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Sinnemahoning Creek at Sinnemahoning

Highest listed crest 21.78 ftFlood stage 17.0 ft6 crests since 1946

The Sinnemahoning Creek at Sinnemahoning crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 6 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1946 to 2004. The highest, 21.78 ft on June 23, 1972, was major flooding, 4.78 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
21.78 ft
June 23, 1972; 60,800 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
17.0 ft
Major flooding from 21.0 ft
Crests at major
1
103rd of 170 gauges in Pennsylvania
Most recent flood crest
September 18, 2004
17.78 ft, minor flooding
Location
Cameron County
Pennsylvania

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Sinnemahoning Creek at Sinnemahoning
Action stage13.01May 28, 1946The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.02Sep 18, 2004Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage19.02Jan 19, 1996Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage21.01Jun 23, 1972Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

6 crests from 1946 to 2004. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Sinnemahoning Creek at Sinnemahoning, 1946 to 2004 1416182022ft Flood stage 17.0 ftMajor 21.0 ft May 28, 1946: 15.76 ft, action stageNov 25, 1950: 19.66 ft, moderate flooding; 52,200 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1964: 17.10 ft, minor floodingJun 23, 1972: 21.78 ft, major flooding; 60,800 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1996: 19.02 ft, moderate flooding; 47,900 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2004: 17.78 ft, minor flooding Highest, 21.78 ft, Jun 23, 1972 195019601970198019902000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Sinnemahoning Creek at Sinnemahoning 1940s: 0 1950s: 1 1 1960s: 1 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 1 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s
  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.
  3. 2 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 21.94 ft on Mar 18, 1936; 21.58 ft on Jul 18, 1942.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Sinnemahoning Creek at Sinnemahoning
1Jun 23, 197221.78+4.78Major60,800
2Nov 25, 195019.66+2.66Moderate52,200
3Jan 19, 199619.02+2.02Moderate47,900
4Sep 18, 200417.78+0.78Minor—
5Mar 10, 196417.10+0.10Minor—
6May 28, 194615.76−1.24Action—

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SNNP1, 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.