Youghiogheny River at Sutersville, PA
River level and flood forecast · Allegheny County
Normal7.9 ftas of Mon 3:15 PM
The river is 12.1 ft below flood stage (20 ft).
Forecast to fall to 4.5 ft by Sat, Oct 17, 8 AM.
Flow: 8,170 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 | 23 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 21 ft |
| Flood stage | 20 ft |
| Action stage | 14.9 ft |
| Record crest (October 16, 1954) | 32.5 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 32.5 ftWater reaches the flood of record...October 16, 1954.
- 30.65 ftWater reaches the level of the St. Patricks Day Flood and crest on March 18, 1936.
- 29.7 ftWater reaches the level reached during Hurricane Agnes June 23 1972.
- 26 ftWater reaches 1st Avenue on the north side of town. Basements are flooded in homes along all of 1st Avenue. About 25 homes are affected.
- 23 ftFloodwaters reach the railroad tracks on the left bank.
- 20.7 ftWater reaches the level reached during Hurricane Ivan September 18, 2004.
- 20.66 ftFlood reaches the level reached on March 5, 2015.
- 20 ftResidential basement flooding in Sutersville begins in homes along the right bank. Flooding also begins in the West Newton business district 5 miles upstream.
Highest crests on record
- 32.5 ft — October 16, 1954
- 30.65 ft — March 18, 1936
- 29.7 ft — June 23, 1972
- 28.04 ft — January 20, 1996
- 28 ft — March 30, 1924
Recent crests: 24.43 ft (April 4, 2024) · 20.21 ft (March 1, 2021) · 16.57 ft (February 8, 2019) · 26.53 ft (September 11, 2018) · 22.83 ft (February 17, 2018)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamYoughiogheny River at Connellsville, PA
- Monongahela River at Elizabeth Lock and Dam, PA
- Monongahela River at Charleroi Lock and Dam, PA
- Turtle Creek at Wilmerding, PA
- Monongahela River at Braddock Lock and Dam, PA
- Thompson Run at Turtle Creek, PA
- Ohio River at Pittsburgh, PA
- Saw Mill Run at Duquesne Heights, PA
- Allegheny River at Sharpsburg Lock and Dam, PA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (STSP1); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.