Susquehanna River at Danville, PA

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 2:48 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 41.5 ftFlood waters begin to reach the Rupert Drive Bridge in Catawissa.
• 38 ftFEMA 0.2% Annual Chance Flood Level (500-year flood).
• 34 ftLevee system on the right bank begins to overflow. Widespread flooding continues in unprotected areas. Low lying areas within the levee system begin to be affected.
• 32.3 ftFlood of record from Hurricane Agnes in 1972.
• 32 ftAreas outside of the levee system experiences widespread flooding. The levee system protects most of Danville to a height of 34 feet.
• 31.5 ftFEMA 1% Annual Chance Flood Level (100-year flood).
• 30.5 ftFlood waters begin to reach the Danville Riverside Bridge.
• 30 ftMuch of Riverside on the left bank is affected by high water. Water levels approach the pump station on the right bank just downstream of the highway bridge.
• 29 ftFEMA 2% Annual Chance Flood Level (50-year flood).
• 24.5 ftFEMA 10% Annual Chance Flood Level (10-year flood). Flood waters begin to affects residences in Riverside on the left bank of the river.
• 24 ftInundation in Riverside on the left bank of the river begins to affect residences.
• 23 ftFlooding occurs at the state hospital grounds on the east side of town. Backwater produces flooding on Sechler Run in the center of town.
• 21 ftBasements flood in homes along Mahoning Creek on the right bank of the river.
• 20 ftInundation begins in Riverside on the left bank.

Highest crests on record

1. 32.32 ft — June 24, 1972
2. 31.55 ft — September 9, 2011
3. 30.71 ft — March 9, 1904
4. 28.19 ft — June 28, 2006
5. 28.01 ft — March 19, 1936

Recent crests: 20.23 ft (December 27, 2020) · 22.29 ft (August 16, 2018) · 31.55 ft (September 9, 2011) · 22.41 ft (April 29, 2011) · 22.57 ft (March 12, 2011)

Up and down the river, and nearby

• UpstreamSusquehanna River at Bloomsburg, PA
• DownstreamSusquehanna River at Sunbury, PA
• Chillisquaque Creek at Washingtonville, PA
• Chillisquaque Creek near Potts Grove, PA
• Susquehanna River at Sunbury above Dam, PA
• Fishing Creek near Bloomsburg, PA
• West Branch Susquehanna River at Lewisburg, PA
• West Branch Susquehanna River at West Milton, PA