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Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg

Highest listed crest 12.05 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft5 crests since 1937

The Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg crested above flood stage 3 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1937 to 2004. The highest, 12.05 ft on January 25, 1937, was minor flooding, 3.05 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
12.05 ft
January 25, 1937; 19,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 10, 2004
9.48 ft, minor flooding
Location
Lawrence County
Near New Castle (9.7 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg
Action stage7.02Sep 18, 2004The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.03Sep 10, 2004Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 1937 to 2004. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg, 1937 to 2004 81012141618ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Jan 25, 1937: 12.05 ft, minor flooding; 19,000 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 1954: 10.23 ft, minor flooding; 15,700 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1972: 8.09 ft, action stage; 9,090 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 2004: 9.48 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2004: 8.53 ft, action stage; 9,575 cubic feet per second Highest, 12.05 ft, Jan 25, 1937 1940195019601970198019902000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg 1930s: 1 1 1940s: 0 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s
  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, Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg
1Jan 25, 193712.05+3.05Minor19,000
2Oct 16, 195410.23+1.23Minor15,700
3Sep 10, 20049.48+0.48Minor11,800
4Sep 18, 20048.53−0.47Action9,575
5Jun 24, 19728.09−0.91Action9,090

Other gauges in Lawrence County

Flood gauges in Lawrence County
Wampum21.029.90 ft, Mar 26, 19131
New Castle19.020.60 ft, Jan 22, 19590

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WURP1, 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.