Brodhead Creek at Minisink Hills, PA
River level and flood forecast · Monroe County
Normal2.7 ftas of Mon 3 PM
The river is 7.3 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Forecast to fall to 1.7 ft by Thu, Oct 15, 2 PM.
Flow: 828 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 3:01 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 15 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 12 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (August 19, 1955) | 27.7 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 20 ftBroadhead Creek Regional Water Authority property floods.
- 15 ftHigh water on Broadhead Creek leads to backwater and flooding on McMichael's Creek and Sambo Creek.
- 10 ftAdjacent parks and greenways flood.
- 8 ftStreet flooding begins north of Stoudsburg.
Highest crests on record
- 27.7 ft — August 19, 1955
- 21.34 ft — June 29, 2006
- 20.99 ft — April 4, 2005
- 14.23 ft — July 28, 1969
- 12.46 ft — September 9, 2011
Recent crests: 11.15 ft (September 2, 2021) · 11.12 ft (August 23, 2021) · 10.64 ft (August 4, 2020) · 12.46 ft (September 9, 2011) · 11.42 ft (August 28, 2011)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (MNSP1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.