Susquehanna River near Waverly, PA
River level and flood forecast · Bradford County
The river is 11.4 ft below flood stage (13 ft).
Forecast to rise to 2.6 ft Thu 2 PM, below the 13 ft flood stage.
Flow: 1,800 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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
| Major flood stage | 20 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 16 ft |
| Flood stage | 13 ft |
| Action stage | 12 ft |
| Record crest (September 8, 2011) | 26.67 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 26.67 ftRecord flood of September 2011. Widespread severe flooding occurs in Sayre, Athens borough and throughout The Valley in both Pennsylvania and New York sides of the river. The Sayre levee was overtopped.
- 26 ftRiver stage height estimated to be the top of the Sayre levee system.
- 23 ftRiver stage height estimated to be at the effective design protection level of the Sayre levee.
- 22.52 ftJune 2006 flood. Flood waters were at the top of the bank in Athens Borough. Part of the Waste Water Treatment Plant facility was flooded. Some flooding occurred in South Side Athens along River Street. Significant flooding occurred on the east side of river in Athens Township up to Glen Valley Road and Riverside Drive.
- 21.4 ftSevere flooding before the levees were built in March 1936.
- 21.2 ftThis was the level of the 1972 Hurricane Agnes flood.
- 20 ftMajor flood stage. Severe flooding occurs throughout the flood plain in New York and Pennsylvania. The Sayre Bridge is closed, and access to Sayre and Athens is cut off from the East.
- 17 ftThe Athens bridge is closed by flooding affecting the approach lanes on the east side of the river. Winding River Drive is flooded. Wildwood Road is closed in places. Riverfront Park in Sayre is inundated.
- 16 ftModerate flood stage. Flooding increases throughout Tioga Point on both sides of the river near Athens Borough. Backwater flooding begins to affect areas in Milltown along Cayuta Creek.
- 13 ftFlood stage. Widespread, but minor, flooding of the lowlands occurs along the river from the towns of Barton and Nichols, NY to the Athens Township, PA.
- 12 ftOut of bank flows increase in the flood plain near the towns of Barton and Nichols, NY and the Township of Athens, PA. The Cannon Hole neighborhood is affected by flooding. Monitoring of levee gates and pumps occurs in Sayre.
Highest crests on record
- 26.67 ft — September 8, 2011
- 22.52 ft — June 29, 2006
- 21.4 ft — March 18, 1936
- 21.24 ft — June 23, 1972
- 20.88 ft — April 3, 2005
Recent crests: 13.11 ft (May 8, 2025) · 15.48 ft (December 19, 2023) · 14.49 ft (May 2, 2023) · 15.78 ft (October 27, 2021) · 18.44 ft (December 26, 2020)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WVYN6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.