Tenmile Creek above Jefferson, PA

River level and flood forecast · Greene County

Normal4.6 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM

The river is 12.4 ft below flood stage (17 ft).

Flow: 347 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

0510152025TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 13.5 ftFlood 17 ftModerate 21 ftMajor 23 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage23 ft
Moderate flood stage21 ft
Flood stage17 ft
Action stage13.5 ft
Record crest (September 10, 2018)18.96 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 23 ftWater reaches The Road surface of the Route 188 bridge deck and the Southwest Pennsylvania Water Authority building is flooded.
  • 21 ftwater reaches the Southwest Pennsylvania Water Authority, Waynesburg Booster Station building near the gage
  • 17 ftwater reaches the bottom of the Route 188 bridge and begins to flow around the bridge
  • 13 ftRiver is bankfull on the right downstream bank just below the Route 188 bridge

Highest crests on record

  1. 18.96 ft — September 10, 2018
  2. 11.5 ft — May 31, 2025

Recent crests: 11.5 ft (May 31, 2025) · 18.96 ft (September 10, 2018)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (JFRP1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.