Schoharie Creek at Burtonsville Gauge

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Last Update: 3:45pm EDT -- September 15, 2025
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Latest Observation


Normal

Current Stage: 0.65 ft
Current Flow: 25.90 cfs

Historic Observations

Record Stage: 17.46 ft
Record Flow: 128,000.00 cfs

Forecast
Time/Date Stage Flow Category
8:00pm EDT -- September 15, 2025 0.70 ft 33.00 cfs Normal
2:00am EDT -- September 16, 2025 0.70 ft 33.00 cfs Normal
8:00am EDT -- September 16, 2025 0.70 ft 33.00 cfs Normal
2:00pm EDT -- September 16, 2025 0.70 ft 33.00 cfs Normal
8:00pm EDT -- September 16, 2025 0.60 ft 20.00 cfs Normal
2:00am EDT -- September 17, 2025 0.60 ft 20.00 cfs Normal
8:00am EDT -- September 17, 2025 0.60 ft 20.00 cfs Normal
Previous 10 Observations
Time/Date Stage Flow Category
3:30pm EDT -- September 15, 2025 0.65 ft 25.90 cfs Normal
3:15pm EDT -- September 15, 2025 0.65 ft 25.90 cfs Normal
3:00pm EDT -- September 15, 2025 0.66 ft 27.30 cfs Normal
2:45pm EDT -- September 15, 2025 0.65 ft 25.90 cfs Normal
2:30pm EDT -- September 15, 2025 0.65 ft 25.90 cfs Normal
2:15pm EDT -- September 15, 2025 0.65 ft 25.90 cfs Normal
2:00pm EDT -- September 15, 2025 0.65 ft 25.90 cfs Normal
1:45pm EDT -- September 15, 2025 0.65 ft 25.90 cfs Normal
1:30pm EDT -- September 15, 2025 0.65 ft 25.90 cfs Normal
1:15pm EDT -- September 15, 2025 0.66 ft 27.30 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

17.46 ft.: Record flood with Tropical Storm Irene in August 2011. Widespread flooding in the region. Water reaches the Mill Point bridge.

10.00 ft.: Major flood stage.

8.00 ft.: Moderate flood stage. Water reaches homes in Lost Valley along Island Road.

7.00 ft.: Water reaches Priddle Camp Road.

6.00 ft.: Minor flood stage. Water reaches lowest houses in Burtonsville.

5.00 ft.: The river is nearly bankfull and portions of Island Road in the Lost Valley community are inundated.

4.50 ft.: Action stage. Water reaches Island Road in the Lost Valley community.

Hydrograph

Hydrograph

Gauge Location

Gauge reading affected by reservoir operations.
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