Hudson River at Albany Gauge
Last Update:
9:30pm EDT -- April 29, 2024
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Latest Observation
Normal
Current Stage:
4.14 ft
Current Flow: N/A
Historic Observations
Record Stage:
21.71 ft
Record Flow:
N/A
Time/Date | Stage | Flow | Category |
---|---|---|---|
11:00pm EDT -- April 29, 2024 | 3.30 ft | N/A | Normal |
12:00am EDT -- April 30, 2024 | 2.50 ft | N/A | Normal |
1:00am EDT -- April 30, 2024 | 1.80 ft | N/A | Normal |
2:00am EDT -- April 30, 2024 | 1.20 ft | N/A | Normal |
3:00am EDT -- April 30, 2024 | 0.50 ft | N/A | Normal |
4:00am EDT -- April 30, 2024 | 1.10 ft | N/A | Normal |
5:00am EDT -- April 30, 2024 | 2.50 ft | N/A | Normal |
Time/Date | Stage | Flow | Category |
---|---|---|---|
9:15pm EDT -- April 29, 2024 | 4.15 ft | N/A | Normal |
9:00pm EDT -- April 29, 2024 | 4.12 ft | N/A | Normal |
8:45pm EDT -- April 29, 2024 | 4.07 ft | N/A | Normal |
8:30pm EDT -- April 29, 2024 | 3.98 ft | N/A | Normal |
8:15pm EDT -- April 29, 2024 | 3.88 ft | N/A | Normal |
8:00pm EDT -- April 29, 2024 | 3.74 ft | N/A | Normal |
7:45pm EDT -- April 29, 2024 | 3.56 ft | N/A | Normal |
7:30pm EDT -- April 29, 2024 | 3.35 ft | N/A | Normal |
7:15pm EDT -- April 29, 2024 | 3.10 ft | N/A | Normal |
7:00pm EDT -- April 29, 2024 | 2.80 ft | N/A | 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
17.00 ft.: Water reaches Broadway at Maiden Lane.
14.00 ft.: Water floods one lane of the approach to the Dunn Memorial Bridge, some basements along Broadway, and blocks access to the gage house.
13.00 ft.: Water floods the railroad tracks under Interstate 787.
12.00 ft.: Ramps of Interstate 787, underpass of Broadway near Madison Ave and Colonie Street, and the parking lot of the Village One apartments in Menands are flooded.
11.00 ft.: Minor flood stage.
9.00 ft.: Action stage.
8.00 ft.: Water reaches the Corning Preserve.
Hydrograph
Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.
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