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Susquehanna River at Meshoppen

Highest listed crest 44.48 ftFlood stage 27.0 ft29 crests since 1972

The Susquehanna River at Meshoppen crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 29 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1972 to 2021. The highest, 44.48 ft on September 8, 2011, was major flooding, 17.48 feet above flood stage. 17 other gauges on the Susquehanna River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 6 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
44.48 ft
September 8, 2011; 293,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
27.0 ft
Major flooding from 40.0 ft
Crests at major
2
82nd of 170 gauges in Pennsylvania
Most recent flood crest
October 28, 2021
27.32 ft, minor flooding
Location
Wyoming County
Pennsylvania

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Susquehanna River at Meshoppen
Action stage25.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)27.016Oct 28, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage31.011Aug 15, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage40.02Sep 8, 2011Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

29 crests from 1972 to 2021. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Susquehanna River at Meshoppen, 1972 to 2021 2530354045ft Flood stage 27.0 ftMajor 40.0 ft Jun 23, 1972: 43.51 ft, major flooding; 331,500 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1979: 35.06 ft, moderate flooding; 207,000 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 1983: 33.39 ft, moderate flooding; 185,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1984: 32.91 ft, moderate flooding; 181,100 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1984: 33.03 ft, moderate flooding; 182,500 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1986: 30.35 ft, minor flooding; 150,700 cubic feet per secondOct 25, 1990: 28.06 ft, minor flooding; 126,000 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1993: 32.20 ft, moderate flooding; 172,000 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1993: 31.09 ft, moderate flooding; 159,000 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1994: 28.16 ft, minor flooding; 127,000 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1996: 36.34 ft, moderate flooding; 226,000 cubic feet per secondNov 10, 1996: 28.29 ft, minor flooding; 128,000 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 1996: 28.06 ft, minor flooding; 126,000 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1998: 28.94 ft, minor flooding; 135,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 29, 2000: 27.89 ft, minor flooding; 124,000 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2004: 35.27 ft, moderate flooding; 212,000 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 2005: 28.18 ft, minor flooding; 110,000 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2005: 28.49 ft, minor flooding; 130,288 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2005: 34.06 ft, moderate flooding; 195,639 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2006: 32.78 ft, moderate flooding; 163,000 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2007: 27.84 ft, minor flooding; 125,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2008: 27.02 ft, minor flooding; 117,000 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2010: 27.95 ft, minor flooding; 119,000 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2011: 30.23 ft, minor flooding; 145,000 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2011: 30.86 ft, minor flooding; 152,000 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2011: 44.48 ft, major flooding; 293,000 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 2018: 31.03 ft, moderate flooding; 144,327 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2020: 30.20 ft, minor flooding; 136,570 cubic feet per secondOct 28, 2021: 27.32 ft, minor flooding; 111,041 cubic feet per second Highest, 44.48 ft, Sep 8, 2011 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Susquehanna River at Meshoppen 1970s: 2 1980s: 4 1990s: 8 8 2000s: 8 2010s: 5 2020s: 2 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Susquehanna River at Meshoppen
1Sep 8, 201144.48+17.48Major293,000
2Jun 23, 197243.51+16.51Major331,500
3Jan 20, 199636.34+9.34Moderate226,000
4Sep 18, 200435.27+8.27Moderate212,000
5Mar 6, 197935.06+8.06Moderate207,000
6Apr 4, 200534.06+7.06Moderate195,639
7Dec 16, 198333.39+6.39Moderate185,000
8Apr 6, 198433.03+6.03Moderate182,500
9Feb 16, 198432.91+5.91Moderate181,100
10Jun 28, 200632.78+5.78Moderate163,000
11Apr 2, 199332.20+5.20Moderate172,000
12Apr 12, 199331.09+4.09Moderate159,000
13Aug 15, 201831.03+4.03Moderate144,327
14Apr 29, 201130.86+3.86Minor152,000
15Mar 16, 198630.35+3.35Minor150,700
16Mar 11, 201130.23+3.23Minor145,000
17Dec 26, 202030.20+3.20Minor136,570
18Jan 9, 199828.94+1.94Minor135,000
19Mar 29, 200528.49+1.49Minor130,288
20Nov 10, 199628.29+1.29Minor128,000
21Jan 15, 200528.18+1.18Minor110,000
22Mar 25, 199428.16+1.16Minor127,000
23Oct 25, 199028.06+1.06Minor126,000
24Dec 3, 199628.06+1.06Minor126,000
25Jan 26, 201027.95+0.95Minor119,000
26Feb 29, 200027.89+0.89Minor124,000
27Mar 16, 200727.84+0.84Minor125,000
28Oct 28, 202127.32+0.32Minor111,041
29Feb 7, 200827.02+0.02Minor117,000

The worst floods along the Susquehanna River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Susquehanna River that crested above flood stage within a week.

September 8, 2011: 44.48 ft here, major flooding

  • SidneyNY · Sep 9, 2011 · 987.36 ft · Major
  • MariettaPA · Sep 9, 2011 · 58.16 ft · Major
  • Wilkes BarrePA · Sep 9, 2011 · 42.66 ft · Major · its highest
  • OwegoNY · Sep 8, 2011 · 39.62 ft · Major · its highest
  • VestalNY · Sep 8, 2011 · 35.26 ft · Major · its highest
  • BloomsburgPA · Sep 9, 2011 · 32.75 ft · Major · its highest
  • Conowingo DamMD · Sep 9, 2011 · 32.41 ft · Major
  • DanvillePA · Sep 9, 2011 · 31.55 ft · Major
  • TowandaPA · Sep 8, 2011 · 30.52 ft · Major
  • WaverlyPA · Sep 8, 2011 · 26.67 ft · Major · its highest

June 23, 1972: 43.51 ft here, major flooding

  • MariettaPA · Jun 23, 1972 · 64.54 ft · Major · its highest
  • Wilkes BarrePA · Jun 24, 1972 · 40.91 ft · Major
  • Conowingo DamMD · Jun 24, 1972 · 36.83 ft · Major · its highest
  • SunburyPA · Jun 24, 1972 · 35.80 ft · Major · its highest
  • TowandaPA · Jun 24, 1972 · 33.43 ft · Major · its highest
  • HarrisburgPA · Jun 24, 1972 · 33.27 ft · Major · its highest
  • DanvillePA · Jun 24, 1972 · 32.32 ft · Major · its highest
  • BloomsburgPA · Jun 25, 1972 · 31.20 ft · Major
  • WaverlyPA · Jun 23, 1972 · 21.24 ft · Major
  • VestalNY · Jun 23, 1972 · 22.35 ft · Moderate

January 20, 1996: 36.34 ft here, moderate flooding

  • MariettaPA · Jan 21, 1996 · 56.80 ft · Major
  • Wilkes BarrePA · Jan 20, 1996 · 34.45 ft · Major
  • Conowingo DamMD · Jan 20, 1996 · 34.18 ft · Major
  • VestalNY · Jan 20, 1996 · 27.86 ft · Major
  • HarrisburgPA · Jan 20, 1996 · 25.08 ft · Major
  • WindsorNY · Jan 20, 1996 · 21.22 ft · Major
  • WaverlyPA · Jan 20, 1996 · 20.35 ft · Major
  • BinghamtonNY · Jan 21, 1996 · 18.35 ft · Major
  • OwegoNY · Jan 20, 1996 · 32.97 ft · Moderate
  • SunburyPA · Jan 20, 1996 · 30.32 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Susquehanna River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Susquehanna River
BainbridgeNY15.027.05 ft, Jun 29, 20062
BinghamtonNY14.025.73 ft, Sep 8, 201112
BloomsburgPA19.032.75 ft, Sep 9, 20115
ConklinNY12.025.02 ft, Jun 28, 20062
Conowingo DamMD23.536.83 ft, Jun 24, 19725
DanvillePA20.032.32 ft, Jun 24, 19723
HarrisburgPA17.033.27 ft, Jun 24, 19728
MariettaPA49.064.54 ft, Jun 23, 19729
Meshoppen this gaugePA27.044.48 ft, Sep 8, 20112
OwegoNY30.039.62 ft, Sep 8, 20113
SidneyNY979.5988.30 ft, Jun 28, 20062
SunburyPA24.035.80 ft, Jun 24, 19721
TowandaPA16.033.43 ft, Jun 24, 19723
UnadillaNY11.017.72 ft, Jun 29, 20065
VestalNY18.035.26 ft, Sep 8, 20118
Wilkes BarrePA22.042.66 ft, Sep 9, 201115
WindsorNY17.024.27 ft, Jun 29, 20063
WaverlyPA13.026.67 ft, Sep 8, 20117

Other gauges in Wyoming County

Flood gauges in Wyoming County
Tunkhannock11.020.90 ft, Jun 28, 20063

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MHPP1, 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.