Mohawk River at Cohoes Gauge

Overcast 28°F
Local Rivers:
 Albany | Burtonsville | Cohoes | Schenectady | Troy | Waterford

Last Update: 6:00am EST -- December 25, 2025
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Latest Observation


Normal

Current Stage: 10.64 ft
Current Flow: 5,070.00 cfs

Historic Observations

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

Forecast
Time/Date Stage Flow Category
1:00pm EST -- December 25, 2025 10.30 ft 4,280.00 cfs Normal
7:00pm EST -- December 25, 2025 10.20 ft 4,060.00 cfs Normal
1:00am EST -- December 26, 2025 10.10 ft 3,860.00 cfs Normal
7:00am EST -- December 26, 2025 10.10 ft 3,860.00 cfs Normal
1:00pm EST -- December 26, 2025 10.10 ft 3,860.00 cfs Normal
7:00pm EST -- December 26, 2025 10.00 ft 3,660.00 cfs Normal
1:00am EST -- December 27, 2025 10.00 ft 3,660.00 cfs Normal
Previous 10 Observations
Time/Date Stage Flow Category
6:45am EST -- December 25, 2025 10.63 ft 5,040.00 cfs Normal
6:30am EST -- December 25, 2025 10.63 ft 5,040.00 cfs Normal
6:15am EST -- December 25, 2025 10.64 ft 5,070.00 cfs Normal
6:00am EST -- December 25, 2025 10.64 ft 5,070.00 cfs Normal
5:45am EST -- December 25, 2025 10.66 ft 5,120.00 cfs Normal
5:30am EST -- December 25, 2025 10.66 ft 5,120.00 cfs Normal
5:15am EST -- December 25, 2025 10.66 ft 5,120.00 cfs Normal
5:00am EST -- December 25, 2025 10.66 ft 5,120.00 cfs Normal
4:45am EST -- December 25, 2025 10.66 ft 5,120.00 cfs Normal
4:30am EST -- December 25, 2025 10.66 ft 5,120.00 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