Rivers and flooding in New York
347 river gauges the National Weather Service watches in New York. Each has its forecast, flood stages and impacts, and its crest history.
Flood outlook
Significant river flooding over the next five days, and each gauge’s chance of flooding over the next three months.
No significant river flooding is outlined in New York in the next five days.
Most likely to flood, September to November
- East Branch of the Ausable River at Au Sable Forks8% chance of major flooding
- Black Creek at Churchville6% chance of major flooding
- Chemung River at Elmira10% chance of moderate flooding
- Tioughnioga River at Cortland5% chance of major flooding
- Schoharie Creek at Burtonsville8% chance of moderate flooding
- West Branch Delaware River at Walton7% chance of moderate flooding
- Beaver Kill at Cooks Falls5% chance of moderate flooding
- Genesee River at Wellsville6% chance of moderate flooding
- Susquehanna River at Conklin6% chance of moderate flooding
- Allegheny River at Olean25% chance of minor flooding
- Susquehanna River at Vestal6% chance of moderate flooding
- Tioga River at Lindley6% chance of moderate flooding
49 of the 78 gauges the River Forecast Centers forecast in New York have a stated chance of flooding in this period.
Allegheny River
Allen Creek
Au Sable River
Battenkill
Beaver Kill
Beaver River (NY)
Big Sister Creek
Black Creek
Black River
Black Rock Canal
Boquet River
Bronx River
Buffalo Creek
Bush Kill
Callicoon Creek
Canacadea Creek
Canadaway Creek
Canajoharie Creek
Canandaigua Lake
Canandaigua Outlet
Canasawacta Creek
Canaseraga Creek
Canisteo River
Carlls River
Carrs Creek
Catharine Creek
Cattaraugus Creek
Cayuga Creek
Cayuga Inlet
Cayuga Lake
Cazenovia Creek
Chadakoin River
Chautauqua Creek
Chautauqua Lake
Chemung River
Chenango River
Chestnut Creek (NY)
Chittenango Creek
Clyde River
Clyde River (Erie Canal)
Cobleskill Creek
Cohocton River
Conesus Creek
Cowaselon Creek
Cross River
Deer River (NY)
Delaware River
Dodge Creek (NY)
Dry Brook
East Branch Delaware
East Branch Delaware River
- East Branch Delaware River at Downsville below Pepacton DamBelow flood stage
- East Branch Delaware River at Fishs EddyOut of service
- East Branch Delaware River at HarvardBelow flood stage
- East Branch Delaware River at MargaretvilleBelow flood stage
- East Branch Delaware River at Pepacton ReservoirReading out of date
- East Branch Delaware River at RoxburyNo flood stages set
East Branch of the Ausable River
East Brook
East Rockaway Inlet
Eighteenmile Creek
Eighteenmile Creek (NY)
Ellicott Creek
Erie Canal
Esopus Creek
Fall Creek
Fish Creek
Flax Pond
Flint Creek
Fort Pond Bay
Fox Creek
Genesee River
- Genesee RiverNo flood stages set
- Genesee River at AvonBelow flood stage
- Genesee River at Avon (USACE)No flood stages set
- Genesee River at Jones BridgeBelow flood stage
- Genesee River at Mount Morris DamBelow flood stage
- Genesee River at PortagevilleBelow flood stage
- Genesee River at Portageville (USACE)No flood stages set
- Genesee River at RochesterReading out of date
- Genesee River at South Rochester at Ballantyne BridgeBelow flood stage
- Genesee River at WellsvilleBelow flood stage
- Genesee River at Wellsville (USACE)No flood stages set
Grass River
Great Chazy River
Great Kills Harbor
Great South Bay
Grout Brook
Gumaer Brook
Hackensack River
Hog Island Channel
Honeoye Creek
Hoosic River
Hudson Bay
Hudson River
- Hudson RiverNo flood stages set
- Hudson RiverNo flood stages set
- Hudson River at AlbanyBelow flood stage
- Hudson River at Fort EdwardBelow flood stage
- Hudson River at HadleyBelow flood stage
- Hudson River at NewcombBelow flood stage
- Hudson River at North CreekBelow flood stage
- Hudson River at PiermontBelow flood stage
- Hudson River at PoughkeepsieBelow flood stage
- Hudson River at TroyBelow flood stage
- Hudson River at WaterfordBelow flood stage
- Hudson River at West PointReading out of date
Hutchinson River
Independence River
Indian River
Irondequoit Creek
Ischua Creek
Jamaica Bay
Johnson Creek (NY)
Keuka Lake
Keuka Outlet
Kill Van Kull
Kinderhook Creek
Lake America
- Lake America at Braddock HeightsNo flood stages set
- Lake America at Breakwater Light (Fair Haven)Reading out of date
- Lake America at Cape VincentNo flood stages set
- Lake America at Golden Hill State ParkNo flood stages set
- Lake America at Hamlin Beach State ParkNo flood stages set
- Lake America at Ninemile PointNo flood stages set
- Lake America at Oswego (NOS)No flood stages set
- Lake America at Rochester (NOS)No flood stages set
- Lake America at Sackets HarborNo flood stages set
- Lake America at Sodus PointNo flood stages set
Lake Champlain
Lake Erie
Little Ausable River
Little Chazy River
Little Delaware River
Little Neck Bay
Little Salmon River
Little Schoharie Creek
Long Island Sound
Lower Niagara River
Mahwah River
Manor Kill
Meads Creek
Mettawee River
Mill Brook
Mine Kill
Mohawk River
Mohawk River Above State Highway 30A
Mongaup River
Moose River
Moriches Bay
Neversink River
New York Harbor
Niagara River
Normans Kill
North Branch Salmon River
Northrup Creek
Oak Orchard Creek
Oatka Creek
Oneida Creek
Oneida Lake
Oneida River
Onondaga Creek
Onondaga Lake
Oquaga Creek
Orient Harbor
Oriskany Creek
Oswegatchie River
Oswego River
Otselic River
Ouleout Creek
Owasco Lake
Owasco Outlet
Owego Creek
Peconic River
Platte Kill
Platter Kill
Ramapo River
Raquette River
Reynolds Channel
Richelieu River
Rondout Creek
Rondout Creek Near Lowes Corner
Root Creek
S Branch Eighteenmile Creek
Sacandaga River
Saint Lawrence River
Salmon Creek
Salmon River
Sandy Creek
Sandy Creek (WNY)
Saranac River
Sauquoit Creek
Schoharie Creek
- Schoharie Creek at BreakabeenBelow flood stage
- Schoharie Creek at BurtonsvilleBelow flood stage
- Schoharie Creek at EsperanceNo flood stages set
- Schoharie Creek at Gilboa BridgeBelow flood stage
- Schoharie Creek at Gilboa DamNo flood stages set
- Schoharie Creek at MiddleburghNo flood stages set
- Schoharie Creek at North BlenheimNo flood stages set
- Schoharie Creek at North BlenheimNo flood stages set
- Schoharie Creek at PrattsvilleBelow flood stage
Schroon River
Scriba Creek
Seneca Lake
Seneca River
Sheldrake Stream
Shelter Island Sound
Shinnecock Bay
Silver Creek (NY)
Sixmile Creek
Skaneateles Creek
St. Lawrence River
St. Regis River
Susquehanna River
- Susquehanna River at BainbridgeBelow flood stage
- Susquehanna River at BinghamtonBelow flood stage
- Susquehanna River at ConklinBelow flood stage
- Susquehanna River at OwegoBelow flood stage
- Susquehanna River at SidneyBelow flood stage
- Susquehanna River at UnadillaBelow flood stage
- Susquehanna River at VestalBelow flood stage
- Susquehanna River at WaverlyBelow flood stage
- Susquehanna River at WindsorBelow flood stage
Tenmile River
Thatcher Brook
Tioga River
Tioughnioga River
Tonawanda Creek
Town Brook
Tremper Kill
Trout Creek (NY)
Tuscarora Creek
Unadilla River
Wallkill
Walnut Creek (NY)
Wappingers Creek
West Branch Delaware River
- West Branch Delaware River at Cannonsville ReservoirBelow flood stage
- West Branch Delaware River at DelhiBelow flood stage
- West Branch Delaware River at Hale EddyBelow flood stage
- West Branch Delaware River at HobartNo flood stages set
- West Branch Delaware River at StilesvilleNo flood stages set
- West Branch Delaware River at WaltonBelow flood stage
West Branch of the St. Regis River
West Branch Oswegatchie River
West Brook
West Canada Creek
West Pond
White Brook (NY)
Willowemoc Creek
Sources
Gauges, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey.