Rivers in New York

Beaver River (NY) at Stillwater Reservoir

Herkimer County, New YorkNWS SWRN6USGS 04256500Albany office

Below flood stage
68.05ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 27, 10:30 AM EDT

Flood stage
80.00 ft
Record crest
1681.6 ft2002

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Minor flood80.00 ft
Action77.30 ft
  1. 81.56 ftFlood of record April 16, 2002.
  2. 80.30 ftThere is one foot of water overflowing the dam.
  3. 79.80 ftHalf a foot of water is overflowing the dam.
  4. 79.40 ftOne inch of water is overflowing the flashboards on the dam.
  5. 79.30 ftWater is at the top of the flashboards and starts to overflow the dam.
  6. 79.20 ftWater is one inch from overflowing the flashboards.
  7. 78.80 ftWater is six inches from overflowing the flashboards.
  8. 78.30 ftWater is one foot from the top of the flashboards.
  9. 77.30 ftWater is two feet below the flashboards on the dam.
  10. 50.00 ftNormal seasonal low elevation.

Crest history

13 crests on NOAA’s list since 1969.

#DateStage
1April 16, 20021681.6 ft
2April 29, 20111680.2 ft
3May 20, 19691680.1 ft
4May 27, 20041680.0 ft
5April 28, 19931679.5 ft
6April 28, 19961679.5 ft
7January 8, 19851679.2 ft
8May 9, 19941679.0 ft
9May 7, 19971678.9 ft
10May 18, 20021678.7 ft
11April 26, 19921678.6 ft
12April 17, 19911678.4 ft
13May 11, 19951676.9 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 29, 2011: 1680.2 ft
  • May 27, 2004: 1680.0 ft
  • May 18, 2002: 1678.7 ft
  • April 16, 2002: 1681.6 ft
  • May 7, 1997: 1678.9 ft
  • April 28, 1996: 1679.5 ft
  • May 11, 1995: 1676.9 ft
  • May 9, 1994: 1679.0 ft
  • April 28, 1993: 1679.5 ft
  • April 26, 1992: 1678.6 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Northeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point. Stage may be affected by 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.