Tenmile Creek above Jefferson

Highest listed crest 18.96 ftFlood stage 17.0 ft2 crests since 2018

The Tenmile Creek above Jefferson crested above flood stage 1 time among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2018 to 2025. The highest, 18.96 ft on September 10, 2018, was minor flooding, 1.96 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
18.96 ft
September 10, 2018; 13,700 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
17.0 ft
Major flooding from 23.0 ft
Crests at major
0
1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
September 10, 2018
18.96 ft, minor flooding
Location
Greene County
Pennsylvania

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Tenmile Creek above Jefferson
Action stage13.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.01Sep 10, 2018Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage21.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage23.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

2 crests from 2018 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Tenmile Creek above Jefferson, 2018 to 2025 10152025ft Flood stage 17.0 ftMajor 23.0 ft Sep 10, 2018: 18.96 ft, minor flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 2025: 11.50 ft, below flood stage; 4,740 cubic feet per second Highest, 18.96 ft, Sep 10, 2018 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Tenmile Creek above Jefferson 2010s: 1 1 2020s: 0 2010s2020s
  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, Tenmile Creek above Jefferson
1Sep 10, 201818.96+1.96Minor13,700
2May 31, 202511.50−5.50Below flood stage4,740

Other gauges in Greene County

Flood gauges in Greene County
Shannopin12.014.27 ft, Aug 18, 19800
Grays Landing Lock and Dam21.036.00 ft, Jul 1, 18883
Point Marion Lock and Dam (lower pool)26.034.00 ft, Jan 19, 19967

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge JFRP1, 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.