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Towanda Creek at Monroeton

Highest listed crest 20.97 ftFlood stage 15.5 ft16 crests since 1983

The Towanda Creek at Monroeton crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 16 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1983 to 2023. The highest, 20.97 ft on September 8, 2011, was major flooding, 5.47 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
20.97 ft
September 8, 2011; 64,259 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.5 ft
Major flooding from 18.5 ft
Crests at major
3
68th of 170 gauges in Pennsylvania
Most recent flood crest
December 18, 2023
15.75 ft, minor flooding
Location
Bradford County
Pennsylvania

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Towanda Creek at Monroeton
Action stage12.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.510Dec 18, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage17.03Aug 14, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.53Sep 8, 2011Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

16 crests from 1983 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Towanda Creek at Monroeton, 1983 to 2023 1416182022ft Flood stage 15.5 ftMajor 18.5 ft Dec 13, 1983: 15.72 ft, minor flooding; 25,000 cubic feet per secondOct 23, 1990: 15.53 ft, minor flooding; 23,900 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1994: 15.71 ft, minor flooding; 25,000 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1996: 20.86 ft, major flooding; 67,900 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2004: 18.99 ft, major flooding; 23,900 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2005: 15.81 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 2005: 15.74 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2010: 17.13 ft, moderate flooding; 15,000 cubic feet per secondDec 1, 2010: 15.92 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2011: 15.90 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2011: 16.25 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2011: 20.97 ft, major flooding; 64,259 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 2016: 17.74 ft, moderate flooding; 17,020 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 2018: 17.38 ft, moderate flooding; 15,765 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 2019: 16.97 ft, minor flooding; 14,614 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2023: 15.75 ft, minor flooding; 11,843 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.97 ft, Sep 8, 2011 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Towanda Creek at Monroeton 1980s: 1 1990s: 3 2000s: 3 2010s: 8 8 2020s: 1 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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. 11 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 18.30 ft on Jul 8, 1915; 17.30 ft on Aug 9, 1917; 16.30 ft on Jul 22, 1919; 16.00 ft on Apr 6, 1924; 15.60 ft on Feb 11, 1925; 18.70 ft on Nov 16, 1926; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Towanda Creek at Monroeton
1Sep 8, 201120.97+5.47Major64,259
2Jan 19, 199620.86+5.36Major67,900
3Sep 18, 200418.99+3.49Major23,900
4Oct 21, 201617.74+2.24Moderate17,020
5Aug 14, 201817.38+1.88Moderate15,765
6Jan 25, 201017.13+1.63Moderate15,000
7Nov 1, 201916.97+1.47Minor14,614
8Apr 8, 201116.25+0.75Minor12,800
9Dec 1, 201015.92+0.42Minor12,000
10Mar 11, 201115.90+0.40Minor12,000
11Apr 1, 200515.81+0.31Minor11,800
12Dec 18, 202315.75+0.25Minor11,843
13Nov 30, 200515.74+0.24Minor11,600
14Dec 13, 198315.72+0.22Minor25,000
15Aug 18, 199415.71+0.21Minor25,000
16Oct 23, 199015.53+0.03Minor23,900

Other gauges in Bradford County

Flood gauges in Bradford County
Towanda16.033.43 ft, Jun 24, 19723
Waverly13.026.67 ft, Sep 8, 20117
Windham Center12.013.31 ft, Dec 18, 20230

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge MONP1, 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.