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Schuylkill River at Philadelphia

Critical Stages
10' - Action
11' - Flood
13' - Moderate
15.5' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 9:00 AM EST 12/6/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 5.93 ft

Flow: 0.67 kcfs

Forecast

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
1 PM 12/6 6 0.858
7 PM 12/6 6 0.858
1 AM 12/7 6 0.858
7 AM 12/7 5.9 0.602
1 PM 12/7 5.9 0.602
7 PM 12/7 5.9 0.602
1 AM 12/8 5.9 0.602
7 AM 12/8 5.9 0.602
TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
9:00 AM 12/6 5.93 0.67
8:30 AM 12/6 5.94 0.694
8:00 AM 12/6 5.94 0.694
7:30 AM 12/6 5.94 0.694
7:00 AM 12/6 5.95 0.719
6:30 AM 12/6 5.95 0.719
6:00 AM 12/6 5.95 0.719
5:30 AM 12/6 5.95 0.719
5:00 AM 12/6 5.95 0.719
4:30 AM 12/6 5.95 0.719
4:00 AM 12/6 5.95 0.719
3:30 AM 12/6 5.95 0.719
3:00 AM 12/6 5.94 0.694
2:30 AM 12/6 5.95 0.719
2:00 AM 12/6 5.95 0.719
1:30 AM 12/6 5.95 0.719
1:00 AM 12/6 5.95 0.719
12:30 AM 12/6 5.95 0.719
12:00 AM 12/6 5.95 0.719
11:30 PM 12/5 5.96 0.745
11:00 PM 12/5 5.96 0.745
10:30 PM 12/5 5.96 0.745
10:00 PM 12/5 5.96 0.745
9:30 PM 12/5 5.97 0.772
9:00 PM 12/5 5.97 0.772
8:30 PM 12/5 5.98 0.8
8:00 PM 12/5 5.99 0.828
7:30 PM 12/5 5.99 0.828
7:00 PM 12/5 5.99 0.828
6:30 PM 12/5 5.99 0.828
Hydrograph for Schuylkill River at Philadelphia
16' - First floor apartments and businesses on Main Street in Manayunk are completely submerged between Shurs Lane and Green Lane. Ridge Avenue floods.
13' - Main Street in Manayunk is closed from Ridge Avenue to Leverington Street.
12' - Main Street in Manayunk floods in the area of Shurs Lane.
11.5' - Route 1 off ramp to Ridge Avenue is flooded and closed. MLK Drive is flooded and closed between Greenland Drive and Montgomery Drive.
11' - Kelly Drive is flooded and closed between Hunting Park Avenue and Falls Bridge. The Flat Rock area is flooded.
10.4' - Kelly Drive is flooded and closed between North Ferry Road and Falls Bridge.
DateStage (ft)
Oct 4, 1869 17
Sep 2, 2021 16.35
Mar 1, 1902 14.8
Aug 24, 1933 14.7
Jun 23, 1972 14.65
Jun 2, 1946 14.57
Sep 17, 1999 14.1
May 1, 2014 13.91
Aug 28, 2011 13.56
Jan 20, 1996 13.36
Sep 13, 1971 13.28
Aug 5, 2020 13.28
Oct 1, 2010 13.1
Jun 28, 2006 12.49
Dec 5, 1993 12.41
Jan 10, 2024 12.13
Oct 9, 2005 12.07
Sep 7, 2011 12.01
Sep 29, 2004 11.86
Dec 18, 2023 11.82

Data provided by the National Weather Service.