Yellow Breeches Creek near Camp Hill, PA
River level and flood forecast · Cumberland County
Normal2.5 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM
The river is 4.5 ft below flood stage (7 ft).
Forecast to fall to 1.5 ft by Thu, Oct 15, 2 PM.
Flow: 559 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 2:51 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 13 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 9 ft |
| Flood stage | 7 ft |
| Action stage | 6 ft |
| Record crest (September 26, 1975) | 18.77 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 23.5 ftFEMA 0.2% Annual Chance Flood Level (500-year flood).
- 19 ftMany homes and businesses in the Yellow Breeches Creek basin are affected by flood waters.
- 18.8 ftFlood of record from September, 1975.
- 18 ftFEMA 1.0% Annual Chance Flood Level (100-year flood).
- 17 ftMany homes and businesses in the Yellow Breeches Creek basin are affected by flood waters. The flow of Yellow Breeches Creek is no longer confined to the single span bridge opening on Green Lane Drive near the gage. Both bridge approaches are inundated.
- 16 ftFEMA 2% Annual Chance Flood Level (50-year flood).
- 15 ftNumerous homes and businesses along Yellow Breeches Creek are affected by flood waters.
- 14 ftFlood waters begin to reach the Spanglers Mill Road Bridge.
- 13 ftNumerous homes along the entire length of Yellow Breeches Creek are affected by high water levels.
- 12 ftFEMA 10% Annual Chance Flood Level (10-year flood).
- 11 ftA number of homes along the entire length of Yellow Breeches Creek are affected by high water.
- 10.5 ftFlood waters begin to reach the Green Lane Drive Bridge.
- 10 ftFlood waters begin to reach the Slate Hill Road Bridge.
- 9 ftA number of homes in the Green Lane Farms development are affected by high water. Cedar Cliff Drive on the left bank upstream from the single span bridge on Green Lane Drive is inundated. Creekwood Drive has several feet of water on it, and water is approaching homes.
- 7 ftLow lying areas in the Green Lane Farms development on the right bank of Yellow Breeches Creek begin to flood. A mobile home park near Williams Grove is also affected by high water.
Highest crests on record
- 18.77 ft — September 26, 1975
- 18.33 ft — June 22, 1972
- 14.57 ft — April 17, 2011
- 11.66 ft — October 9, 1976
- 11.3 ft — January 25, 1979
Recent crests: 10.45 ft (August 10, 2024) · 8.21 ft (January 10, 2024) · 7.22 ft (May 7, 2022) · 10.54 ft (September 2, 2021) · 7.08 ft (May 1, 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 (CPHP1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.