Mohawk River at Cohoes Gauge

Cloudy 49°F
Area Rivers:
 Albany | Burtonsville | Cohoes | Schenectady | Troy | Waterford

Last Update: 7:00am EDT -- April 20, 2024
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Latest Observation


Normal

Current Stage: 12.97 ft
Current Flow: 13,900.00 cfs

Historic Observations

Record Stage: 23.15 ft
Record Flow: 143,000.00 cfs

Forecast
Time/Date Stage Flow Category
8:00am EDT -- April 20, 2024 12.90 ft 13,500.00 cfs Normal
2:00pm EDT -- April 20, 2024 12.80 ft 13,000.00 cfs Normal
8:00pm EDT -- April 20, 2024 12.60 ft 12,000.00 cfs Normal
2:00am EDT -- April 21, 2024 12.50 ft 11,600.00 cfs Normal
8:00am EDT -- April 21, 2024 12.40 ft 11,100.00 cfs Normal
2:00pm EDT -- April 21, 2024 12.40 ft 11,100.00 cfs Normal
8:00pm EDT -- April 21, 2024 12.30 ft 10,600.00 cfs Normal
Previous 10 Observations
Time/Date Stage Flow Category
6:45am EDT -- April 20, 2024 12.99 ft 14,000.00 cfs Normal
6:30am EDT -- April 20, 2024 13.00 ft 14,100.00 cfs Normal
6:15am EDT -- April 20, 2024 13.00 ft 14,100.00 cfs Normal
6:00am EDT -- April 20, 2024 13.03 ft 14,200.00 cfs Normal
5:45am EDT -- April 20, 2024 13.05 ft 14,300.00 cfs Normal
5:30am EDT -- April 20, 2024 13.05 ft 14,300.00 cfs Normal
5:15am EDT -- April 20, 2024 13.06 ft 14,400.00 cfs Normal
5:00am EDT -- April 20, 2024 13.07 ft 14,400.00 cfs Normal
4:45am EDT -- April 20, 2024 13.09 ft 14,500.00 cfs Normal
4:30am EDT -- April 20, 2024 13.12 ft 14,700.00 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

Hydrograph

Gauge Location

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