Schoharie Creek at Burtonsville Gauge
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Last Update:
12:00am EDT -- July 27, 2024
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Latest Observation
Normal
Current Stage:
0.82 ft
Current Flow: 58.30 cfs
Historic Observations
Record Stage:
17.46 ft
Record Flow:
128,000.00 cfs
Time/Date | Stage | Flow | Category |
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2:00am EDT -- July 27, 2024 | 0.80 ft | 52.00 cfs | Normal |
8:00am EDT -- July 27, 2024 | 0.80 ft | 52.00 cfs | Normal |
2:00pm EDT -- July 27, 2024 | 0.80 ft | 52.00 cfs | Normal |
8:00pm EDT -- July 27, 2024 | 0.80 ft | 52.00 cfs | Normal |
2:00am EDT -- July 28, 2024 | 0.80 ft | 52.00 cfs | Normal |
8:00am EDT -- July 28, 2024 | 0.80 ft | 52.00 cfs | Normal |
2:00pm EDT -- July 28, 2024 | 0.80 ft | 52.00 cfs | Normal |
Time/Date | Stage | Flow | Category |
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11:45pm EDT -- July 26, 2024 | 0.82 ft | 58.30 cfs | Normal |
11:30pm EDT -- July 26, 2024 | 0.82 ft | 58.30 cfs | Normal |
11:15pm EDT -- July 26, 2024 | 0.82 ft | 58.30 cfs | Normal |
11:00pm EDT -- July 26, 2024 | 0.82 ft | 58.30 cfs | Normal |
10:45pm EDT -- July 26, 2024 | 0.82 ft | 58.30 cfs | Normal |
10:30pm EDT -- July 26, 2024 | 0.82 ft | 58.30 cfs | Normal |
10:15pm EDT -- July 26, 2024 | 0.83 ft | 61.70 cfs | Normal |
10:00pm EDT -- July 26, 2024 | 0.83 ft | 61.70 cfs | Normal |
9:45pm EDT -- July 26, 2024 | 0.83 ft | 61.70 cfs | Normal |
9:30pm EDT -- July 26, 2024 | 0.83 ft | 61.70 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
17.46 ft.: New record flood with Tropical Storm Irene in August 2011. Widespread flooding in the region.
10.00 ft.: Major flood stage.
8.00 ft.: Moderate flood stage. Water reaches homes in Lost Valley.
7.00 ft.: Water reaches Priddle Camp Road.
6.00 ft.: Minor flood stage. Water reaches lowest houses in Burtonsville.
5.00 ft.: The river is nearly bankfull and the road to Lost Valley is under water.
4.50 ft.: Action stage. Water threatens access road to Lost Valley.
Hydrograph
![Hydrograph](https://water.noaa.gov/resources/hydrographs/brtn6_hg.png)
Gauge reading affected by reservoir operations.
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