Mohawk River at Cohoes Gauge

Light Rain 34°F
Area Rivers:
 Albany | Burtonsville | Cohoes | Schenectady | Troy | Waterford

Last Update: 1:00pm EST -- December 9, 2024
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Latest Observation


Normal

Current Stage: 9.83 ft
Current Flow: 3,340.00 cfs

Historic Observations

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

Forecast
Time/Date Stage Flow Category
7:00pm EST -- December 9, 2024 10.00 ft 3,660.00 cfs Normal
1:00am EST -- December 10, 2024 10.50 ft 4,730.00 cfs Normal
7:00am EST -- December 10, 2024 11.20 ft 6,610.00 cfs Normal
1:00pm EST -- December 10, 2024 11.60 ft 7,900.00 cfs Normal
7:00pm EST -- December 10, 2024 11.60 ft 7,900.00 cfs Normal
1:00am EST -- December 11, 2024 11.70 ft 8,250.00 cfs Normal
7:00am EST -- December 11, 2024 12.10 ft 9,790.00 cfs Normal
Previous 10 Observations
Time/Date Stage Flow Category
12:45pm EST -- December 9, 2024 9.84 ft 3,360.00 cfs Normal
12:30pm EST -- December 9, 2024 9.87 ft 3,410.00 cfs Normal
12:15pm EST -- December 9, 2024 9.90 ft 3,470.00 cfs Normal
12:00pm EST -- December 9, 2024 9.88 ft 3,430.00 cfs Normal
11:45am EST -- December 9, 2024 9.81 ft 3,310.00 cfs Normal
11:30am EST -- December 9, 2024 9.73 ft 3,170.00 cfs Normal
11:15am EST -- December 9, 2024 9.59 ft 2,930.00 cfs Normal
11:00am EST -- December 9, 2024 9.47 ft 2,740.00 cfs Normal
10:45am EST -- December 9, 2024 9.79 ft 3,270.00 cfs Normal
10:30am EST -- December 9, 2024 9.78 ft 3,250.00 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