Red Bank Creek at Brookville, PA

River level and flood forecast · Jefferson County

Normal8.2 ftas of Mon 3 PM

The river is 11.8 ft below flood stage (20 ft).

Flow: 996 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

051015202530TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 16 ftFlood 20 ftModerate 25 ftMajor 30 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage30 ft
Moderate flood stage25 ft
Flood stage20 ft
Action stage16 ft
Record crest (July 19, 1996)34.8 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 30 ftWater reaches intersection of JT cook alley and Pickering Street. Industry along Pickering Street affected.
  • 25 ftWater overtops levee on left descending bank near Pickering Street Bridge stream gage
  • 20 ftWater reaches low bank on left descending bank near Creek Street

Highest crests on record

  1. 34.8 ft — July 19, 1996
  2. 19.29 ft — October 31, 2019
  3. 18.29 ft — July 19, 2026
  4. 15.7 ft — February 16, 2018

Recent crests: 18.29 ft (July 19, 2026) · 19.29 ft (October 31, 2019) · 15.7 ft (February 16, 2018) · 34.8 ft (July 19, 1996)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BKLP1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.