Schuylkill River at Philadelphia, PA
River level and flood forecast · Philadelphia County
The river is 3.7 ft below flood stage (11 ft).
Forecast to fall to 6.3 ft by Thu, Oct 15, 2 PM.
Flow: 7,540 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 | 15.5 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 13 ft |
| Flood stage | 11 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (September 2, 2021) | 16.35 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 16 ftFirst floor apartments and businesses on Main Street in Manayunk are completely submerged between Shurs Lane and Green Lane. Ridge Avenue floods.
- 13 ftMain Street in Manayunk is closed from Ridge Avenue to Leverington Street.
- 12 ftMain Street in Manayunk floods in the area of Shurs Lane.
- 11.5 ftRoute 1 off ramp to Ridge Avenue is flooded and closed. MLK Drive is flooded and closed between Greenland Drive and Montgomery Drive.
- 11 ftKelly Drive is flooded and closed between Hunting Park Avenue and Falls Bridge. The Flat Rock area is flooded.
- 10.4 ftKelly Drive is flooded and closed between North Ferry Road and Falls Bridge.
Highest crests on record
- 16.35 ft — September 2, 2021
- 14.8 ft — March 1, 1902
- 14.7 ft — August 24, 1933
- 14.65 ft — June 23, 1972
- 14.57 ft — June 2, 1946
Recent crests: 12.13 ft (January 10, 2024) · 11.27 ft (December 28, 2023) · 11.82 ft (December 18, 2023) · 16.35 ft (September 2, 2021) · 11.01 ft (December 25, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamSchuylkill River at Norristown, PA
- DownstreamSchuylkill River near Philadelphia near 30th Street, PA
- Cobbs Creek at Mt. Moriah Cemetery, PA
- Frankford Creek at Philadelphia, PA
- Darby Creek at 84th Street Bridge at Eastwick, PA
- Pennypack Creek at Philadelphia, PA
- Chester Creek near Chester, PA
- Valley Creek at PA Turnpike Bridge near Valley Forge, PA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PADP1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.