Slippery Rock Creek at Wurtemburg, PA
River level and flood forecast · Lawrence County
Normal1.4 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM
The river is 7.6 ft below flood stage (9 ft).
Flow: 158 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 | 9 ft |
| Action stage | 7 ft |
| Record crest (January 25, 1937) | 12.05 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 25.4 ftwater reaches gage house recorder shelf
- 25 ftwater reaches house landward and slightly downstream of gagehouse
- 22.2 ftwater reaches gage house floor
- 18 ftwater reaches Village 1 Camper Cabins in Camp Allegheny
- 14 ftwaste water treatment plant at Camp allegheny is flooded
- 12 ftwater reaches Camp Allegheny Activities Building and waste water treatment plant
- 9 ftflooding begins at house on left descending bank about 1.5 miles below gage
Highest crests on record
- 12.05 ft — January 25, 1937
- 10.23 ft — October 16, 1954
- 9.48 ft — September 10, 2004
- 8.53 ft — September 18, 2004
- 8.09 ft — June 24, 1972
Recent crests: 8.53 ft (September 18, 2004) · 9.48 ft (September 10, 2004) · 8.09 ft (June 24, 1972) · 10.23 ft (October 16, 1954) · 12.05 ft (January 25, 1937)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WURP1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.