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Yellow Breeches Creek near Camp Hill

Highest listed crest 18.77 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft65 crests since 1910

The Yellow Breeches Creek near Camp Hill crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 65 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1910 to 2024. The highest, 18.77 ft on September 26, 1975, was major flooding, 11.77 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
18.77 ft
September 26, 1975; 19,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
7.0 ft
Major flooding from 13.0 ft
Crests at major
3
68th of 170 gauges in Pennsylvania
Most recent flood crest
August 10, 2024
10.45 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Cumberland County
Near Harrisburg (3.6 mi), Mechanicsburg (5.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Yellow Breeches Creek near Camp Hill
Action stage6.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.048Jan 10, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage9.014Aug 10, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage13.03Apr 17, 2011Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

65 crests from 1910 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Yellow Breeches Creek near Camp Hill, 1910 to 2024 5101520ft Flood stage 7.0 ftMajor 13.0 ft Jan 22, 1910: 7.50 ft, minor floodingMar 27, 1913: 7.86 ft, minor floodingJan 13, 1915: 8.50 ft, minor floodingAug 22, 1915: 8.61 ft, minor floodingJul 22, 1953: 9.40 ft, moderate floodingOct 14, 1955: 7.07 ft, minor floodingFeb 28, 1958: 7.22 ft, minor floodingFeb 8, 1965: 7.64 ft, minor floodingJul 28, 1969: 8.09 ft, minor floodingApr 2, 1970: 7.97 ft, minor floodingJul 10, 1970: 8.90 ft, minor floodingAug 3, 1971: 8.60 ft, minor floodingJun 22, 1972: 18.33 ft, major flooding; 15,900 cubic feet per secondMay 29, 1973: 8.80 ft, minor floodingSep 26, 1975: 18.77 ft, major flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1976: 11.66 ft, moderate flooding; 6,360 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1979: 11.30 ft, moderate flooding; 5,980 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1979: 9.28 ft, moderate floodingMar 21, 1980: 7.59 ft, minor floodingFeb 24, 1981: 7.19 ft, minor floodingApr 15, 1983: 8.18 ft, minor floodingDec 14, 1983: 9.08 ft, moderate floodingFeb 15, 1984: 10.78 ft, moderate flooding; 5,590 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1984: 7.30 ft, minor floodingMar 15, 1986: 7.64 ft, minor floodingNov 30, 1987: 7.62 ft, minor floodingJul 21, 1989: 7.67 ft, minor floodingMar 27, 1992: 7.00 ft, minor floodingMar 29, 1993: 7.57 ft, minor floodingApr 2, 1993: 9.21 ft, moderate floodingNov 28, 1993: 8.59 ft, minor floodingDec 5, 1993: 7.34 ft, minor floodingMar 28, 1994: 8.64 ft, minor floodingJan 20, 1995: 7.57 ft, minor floodingJan 20, 1996: 10.44 ft, moderate flooding; 5,170 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1996: 8.75 ft, minor flooding; 3,490 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2003: 7.71 ft, minor floodingJun 7, 2003: 7.60 ft, minor floodingSep 18, 2004: 8.67 ft, minor floodingSep 29, 2004: 7.56 ft, minor floodingMar 29, 2005: 8.00 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 2005: 8.26 ft, minor floodingJun 28, 2006: 9.70 ft, moderate floodingMar 7, 2011: 7.60 ft, minor flooding; 2,850 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2011: 10.11 ft, moderate flooding; 4,799 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2011: 14.57 ft, major flooding; 10,370 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2011: 9.60 ft, moderate flooding; 4,310 cubic feet per secondSep 24, 2011: 7.50 ft, minor flooding; 2,800 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 2011: 7.39 ft, minor flooding; 2,745 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 2011: 8.35 ft, minor flooding; 3,300 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2012: 8.86 ft, minor flooding; 3,663 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2014: 8.11 ft, minor flooding; 2,975 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 2014: 7.59 ft, minor flooding; 2,705 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2015: 10.30 ft, moderate flooding; 4,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2016: 7.44 ft, minor flooding; 2,660 cubic feet per secondJul 26, 2018: 8.63 ft, minor flooding; 3,427 cubic feet per secondSep 10, 2018: 7.47 ft, minor flooding; 2,748 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2019: 7.68 ft, minor flooding; 2,855 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2019: 8.46 ft, minor flooding; 3,316 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 2019: 7.34 ft, minor flooding; 2,658 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2020: 7.08 ft, minor flooding; 2,535 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2021: 10.54 ft, moderate flooding; 5,049 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2022: 7.22 ft, minor flooding; 2,618 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2024: 8.21 ft, minor flooding; 3,293 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 2024: 10.45 ft, moderate flooding; 4,985 cubic feet per second Highest, 18.77 ft, Sep 26, 1975 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Yellow Breeches Creek near Camp Hill 1910s: 4 1920s: 0 1930s: 0 1940s: 0 1950s: 3 1960s: 2 1970s: 9 1980s: 9 1990s: 9 2000s: 7 2010s: 17 17 2020s: 5 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 65 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Yellow Breeches Creek near Camp Hill
1Sep 26, 197518.77+11.77Major19,300
2Jun 22, 197218.33+11.33Major15,900
3Apr 17, 201114.57+7.57Major10,370
4Oct 9, 197611.66+4.66Moderate6,360
5Jan 25, 197911.30+4.30Moderate5,980
6Feb 15, 198410.78+3.78Moderate5,590
7Sep 2, 202110.54+3.54Moderate5,049
8Aug 10, 202410.45+3.45Moderate4,985
9Jan 20, 199610.44+3.44Moderate5,170
10Jun 21, 201510.30+3.30Moderate4,700
11Mar 12, 201110.11+3.11Moderate4,799
12Jun 28, 20069.70+2.70Moderate—
13Sep 8, 20119.60+2.60Moderate4,310
14Jul 22, 19539.40+2.40Moderate—
15Feb 26, 19799.28+2.28Moderate—
16Apr 2, 19939.21+2.21Moderate—
17Dec 14, 19839.08+2.08Moderate—
18Jul 10, 19708.90+1.90Minor—
19Oct 30, 20128.86+1.86Minor3,663
20May 29, 19738.80+1.80Minor—
21Jan 27, 19968.75+1.75Minor3,490
22Sep 18, 20048.67+1.67Minor—
23Mar 28, 19948.64+1.64Minor—
24Jul 26, 20188.63+1.63Minor3,427
25Aug 22, 19158.61+1.61Minor—
26Aug 3, 19718.60+1.60Minor—
27Nov 28, 19938.59+1.59Minor—
28Jan 13, 19158.50+1.50Minor—
29Mar 22, 20198.46+1.46Minor3,316
30Nov 23, 20118.35+1.35Minor3,300
31Apr 3, 20058.26+1.26Minor—
32Jan 10, 20248.21+1.21Minor3,293
33Apr 15, 19838.18+1.18Minor—
34Mar 31, 20148.11+1.11Minor2,975
35Jul 28, 19698.09+1.09Minor—
36Mar 29, 20058.00+1.00Minor—
37Apr 2, 19707.97+0.97Minor—
38Mar 27, 19137.86+0.86Minor—
39Mar 21, 20037.71+0.71Minor—
40Jan 25, 20197.68+0.68Minor2,855
41Jul 21, 19897.67+0.67Minor—
42Feb 8, 19657.64+0.64Minor—
43Mar 15, 19867.64+0.64Minor—
44Nov 30, 19877.62+0.62Minor—
45Jun 7, 20037.60+0.60Minor—
46Mar 7, 20117.60+0.60Minor2,850
47Mar 21, 19807.59+0.59Minor—
48May 16, 20147.59+0.59Minor2,705
49Mar 29, 19937.57+0.57Minor—
50Jan 20, 19957.57+0.57Minor—

Other gauges in Cumberland County

Flood gauges in Cumberland County
Hogestown8.017.01 ft, Jun 23, 19724

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CPHP1, 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.