Youghiogheny River at Connellsville, PA
River level and flood forecast · Fayette County
Normal5.3 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM
The river is 6.7 ft below flood stage (12 ft).
Forecast to fall to 3.3 ft by Sat, Oct 17, 8 AM.
Flow: 5,350 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 1:58 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 18 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 16 ft |
| Flood stage | 12 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (October 16, 1954) | 21.96 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 22 ftThe entire area of West Connellsville between the River and Crawford Avenues is flooded.
- 21.96 ftWater reaches the flood of record...October 16, 1954.
- 20.28 ftWater reaches the level of the ST. Patricks Day Flood and crest on March 18, 1936.
- 20 ftFloodwaters enter AMTRAK stop on the right bank about 0.2 miles downstream from the gage.
- 19 ftFloodwaters reach Chessie railroad tracks along right bank at Crawford Street Bridge.
- 18 ftFlooding affects several homes and small businesses in the immediate vicinity of the Crawford Street Bridge.
- 17 ftWater reaches homes in the towns Adelaide and Dawson, downstream of Connelsville.
- 16 ftAbout 100 homes on the west side of Connellsville flood in the areas of Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Streets.
- 14.13 ftWater reaches level of March 3, 2015.
- 14 ftSeveral inches of water floods basements of about 30 homes along left bank. River is bankful along the left bank just downstream from the Crawford Street Bridge. Water reaches the level of the Hurricane Ivan flood of September 18, 2004.
- 12 ftFlooding begins in the vicinity of Yough Park.
Highest crests on record
- 21.96 ft — October 16, 1954
- 20.28 ft — March 18, 1936
- 19.3 ft — March 29, 1924
- 18.64 ft — January 19, 1996
- 18.64 ft — September 14, 1971
Recent crests: 12.3 ft (August 11, 2026) · 12.71 ft (May 14, 2025) · 14.76 ft (April 3, 2024) · 14.37 ft (March 1, 2021) · 11.64 ft (February 8, 2019)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamYoughiogheny River at Ohiopyle, PA
- DownstreamYoughiogheny River at Sutersville, PA
- Redstone Creek at Waltersburg, PA
- Youghiogheny River at Confluence, PA
- Monongahela River at Charleroi Lock and Dam, PA
- Youghiogheny River below Youghiogheyny Dam - Outflow (Tailwater), PA
- Monongahela River at Maxwell Lock and Dam (lower pool), PA
- Laurel Hill Creek at Ursina, PA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CLLP1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.