Mohawk River at Cohoes Gauge

Mostly Clear 17°F
Local Rivers:
 Albany | Burtonsville | Cohoes | Schenectady | Troy | Waterford

Last Update: 7:00pm EST -- December 14, 2025
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Latest Observation


Normal

Current Stage: 9.43 ft
Current Flow: 2,680.00 cfs

Historic Observations

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

Forecast
Time/Date Stage Flow Category
1:00am EST -- December 15, 2025 9.20 ft 2,340.00 cfs Normal
7:00am EST -- December 15, 2025 9.40 ft 2,630.00 cfs Normal
1:00pm EST -- December 15, 2025 9.40 ft 2,630.00 cfs Normal
7:00pm EST -- December 15, 2025 9.30 ft 2,480.00 cfs Normal
1:00am EST -- December 16, 2025 9.40 ft 2,630.00 cfs Normal
7:00am EST -- December 16, 2025 9.40 ft 2,630.00 cfs Normal
1:00pm EST -- December 16, 2025 9.40 ft 2,630.00 cfs Normal
Previous 10 Observations
Time/Date Stage Flow Category
6:45pm EST -- December 14, 2025 9.44 ft 2,690.00 cfs Normal
6:30pm EST -- December 14, 2025 9.48 ft 2,750.00 cfs Normal
6:15pm EST -- December 14, 2025 9.48 ft 2,750.00 cfs Normal
6:00pm EST -- December 14, 2025 9.48 ft 2,750.00 cfs Normal
5:45pm EST -- December 14, 2025 9.28 ft 2,460.00 cfs Normal
5:30pm EST -- December 14, 2025 9.23 ft 2,380.00 cfs Normal
5:15pm EST -- December 14, 2025 9.23 ft 2,380.00 cfs Normal
5:00pm EST -- December 14, 2025 9.24 ft 2,400.00 cfs Normal
4:45pm EST -- December 14, 2025 9.24 ft 2,400.00 cfs Normal
4:30pm EST -- December 14, 2025 9.25 ft 2,410.00 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