Mohawk River at Cohoes Gauge
Last Update:
6:00am EDT -- October 22, 2024
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Latest Observation
Normal
Current Stage:
9.84 ft
Current Flow: 3,360.00 cfs
Historic Observations
Record Stage:
23.15 ft
Record Flow:
143,000.00 cfs
Time/Date | Stage | Flow | Category |
---|---|---|---|
8:00am EDT -- October 22, 2024 | 9.00 ft | 2,080.00 cfs | Normal |
2:00pm EDT -- October 22, 2024 | 9.00 ft | 2,080.00 cfs | Normal |
8:00pm EDT -- October 22, 2024 | 8.90 ft | 1,960.00 cfs | Normal |
2:00am EDT -- October 23, 2024 | 8.90 ft | 1,960.00 cfs | Normal |
8:00am EDT -- October 23, 2024 | 8.90 ft | 1,960.00 cfs | Normal |
2:00pm EDT -- October 23, 2024 | 8.90 ft | 1,960.00 cfs | Normal |
8:00pm EDT -- October 23, 2024 | 8.90 ft | 1,960.00 cfs | Normal |
Time/Date | Stage | Flow | Category |
---|---|---|---|
5:45am EDT -- October 22, 2024 | 9.89 ft | 3,450.00 cfs | Normal |
5:30am EDT -- October 22, 2024 | 9.83 ft | 3,340.00 cfs | Normal |
5:15am EDT -- October 22, 2024 | 9.87 ft | 3,410.00 cfs | Normal |
5:00am EDT -- October 22, 2024 | 9.95 ft | 3,560.00 cfs | Normal |
4:45am EDT -- October 22, 2024 | 10.43 ft | 4,570.00 cfs | Normal |
4:30am EDT -- October 22, 2024 | 10.45 ft | 4,610.00 cfs | Normal |
4:15am EDT -- October 22, 2024 | 10.44 ft | 4,590.00 cfs | Normal |
4:00am EDT -- October 22, 2024 | 10.43 ft | 4,570.00 cfs | Normal |
3:45am EDT -- October 22, 2024 | 10.40 ft | 4,500.00 cfs | Normal |
3:30am EDT -- October 22, 2024 | 10.12 ft | 3,900.00 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
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