jan 22, 19592
Rimer Lock and Dam19.021.80 ft, Jan 22, 19590
Idaho12.519.33 ft, Sep 18, 20040

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SNCP1, 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.