Hudson River at Albany Gauge

Last Update:
9:30am EDT -- May 20, 2025
Page automatically refreshes every 15 minutes.
Latest Observation
Normal
Current Stage:
4.41 ft
Current Flow: N/A
Historic Observations
Record Stage:
21.71 ft
Record Flow:
N/A
Time/Date | Stage | Flow | Category |
---|---|---|---|
9:15am EDT -- May 20, 2025 | 4.28 ft | N/A | Normal |
9:00am EDT -- May 20, 2025 | 4.18 ft | N/A | Normal |
8:45am EDT -- May 20, 2025 | 4.09 ft | N/A | Normal |
8:30am EDT -- May 20, 2025 | 3.95 ft | N/A | Normal |
8:15am EDT -- May 20, 2025 | 3.73 ft | N/A | Normal |
8:00am EDT -- May 20, 2025 | 3.58 ft | N/A | Normal |
7:45am EDT -- May 20, 2025 | 3.30 ft | N/A | Normal |
7:30am EDT -- May 20, 2025 | 2.95 ft | N/A | Normal |
7:15am EDT -- May 20, 2025 | 2.53 ft | N/A | Normal |
7:00am EDT -- May 20, 2025 | 2.07 ft | N/A | 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
17.00 ft.: Water reaches Broadway at Maiden Lane.
14.00 ft.: Water floods one lane of the approach to the Dunn Memorial Bridge, some basements along Broadway, and blocks access to the gage house.
13.00 ft.: Water floods the railroad tracks under Interstate 787.
12.00 ft.: Ramps of Interstate 787, underpass of Broadway near Madison Ave and Colonie Street, and the parking lot of the Village One apartments in Menands are flooded.
11.00 ft.: Minor flood stage.
9.00 ft.: Action stage.
8.00 ft.: Water reaches the Corning Preserve.
Hydrograph

Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.
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