Mohawk River at Cohoes Gauge

Cloudy 58°F
Area Rivers:
 Albany | Burtonsville | Cohoes | Schenectady | Troy | Waterford

Last Update: 8:00pm EDT -- April 29, 2024
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Latest Observation


Normal

Current Stage: 10.79 ft
Current Flow: 5,450.00 cfs

Historic Observations

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

Forecast
Time/Date Stage Flow Category
2:00am EDT -- April 30, 2024 10.90 ft 5,750.00 cfs Normal
8:00am EDT -- April 30, 2024 11.00 ft 6,020.00 cfs Normal
2:00pm EDT -- April 30, 2024 10.90 ft 5,750.00 cfs Normal
8:00pm EDT -- April 30, 2024 11.10 ft 6,310.00 cfs Normal
2:00am EDT -- May 1, 2024 11.90 ft 8,990.00 cfs Normal
8:00am EDT -- May 1, 2024 12.20 ft 10,200.00 cfs Normal
2:00pm EDT -- May 1, 2024 12.50 ft 11,600.00 cfs Normal
Previous 10 Observations
Time/Date Stage Flow Category
7:45pm EDT -- April 29, 2024 10.78 ft 5,430.00 cfs Normal
7:30pm EDT -- April 29, 2024 10.75 ft 5,350.00 cfs Normal
7:15pm EDT -- April 29, 2024 10.77 ft 5,400.00 cfs Normal
7:00pm EDT -- April 29, 2024 10.73 ft 5,300.00 cfs Normal
6:45pm EDT -- April 29, 2024 10.73 ft 5,300.00 cfs Normal
6:31pm EDT -- April 29, 2024 10.79 ft 5,450.00 cfs Normal
6:30pm EDT -- April 29, 2024 10.79 ft 5,450.00 cfs Normal
6:16pm EDT -- April 29, 2024 10.81 ft 5,510.00 cfs Normal
6:15pm EDT -- April 29, 2024 10.81 ft 5,510.00 cfs Normal
6:01pm EDT -- April 29, 2024 10.82 ft 5,530.00 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