Mohawk River at Cohoes Gauge

Light Rain 46°F
Area Rivers:
 Albany | Burtonsville | Cohoes | Schenectady | Troy | Waterford

Last Update: 3:00am EDT -- May 9, 2025
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Latest Observation


Normal

Current Stage: 14.63 ft
Current Flow: 24,300.00 cfs

Historic Observations

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

Forecast
Time/Date Stage Flow Category
8:00am EDT -- May 9, 2025 14.30 ft 22,000.00 cfs Normal
2:00pm EDT -- May 9, 2025 14.20 ft 21,300.00 cfs Normal
8:00pm EDT -- May 9, 2025 14.70 ft 24,800.00 cfs Normal
2:00am EDT -- May 10, 2025 15.70 ft 33,000.00 cfs Normal
8:00am EDT -- May 10, 2025 16.90 ft 44,700.00 cfs Normal
2:00pm EDT -- May 10, 2025 17.20 ft 47,900.00 cfs Action
8:00pm EDT -- May 10, 2025 17.10 ft 46,800.00 cfs Action
Previous 10 Observations
Time/Date Stage Flow Category
2:45am EDT -- May 9, 2025 14.66 ft 24,600.00 cfs Normal
2:30am EDT -- May 9, 2025 14.65 ft 24,500.00 cfs Normal
2:15am EDT -- May 9, 2025 14.66 ft 24,600.00 cfs Normal
2:00am EDT -- May 9, 2025 14.67 ft 24,600.00 cfs Normal
1:45am EDT -- May 9, 2025 14.69 ft 24,800.00 cfs Normal
1:30am EDT -- May 9, 2025 14.70 ft 24,800.00 cfs Normal
1:15am EDT -- May 9, 2025 14.72 ft 25,000.00 cfs Normal
1:00am EDT -- May 9, 2025 14.73 ft 25,100.00 cfs Normal
12:45am EDT -- May 9, 2025 14.73 ft 25,100.00 cfs Normal
12:30am EDT -- May 9, 2025 14.71 ft 24,900.00 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