Schuylkill River at Berne, PA
River level and flood forecast · Berks County
Normal6.3 ftas of Mon 4 PM
The river is 5.7 ft below flood stage (12 ft).
Forecast to fall to 5.5 ft by Thu, Oct 15, 2 PM.
Flow: 1,380 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 3:02 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 16 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 14 ft |
| Flood stage | 12 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (June 22, 1972) | 19 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 18 ftMany homes on Mohrsville Road between Mohrsville and Shoemakersville are inundated.
- 16 ftSeveral residences and businesses in Shoemakersville are inundated.
- 15 ftMain Street in Shoemakersville floods.
- 14 ftMohrsville Road in Perry Township floods. Second Street in Shoemakersville floods.
- 12 ftMiller Street in Shoemakersville floods.
- 10 ftOpen adjacent land begins to flood between Shoemakersville and Hamburg.
Highest crests on record
- 19 ft — June 22, 1972
- 18.57 ft — June 28, 2006
- 15.73 ft — August 19, 1955
- 15.67 ft — September 2, 2021
- 15.45 ft — September 8, 2011
Recent crests: 12.57 ft (January 10, 2024) · 13.35 ft (December 18, 2023) · 15.67 ft (September 2, 2021) · 12.2 ft (December 25, 2020) · 12.91 ft (August 14, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamSchuylkill River at Landingville, PA
- DownstreamSchuylkill River at Reading, PA
- Tulpehocken Creek below Blue Marsh Dam, PA
- Tulpehocken Creek near Reading, PA
- Little Schuylkill River at Tamaqua, PA
- Spring Creek (PA) at Trexlertown, PA
- Little Lehigh Creek near Trexlertown, PA
- Swatara Creek near Pine Grove, PA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BREP1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.