Schuylkill River near Philadelphia near 30th Street
Highest listed crest 16.28 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft5 crests since 2019
The Schuylkill River near Philadelphia near 30th Street crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2019 to 2024. The highest, 16.28 ft on September 2, 2021, was major flooding, 7.28 feet above flood stage. 6 other gauges on the Schuylkill River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.
The gauge
- Highest listed crest
- 16.28 ft
- September 2, 2021; 122,800 cubic feet per second
- Flood stage
- 9.0 ft
- Major flooding from 14.0 ft
- Crests at major
- 1
- 103rd of 170 gauges in Pennsylvania
- Most recent flood crest
- January 10, 2024
- 9.76 ft, minor flooding
Flood stages
The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.
| Action stage | 5.0 | 1 | Dec 25, 2020 |
| Flood stage (minor) | 9.0 | 1 | Jan 10, 2024 |
| Moderate flood stage | 11.0 | 2 | Aug 5, 2020 |
| Major flood stage | 14.0 | 1 | Sep 2, 2021 |
Every listed crest
5 crests from 2019 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.
Crests at or above flood stage, by decade
- 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.
- 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
| 1 | Sep 2, 2021 | 16.28 | +7.28 | Major |
| 2 | Aug 5, 2020 | 11.81 | +2.81 | Moderate |
| 3 | Jul 12, 2019 | 11.58 | +2.58 | Moderate |
| 4 | Jan 10, 2024 | 9.76 | +0.76 | Minor |
| 5 | Dec 25, 2020 | 7.99 | −1.01 | Action |
The worst floods along the Schuylkill River
For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Schuylkill River that crested above flood stage within a week.
September 2, 2021: 16.28 ft here, major flooding
- NorristownPA · Sep 2, 2021 · 26.85 ft · Major · its highest
- PhiladelphiaPA · Sep 2, 2021 · 16.35 ft · Major · its highest
- BernePA · Sep 2, 2021 · 15.67 ft · Moderate
- LandingvillePA · Sep 2, 2021 · 13.39 ft · Moderate
- ReadingPA · Sep 2, 2021 · 16.95 ft · Minor
- PottstownPA · Sep 2, 2021 · 16.79 ft · Minor
August 5, 2020: 11.81 ft here, moderate flooding
- NorristownPA · Aug 5, 2020 · 20.55 ft · Major
- PhiladelphiaPA · Aug 5, 2020 · 13.28 ft · Moderate
- PottstownPA · Aug 5, 2020 · 13.75 ft · Minor
July 12, 2019: 11.58 ft here, moderate flooding
- NorristownPA · Jul 12, 2019 · 16.48 ft · Minor
- PottstownPA · Jul 12, 2019 · 12.90 ft · Minor
- PhiladelphiaPA · Jul 12, 2019 · 11.58 ft · Minor
Gauges on the Schuylkill River
In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.
| Landingville | PA | 17.36 ft, Jun 22, 1972 | 2 |
| Berne | PA | 19.00 ft, Jun 22, 1972 | 2 |
| Reading | PA | 31.30 ft, Jun 22, 1972 | 2 |
| Pottstown | PA | 29.97 ft, Jun 23, 1972 | 1 |
| Norristown | PA | 26.85 ft, Sep 2, 2021 | 10 |
| Philadelphia | PA | 16.35 ft, Sep 2, 2021 | 1 |
| Philadelphia near 30th Street this gauge | PA | 16.28 ft, Sep 2, 2021 | 1 |
Other gauges in Philadelphia County
| 84th Street Bridge at Eastwick | 14.64 ft, Aug 4, 2020 | 1 |
| Bridesburg (IN MLLW) | 10.99 ft, Jan 10, 2024 | 2 |
| USCG Station Washington Street (IN MLLW) | 10.66 ft, Jan 10, 2024 | 6 |
| Philadelphia | 13.94 ft, Sep 28, 2004 | 13 |
| Philadelphia | 15.24 ft, Aug 28, 2011 | 7 |
| Philadelphia | 16.35 ft, Sep 2, 2021 | 1 |
Philadelphia County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Pennsylvania
NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PHDP1, 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.