Beech Creek at Monument water level

Name: Beech Creek at Monument water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Beech Creek, Pennsylvania, United States

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

5.57ft Down 0.04 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 11:45 AM EDT (33 min ago)

Flow: 86.5 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Beech Creek at Monument, where the gauge shows 5.57 ft.

It is still going down, by 0.04 ft over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 5.55 ft – 5.82 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Highest on record: 15.22 ftJune 23, 1972

Paddling and fishing conditions

Most paddlers and anglers will find the river in good shape at this stage.

Highest crests on record

Rank	Level	Date
1	15.22 ft	June 23, 1972

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.45 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 57° 33° – Wind 5 mph

19 Mon 62° 41° – Wind 6 mph

20 Tue 65° 41° – Wind 9 mph

21 Wed 63° 37° – Wind 3 mph

22 Thu 65° 38° – Wind 7 mph

23 Fri 55° 37° – Wind 9 mph

24 Sat 54° 31° – Wind 8 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:27 AM Sunset 06:26 PM Daylight 10 hr, 58 min First quarter 60%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Marsh Creek at BlanchardRiver gauge, Marsh Creek	82.7 cfs	Very high	−4.8 cfs	6.2 mi
Foster Joseph Sayers Lake near BlanchardLake, Foster Joseph Sayers Lake	630.16 ft	Normal	−0.07 ft	7 mi
Bald Eagle Creek at BlanchardRiver gauge, Bald Eagle Creek	353 cfs	Normal	±0	7 mi
Bald Eagle Creek near Beech Creek StationRiver gauge, Bald Eagle Creek	6.95 ft	Below flood stage	−0.03 ft	8 mi
Bald Eagle Creek below Spring Creek at MilesburgRiver gauge, Bald Eagle Creek	279 cfs	Normal	−19.0 cfs	12 mi
Spring Creek at MilesburgRiver gauge, Spring Creek	213 cfs	Normal	−5.0 cfs	13 mi
WB Susquehanna River at Lock HavenRiver gauge, WB Susquehanna River	8.64 ft	Below flood stage	+0.09 ft	14 mi
West Branch Susquehanna River at RenovoRiver gauge, West Branch Susquehanna River	1.63 ft	Below flood stage	−0.06 ft	15 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Beech Creek at Monument today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 11:45 AM EDT, the water level was 5.57 ft. Down 0.04 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Beech Creek at Monument rising or falling?

Down 0.04 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Beech Creek at Monument normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year.

What is the highest water level ever recorded at Beech Creek at Monument?

The highest level on record is 15.22 ft on June 23, 1972.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:01547950 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 41.11173, -77.70222 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	5.57 ft	2026-10-19 15:45	Provisional
Flow	86.5 cfs	2026-10-19 15:45	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Beech Creek at Monument (usgs:01547950). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/pennsylvania/beech-creek-at-monument

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer