Rivers in New York

Mettawee River at Middle Granville

Washington County, New YorkNWS GVVN6USGS 04280450Albany office

Below flood stage
3.17ftStage

Observed Wed, Sep 23, 3:15 PM EDT

Flood stage
7.00 ft
Forecast crest
3.20 ftWed, Sep 23, 8:00 PM EDT
Record crest
15.04 ft2011

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood10.00 ft
Moderate flood8.50 ft
Minor flood7.00 ft
Action6.00 ft
  1. 10.00 ftMajor flood stage. Water approaches County Route 12. Several feet of water on Upper Turnpike Road and Gray Lane. All low-lying fields underwater.
  2. 8.50 ftModerate flood stage.
  3. 7.00 ftMinor flood stage. Widespread flooding of fields along the river. Water on Upper Turnpike Road and Gray Lane.
  4. 6.00 ftAction stage. Gray Road floods and affects access to one home.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor flooding9%
Moderate flooding5%
Major floodingUnder 5%

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 21, 2026.

Crest history

54 crests on NOAA’s list since 1990.

#DateStage
1August 29, 201115.04 ft
2December 17, 200013.47 ft
3January 24, 199911.25 ft
4January 20, 199610.69 ft
5January 8, 199810.68 ft
6January 18, 200610.46 ft
7July 2, 20179.95 ft
8April 15, 20199.23 ft
9March 9, 20089.16 ft
10December 2, 19969.00 ft
11March 7, 20118.89 ft
12March 29, 19938.56 ft
13March 15, 20078.52 ft
14December 25, 20148.44 ft
15December 19, 20238.44 ft
16January 26, 20108.36 ft
17January 12, 20188.02 ft
18April 7, 19947.86 ft
19April 14, 19947.80 ft
20May 10, 20257.78 ft
21April 17, 20077.63 ft
22February 25, 20167.63 ft
23December 12, 20247.61 ft
24February 18, 20227.60 ft
25November 11, 19907.59 ft

Most recent crests

  • May 10, 2025: 7.78 ft
  • December 12, 2024: 7.61 ft
  • December 19, 2023: 8.44 ft
  • July 11, 2023: 7.26 ft
  • February 23, 2022: 7.44 ft
  • February 18, 2022: 7.60 ft
  • December 25, 2020: 7.51 ft
  • November 1, 2019: 7.43 ft
  • April 15, 2019: 9.23 ft
  • January 12, 2018: 8.02 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Northeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round. Gauge reading may be affected by ice. Forecast flows are unadjusted for ice.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.