Susquehanna River at Owego

1. 39.61 ftFlood of record. September 2011. Over 90 percent of Owego was inundated by deep flood waters.
2. 36.00 ftFlooding inundates Route 17C and spreads over to the east side of Owego along E. Front Street and E. Main Street. The west side of Owego is inundated past Paige and Franklin Streets.
3. 35.90 ftThis was the flood level of the June 2006 flood.
4. 35.00 ftWidespread flooding occurs in Owego to the west of Route 96. Route 17C along 5th Avenue floods.
5. 33.00 ftMajor flood stage. Flood waters cut off McMaster Street around Elm and Temple Streets. Extensive basement to first floor flooding occurs along the south side of Front Street and 5th Avenue in Owego.
6. 32.97 ftThis was the flood level of the severe snowmelt flood of January 20, 1996.
7. 32.00 ftModerate flood stage. A portion of Route 17C west of Owego is threatened by flood waters. A section of Nichols begins to flood. Some flooding expands across Elm Street and Foundry Street in Owego. Homes and businesses begin to flood along Route 17C east of Front Street.
8. 31.97 ftThis is the flood level of April 11, 1993.
9. 31.00 ftFlooding leaks over portions of Canal, Water, River and Williams Streets to Route 17C behind the Price Chopper. Basement flooding increases between Hickories Park and Downtown, including near the Owego Walk-In Health Care building. The Fairgrouds are inundated.
10. 30.00 ftFlood stage. Backyards of homes and businesses right along the northern edge of the river begin to flood. Hickories Park floods. Flood waters back up along Owego Creek into the Fairgrounds and portions of Route 96.
11. 29.00 ftWater begins creeping into the backyards of properties along Rt. 17C and 5th Avenue. Owego Creek begins backing up and spreading toward the Fairgrounds.
12. 26.50 ftWater rises into the agricultural floodway along the river. The Owego River Walk floods as well as portions of Hickories Park nearest the river.

Chance of flooding, October to December

The three-month chances are the River Forecast Centers’ long-range flood outlook, issued September 28, 2026.

Most recent crests

• December 26, 2020: 31.02 ft
• September 8, 2011: 39.62 ft
• June 29, 2006: 35.90 ft
• April 3, 2005: 33.15 ft
• September 18, 2004: 31.04 ft
• January 20, 1996: 32.97 ft
• April 11, 1993: 31.97 ft

• UpstreamSusquehanna River at Vestal
• DownstreamSusquehanna River at Waverly
• Owego Creek at Owego
• Wappasening Creek at Windham Center
• Choconut Creek at Choconut
• Susquehanna River at Binghamton
• Chemung River at Chemung
• Tioughnioga River at Lisle

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

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.