Mohawk River at Cohoes Gauge
Last Update:
5:00am EDT -- March 28, 2024
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Latest Observation
Normal
Current Stage:
14.23 ft
Current Flow: 21,500.00 cfs
Historic Observations
Record Stage:
23.15 ft
Record Flow:
143,000.00 cfs
Time/Date | Stage | Flow | Category |
---|---|---|---|
8:00am EDT -- March 28, 2024 | 15.50 ft | 31,300.00 cfs | Normal |
2:00pm EDT -- March 28, 2024 | 15.60 ft | 32,100.00 cfs | Normal |
8:00pm EDT -- March 28, 2024 | 15.50 ft | 31,300.00 cfs | Normal |
2:00am EDT -- March 29, 2024 | 15.30 ft | 29,600.00 cfs | Normal |
8:00am EDT -- March 29, 2024 | 15.00 ft | 27,100.00 cfs | Normal |
2:00pm EDT -- March 29, 2024 | 14.70 ft | 24,800.00 cfs | Normal |
8:00pm EDT -- March 29, 2024 | 14.30 ft | 22,000.00 cfs | Normal |
Time/Date | Stage | Flow | Category |
---|---|---|---|
4:45am EDT -- March 28, 2024 | 14.21 ft | 21,400.00 cfs | Normal |
4:30am EDT -- March 28, 2024 | 14.20 ft | 21,300.00 cfs | Normal |
4:15am EDT -- March 28, 2024 | 14.16 ft | 21,000.00 cfs | Normal |
4:00am EDT -- March 28, 2024 | 14.14 ft | 20,900.00 cfs | Normal |
3:45am EDT -- March 28, 2024 | 14.13 ft | 20,800.00 cfs | Normal |
3:30am EDT -- March 28, 2024 | 14.12 ft | 20,800.00 cfs | Normal |
3:15am EDT -- March 28, 2024 | 14.10 ft | 20,600.00 cfs | Normal |
3:00am EDT -- March 28, 2024 | 14.08 ft | 20,500.00 cfs | Normal |
2:45am EDT -- March 28, 2024 | 14.06 ft | 20,400.00 cfs | Normal |
2:30am EDT -- March 28, 2024 | 14.04 ft | 20,200.00 cfs | Normal |
Normal: The water surface is below the top of its banks.
Action: The water surface is generally near or slightly above the top of its banks, but no man-made structures are flooded.
Minor: Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat (e.g., inundation of roads).
Moderate: Some inundation of structures and roads near stream. Some evacuations of people and/or transfer of property to higher elevations.
Major: Extensive inundation of structures and roads. Significant evacuations of people and/or transfer of property to higher elevations.
Flood Stage Impacts
22.00 ft.: Major flood stage.
21.00 ft.: Moderate flood stage.
20.00 ft.: Minor flood stage.
17.50 ft.: The river is bankfull at Schenectady.
17.00 ft.: Action stage.
Hydrograph
Gauge reading affected by power generation.
Gauge reading may be affected by ice. Forecast flows are unadjusted for ice.
Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.
Source National Water Prediction Service / US Geological Survey