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Tuscarora Creek near Port Royal

Highest listed crest 25.10 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft24 crests since 1972

The Tuscarora Creek near Port Royal crested above flood stage 24 times among the 24 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1972 to 2025. The highest, 25.10 ft on June 23, 1972, was minor flooding, 15.10 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Tuscarora Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
25.10 ft
June 23, 1972
Flood stage
10.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
24 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
May 14, 2025
10.41 ft, minor flooding
Location
Juniata County
Pennsylvania

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Tuscarora Creek near Port Royal
Flood stage (minor)10.024May 14, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

24 crests from 1972 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Tuscarora Creek near Port Royal, 1972 to 2025 1015202530ft Flood stage 10.0 ft Jun 23, 1972: 25.10 ft, minor floodingSep 18, 2004: 18.49 ft, minor flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 2011: 16.34 ft, minor flooding; 10,980 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 2011: 12.97 ft, minor flooding; 6,697 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 2011: 10.61 ft, minor flooding; 4,418 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2012: 11.17 ft, minor flooding; 4,923 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2014: 16.47 ft, minor flooding; 11,170 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 2017: 10.76 ft, minor flooding; 4,594 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2017: 11.20 ft, minor flooding; 4,985 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 2018: 10.07 ft, minor flooding; 4,015 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2018: 11.80 ft, minor flooding; 5,538 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 2018: 13.15 ft, minor flooding; 6,893 cubic feet per secondSep 11, 2018: 10.49 ft, minor flooding; 4,363 cubic feet per secondDec 16, 2018: 10.10 ft, minor flooding; 4,185 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2020: 12.68 ft, minor flooding; 6,526 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2020: 14.72 ft, minor floodingSep 2, 2021: 16.11 ft, minor flooding; 10,120 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 2021: 11.46 ft, minor flooding; 5,378 cubic feet per secondFeb 5, 2022: 10.99 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 2022: 12.47 ft, minor floodingJan 10, 2024: 12.99 ft, minor flooding; 6,829 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2024: 13.03 ft, minor flooding; 6,869 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 2024: 10.79 ft, minor flooding; 4,778 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2025: 10.41 ft, minor flooding; 4,449 cubic feet per second Highest, 25.10 ft, Jun 23, 1972 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Tuscarora Creek near Port Royal 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 2010s: 12 12 2020s: 10 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, Tuscarora Creek near Port Royal
1Jun 23, 197225.10+15.10Minor—
2Sep 18, 200418.49+8.49Minor14,200
3May 17, 201416.47+6.47Minor11,170
4Sep 7, 201116.34+6.34Minor10,980
5Sep 2, 202116.11+6.11Minor10,120
6Dec 25, 202014.72+4.72Minor—
7Jul 26, 201813.15+3.15Minor6,893
8Apr 4, 202413.03+3.03Minor6,869
9Jan 10, 202412.99+2.99Minor6,829
10Nov 23, 201112.97+2.97Minor6,697
11May 1, 202012.68+2.68Minor6,526
12May 8, 202212.47+2.47Minor—
13Apr 17, 201811.80+1.80Minor5,538
14Sep 23, 202111.46+1.46Minor5,378
15Oct 30, 201711.20+1.20Minor4,985
16Oct 30, 201211.17+1.17Minor4,923
17Feb 5, 202210.99+0.99Minor—
18Aug 10, 202410.79+0.79Minor4,778
19May 6, 201710.76+0.76Minor4,594
20Dec 8, 201110.61+0.61Minor4,418
21Sep 11, 201810.49+0.49Minor4,363
22May 14, 202510.41+0.41Minor4,449
23Dec 16, 201810.10+0.10Minor4,185
24Feb 16, 201810.07+0.07Minor4,015

The worst floods along the Tuscarora Creek

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

June 23, 1972: 25.10 ft here, minor flooding

Gauges on the Tuscarora Creek

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Tuscarora Creek
Port Royal this gaugePA10.025.10 ft, Jun 23, 19720
MartinsburgWV5.57.47 ft, Aug 21, 20180

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PORP1, 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.