Flooding and the Community Rating System
Yardley Borough sits on the Delaware River. The Brock and Silver Creeks wind thru the floodplain. The Brock flows into the river, while the Silver deposits into the Delaware Canal. Once you cross over the Delaware Canal, you are in the floodplain.
Yardley Borough is a participating member of the National Flood Insurance Program and a Community Rating System(CRS) Class 8 community. Our goal is to provide flood prevention and mitigation information to the residents. If you have specific questions that are not answered here, please call Borough Hall and someone will assist you.
Public Outreach Letter to Floodplain Residents here
See the Yardley Borough Floodplain here.
Mandatory Requirement to Purchase Flood Insurance here
New Flood Insurance policies have a 30 day waiting period before becoming effective here
Does my homeowners insurance cover floods? and other questions here
Permitting in the Floodplain here
What is Substantial Damage and Improvement? here
TURN AOUND DON’T DROWN here
CATEGORY/ STAGE Major Flooding 25 ft. Moderate Flooding 23 ft. Minor Flooding 20 ft. Action 17 ft.
Recent Crests
20.76 ft on 09-03-2021
19.93 ft on 01-15-2018
16.46 ft on 05-01-2014
20.76 ft on 01-09-201422
.16 ft on 09-09-2011
Historic Crests
30.60 fton 03-08-1904
28.60 ft on 08-20-1955
28.50 ft on 10-11-1903
25.33 ft on 04-04-2005
25.09 ft on 06-29-2006
Evacuation information here
Links
Flood Seminar December 9, 2020- Flood insurance, Flood Plains & Elevation WATCH VIDEO
Buying and Selling in the Floodplain WATCH VIDEO
Community Rating System Information CLICK HERE
The Bucks County Free Library has the following FEMA publications :
Protecting Building Utilities from Flood Damage
Protecting Floodplain Resources
Answers to Questions About the NFIP
Elevated Residential Structures
Above the Flood:Elevating Your Flood Prone House
Protecting Manufactured Homes From Floods & Other Hazards
Delaware River Basin Commission
River Gauges from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service
New York Reservoir storage levels
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