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Spring Creek (PA) at Trexlertown

Highest listed crest 6.70 ftFlood stage 4.5 ft4 crests since 2020

The Spring Creek (PA) at Trexlertown crested above flood stage 3 times among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2020 to 2024. The highest, 6.70 ft on January 10, 2024, was moderate flooding, 2.20 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
6.70 ft
January 10, 2024; 2,372 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
4.5 ft
Major flooding from 7.0 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
January 10, 2024
6.70 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Lehigh County
Near Emmaus (5.4 mi), Allentown (7.7 mi), Northampton (12.2 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Spring Creek (PA) at Trexlertown
Action stage3.51Jul 11, 2020The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)4.51Dec 28, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage5.52Jan 10, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage7.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 crests from 2020 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Spring Creek (PA) at Trexlertown, 2020 to 2024 34567ft Flood stage 4.5 ftMajor 7.0 ft Jul 11, 2020: 3.73 ft, action stageDec 18, 2023: 5.79 ft, moderate flooding; 1,624 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 2023: 5.08 ft, minor flooding; 1,262 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2024: 6.70 ft, moderate flooding; 2,372 cubic feet per second Highest, 6.70 ft, Jan 10, 2024 202020252030
  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, Spring Creek (PA) at Trexlertown
1Jan 10, 20246.70+2.20Moderate2,372
2Dec 18, 20235.79+1.29Moderate1,624
3Dec 28, 20235.08+0.58Minor1,262
4Jul 11, 20203.73−0.77Action—

Other gauges in Lehigh County

Flood gauges in Lehigh County
Allentown8.011.82 ft, Aug 5, 20202
Bethlehem16.025.90 ft, May 23, 19423
Allentown8.012.69 ft, Aug 4, 20201
Allentown5.012.76 ft, Aug 4, 20205
Trexlertown4.56.74 ft, Jan 10, 20240

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TREP1, 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.