Rivers in New York

Sacandaga River at Hadley

Saratoga County, New YorkNWS HDLN6USGS 01325000Albany office

Below flood stage
3.97ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 27, 8:30 PM EDT

Flood stage
10.00 ft
Forecast crest
4.00 ftMon, Sep 28, 2:00 PM EDT
Record crest
12.36 ft1913

Open the live map with the river flood outlook

Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood12.00 ft
Moderate flood11.00 ft
Minor flood10.00 ft
Action8.00 ft
  1. 12.00 ftMajor flood stage.
  2. 11.00 ftModerate flood stage.
  3. 10.00 ftMinor flood stage.
  4. 9.00 ftRiver is about a foot below bankfull.
  5. 8.00 ftAction stage.

Flood outlook

Chance of flooding, September to November

CategoryChance
Minor floodingUnder 5%
Moderate flooding-99900%
Major flooding-99900%

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

Crest history

26 crests on NOAA’s list since 1913.

#DateStage
1March 28, 191312.36 ft
2May 2, 201110.40 ft
3April 25, 201910.00 ft
4May 3, 20079.78 ft
5February 7, 20069.77 ft
6April 28, 20089.71 ft
7May 4, 19839.68 ft
8July 1, 19689.54 ft
9April 28, 19939.37 ft
10May 23, 19909.32 ft
11April 1, 19769.15 ft
12April 26, 19779.15 ft
13October 1, 19868.84 ft
14May 10, 19898.75 ft
15June 24, 19728.71 ft
16April 30, 19798.61 ft
17February 14, 19858.58 ft
18May 16, 20008.50 ft
19May 29, 19848.00 ft
20June 24, 19987.99 ft
21May 5, 19977.69 ft
22May 16, 19817.50 ft
23May 3, 19967.49 ft
24May 6, 19927.47 ft
25May 3, 19947.31 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 25, 2019: 10.00 ft
  • May 2, 2011: 10.40 ft
  • April 28, 2008: 9.71 ft
  • May 3, 2007: 9.78 ft
  • February 7, 2006: 9.77 ft
  • May 16, 2000: 8.50 ft
  • June 24, 1998: 7.99 ft
  • May 5, 1997: 7.69 ft
  • May 3, 1996: 7.49 ft
  • September 14, 1995: 6.18 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 affected by power generation. 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.