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Tunkhannock Creek at Tunkhannock

Highest listed crest 20.90 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft57 crests since 1917

The Tunkhannock Creek at Tunkhannock crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 57 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1917 to 2024. The highest, 20.90 ft on June 28, 2006, was major flooding, 9.90 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
20.90 ft
June 28, 2006; 39,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 17.0 ft
Crests at major
3
68th of 170 gauges in Pennsylvania
Most recent flood crest
August 10, 2024
16.03 ft, moderate 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, Tunkhannock Creek at Tunkhannock
Action stage9.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.049Dec 18, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.05Aug 10, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage17.03Jun 28, 2006Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

57 crests from 1917 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Tunkhannock Creek at Tunkhannock, 1917 to 2024 10121416182022ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 17.0 ft Oct 30, 1917: 11.70 ft, minor flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1920: 13.10 ft, minor flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per secondJun 18, 1922: 12.00 ft, minor flooding; 22,200 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1924: 13.10 ft, minor flooding; 27,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1925: 11.30 ft, minor flooding; 19,200 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 1926: 11.20 ft, minor flooding; 18,800 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1927: 11.05 ft, minor flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 1933: 11.10 ft, minor flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1936: 13.50 ft, minor flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1940: 11.36 ft, minor flooding; 19,600 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1942: 12.45 ft, minor flooding; 18,500 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1942: 11.95 ft, minor flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1946: 11.60 ft, minor flooding; 15,900 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1947: 13.96 ft, minor flooding; 21,200 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1950: 13.19 ft, minor flooding; 20,900 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1950: 13.21 ft, minor flooding; 21,000 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1952: 11.70 ft, minor flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 1955: 12.95 ft, minor flooding; 20,100 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1959: 12.08 ft, minor flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1960: 11.58 ft, minor flooding; 15,900 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1964: 14.26 ft, moderate flooding; 24,700 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 1967: 11.45 ft, minor flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1970: 11.77 ft, minor flooding; 16,400 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1972: 11.26 ft, minor flooding; 14,900 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 1972: 12.22 ft, minor flooding; 17,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1975: 12.10 ft, minor flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per secondSep 25, 1975: 11.68 ft, minor flooding; 16,200 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1976: 11.16 ft, minor flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1978: 11.17 ft, minor flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1978: 11.47 ft, minor flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1981: 12.44 ft, minor flooding; 18,500 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1983: 13.70 ft, minor flooding; 22,700 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1983: 12.40 ft, minor flooding; 18,400 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 1985: 13.89 ft, minor flooding; 23,400 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1986: 15.77 ft, moderate flooding; 26,500 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1993: 11.12 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1993: 13.60 ft, minor flooding; 22,300 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 1995: 11.18 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1996: 19.97 ft, major flooding; 30,300 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 1996: 11.94 ft, minor flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2004: 19.69 ft, major flooding; 36,500 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 2005: 13.20 ft, minor flooding; 20,966 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2005: 12.06 ft, minor flooding; 17,301 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2005: 14.44 ft, moderate flooding; 25,375 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 2006: 11.31 ft, minor flooding; 13,644 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2006: 20.90 ft, major flooding; 39,500 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 2006: 12.93 ft, minor flooding; 17,700 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2008: 13.20 ft, minor flooding; 18,400 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2011: 13.06 ft, minor flooding; 18,000 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2011: 11.60 ft, minor flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2011: 13.72 ft, minor flooding; 20,100 cubic feet per secondSep 28, 2011: 13.43 ft, minor flooding; 19,060 cubic feet per secondAug 14, 2018: 15.45 ft, moderate flooding; 25,132 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2020: 12.00 ft, minor flooding; 15,897 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2023: 11.10 ft, minor flooding; 12,128 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2023: 13.94 ft, minor flooding; 18,112 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 2024: 16.03 ft, moderate flooding; 25,679 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.90 ft, Jun 28, 2006 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Tunkhannock Creek at Tunkhannock 1910s: 1 1920s: 6 1930s: 2 1940s: 5 1950s: 5 1960s: 3 1970s: 8 8 1980s: 5 1990s: 5 2000s: 8 2010s: 5 2020s: 4 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 57 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Tunkhannock Creek at Tunkhannock
1Jun 28, 200620.90+9.90Major39,500
2Jan 19, 199619.97+8.97Major30,300
3Sep 18, 200419.69+8.69Major36,500
4Aug 10, 202416.03+5.03Moderate25,679
5Mar 15, 198615.77+4.77Moderate26,500
6Aug 14, 201815.45+4.45Moderate25,132
7Apr 3, 200514.44+3.44Moderate25,375
8Mar 10, 196414.26+3.26Moderate24,700
9Apr 5, 194713.96+2.96Minor21,200
10Dec 18, 202313.94+2.94Minor18,112
11Sep 27, 198513.89+2.89Minor23,400
12Sep 8, 201113.72+2.72Minor20,100
13Apr 16, 198313.70+2.70Minor22,700
14Apr 11, 199313.60+2.60Minor22,300
15Mar 18, 193613.50+2.50Minor22,000
16Sep 28, 201113.43+2.43Minor19,060
17Dec 4, 195013.21+2.21Minor21,000
18Jan 14, 200513.20+2.20Minor20,966
19Mar 5, 200813.20+2.20Minor18,400
20Nov 26, 195013.19+2.19Minor20,900
21Sep 30, 192013.10+2.10Minor20,600
22Sep 30, 192413.10+2.10Minor27,400
23Mar 11, 201113.06+2.06Minor18,000
24Oct 16, 195512.95+1.95Minor20,100
25Nov 17, 200612.93+1.93Minor17,700
26May 23, 194212.45+1.45Minor18,500
27Feb 11, 198112.44+1.44Minor18,500
28Dec 14, 198312.40+1.40Minor18,400
29Nov 9, 197212.22+1.22Minor17,800
30Feb 24, 197512.10+1.10Minor17,400
31Nov 28, 195912.08+1.08Minor17,400
32Mar 29, 200512.06+1.06Minor17,301
33Jun 18, 192212.00+1.00Minor22,200
34Dec 25, 202012.00+1.00Minor15,897
35Dec 30, 194211.95+0.95Minor17,000
36Nov 9, 199611.94+0.94Minor15,100
37Apr 2, 197011.77+0.77Minor16,400
38Oct 30, 191711.70+0.70Minor16,200
39Mar 11, 195211.70+0.70Minor16,200
40Sep 25, 197511.68+0.68Minor16,200
41May 28, 194611.60+0.60Minor15,900
42Apr 28, 201111.60+0.60Minor14,300
43Apr 4, 196011.58+0.58Minor15,900
44Jan 26, 197811.47+0.47Minor15,500
45Aug 28, 196711.45+0.45Minor15,500
46Mar 31, 194011.36+0.36Minor19,600
47Jan 18, 200611.31+0.31Minor13,644
48Feb 11, 192511.30+0.30Minor19,200
49Jun 23, 197211.26+0.26Minor14,900
50Oct 6, 192611.20+0.20Minor18,800

Other gauges in Wyoming County

Flood gauges in Wyoming County
Meshoppen27.044.48 ft, Sep 8, 20112

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TNKP1, 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.