Hudson River at Albany Gauge
Last Update:
9:30am EDT -- April 23, 2024
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Latest Observation
Normal
Current Stage:
2.12 ft
Current Flow: N/A
Historic Observations
Record Stage:
21.71 ft
Record Flow:
N/A
Time/Date | Stage | Flow | Category |
---|---|---|---|
11:00am EDT -- April 23, 2024 | 1.10 ft | N/A | Normal |
12:00pm EDT -- April 23, 2024 | 0.50 ft | N/A | Normal |
1:00pm EDT -- April 23, 2024 | 0.60 ft | N/A | Normal |
2:00pm EDT -- April 23, 2024 | 2.70 ft | N/A | Normal |
3:00pm EDT -- April 23, 2024 | 4.30 ft | N/A | Normal |
4:00pm EDT -- April 23, 2024 | 4.80 ft | N/A | Normal |
5:00pm EDT -- April 23, 2024 | 4.80 ft | N/A | Normal |
Time/Date | Stage | Flow | Category |
---|---|---|---|
9:15am EDT -- April 23, 2024 | 2.30 ft | N/A | Normal |
9:00am EDT -- April 23, 2024 | 2.49 ft | N/A | Normal |
8:45am EDT -- April 23, 2024 | 2.68 ft | N/A | Normal |
8:30am EDT -- April 23, 2024 | 2.87 ft | N/A | Normal |
8:15am EDT -- April 23, 2024 | 3.08 ft | N/A | Normal |
8:00am EDT -- April 23, 2024 | 3.27 ft | N/A | Normal |
7:45am EDT -- April 23, 2024 | 3.48 ft | N/A | Normal |
7:30am EDT -- April 23, 2024 | 3.70 ft | N/A | Normal |
7:15am EDT -- April 23, 2024 | 3.93 ft | N/A | Normal |
7:00am EDT -- April 23, 2024 | 4.17 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