Connoquenessing Creek at Zelienople, PA
River level and flood forecast · Beaver County
Normal3.1 ftas of Mon 4:30 PM
The river is 6.9 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Flow: 663 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 18 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 14 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (September 18, 2004) | 18.17 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 18.17 ftFlooding reaches levels reached during the Hurricane Ivan flood of September 18, 2004.
- 14.76 ftFlooding reaches levels of December 1, 2010.
- 14 ftThe Connoquenessing Creek surrounds and floods homes in the lower end of Harmony.
- 11 ftAt 11.0 feet water begins to flood portions of Horseshoe Lane...upstream of Zelienople near the intersection of Prospect Rd and Hartmann Rd.
- 10.5 ftWater affects Country Club road to the high school in North Sewickley Township and water gets onto Hartzell School road to near Fombell bridge in Marion township.
- 10 ftWater reaches Mercer Road and Waterfront Street in Ellwood City, and Narrows Road in Franklin Township.
Highest crests on record
- 18.17 ft — September 18, 2004
- 16.66 ft — June 29, 1924
- 15.55 ft — October 16, 1954
- 15.34 ft — May 29, 2019
- 15.24 ft — April 3, 2024
Recent crests: 15.24 ft (April 3, 2024) · 10.93 ft (May 7, 2022) · 13.59 ft (February 18, 2022) · 15.34 ft (May 29, 2019) · 14.36 ft (September 10, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ZLPP1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.