Lackawanna River at Parker St Bridge, PA
River level and flood forecast · Lackawanna County
Normal1.7 ftas of Mon 4:15 PM
The river is 10.8 ft below flood stage (12.5 ft).
Flow: 197 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 | 15 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 14 ft |
| Flood stage | 12.5 ft |
| Action stage | 6 ft |
| Record crest (June 27, 2006) | 11 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 19 ftApproximate average gage height of the levee protection at the Plot neighborhood.
- 18.5 ftApproximate average height of the levee protection for the Albright and Green Ridge mitigation projects.
- 15 ftThe river exceeds the banks outside of levee protected areas downstream of E. Parker Street. Significant flooding occurs in several parts of the Lower Green Ridge and Providence neighborhoods.
- 14 ftFlooding affects properties and homes in the Mavine Dutch Gap neighborhood closest to Wells, Watkins and North Main, especially if Leggetts Creek is high.
- 12.8 ftAlbright, Olive and Poplar Street bridges are flooded.
- 12.5 ftWater is out of the banks upstream of the gage between E. Parker Street and I-81. The WWTP and Recycling Center may become surrounded by water.
- 9.5 ftOlive Street area floods without levee closures in place.
- 9 ftPoplar Street area floods without levee closures in place.
- 7.5 ftAlbright Avenue area floods without levee closures in place.
- 6 ftCity officials begin activating flood gate procedures.
Highest crests on record
- 11 ft — June 27, 2006
- 11 ft — June 28, 2006
- 10.8 ft — September 18, 2004
- 9.46 ft — June 28, 2013
- 9 ft — August 14, 2018
Recent crests: 8.25 ft (August 19, 2024) · 7.92 ft (August 9, 2024) · 8.03 ft (December 18, 2023) · 8.05 ft (April 8, 2022) · 8.17 ft (September 2, 2021)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamLackawanna River at Archbald, PA
- DownstreamLackawanna River at Old Forge, PA
- Tunkhannock Creek at Tunkhannock, PA
- Susquehanna River at Wilkes Barre, PA
- Lackawanna River above Forest City, PA
- West Branch Lackawaxen River at Prompton, PA
- Lackawaxen River near Aldenville, PA
- Lackawaxen River at Honesdale, PA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PKIP1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.