Chittenango Creek near Chittenango

1. 11.00 ftFEMA flood insurance risk maps indicate that this stream level marks the 0.2% (500 year) flood level. Your property is at risk during a catstrophic flood event. A 500 year flood is a flood that has a 0.2 percent chance of occurring in any year.
2. 9.90 ftFEMA flood insurance risk maps indicate that this stream level marks the 1% (100 year) floodplain. Your property is at risk for flooding during a record flood event. A 100 year flood is a flood that has a 1 percent chance of occurring in any year.
3. 9.10 ftFlood of record. This is the level reached during the Hurricane Agnes flood of June, 1972.
4. 8.90 ftThis is the level caused by flash flooding on July 1, 2017.
5. 8.50 ftSevere inundation occurrs along Manor Drive and Race street when the level rises above 8.5 feet.
6. 8.00 ftFlooding spreads into the Village of Chittenango affecting several homes and businesses between Highway 5 and the river.
7. 7.00 ftFlooding affects the Stonehedge Nursing home near Russell Street, and residences along Falls Boulevard including the Skelding and Brinkerhoff Street neighborhood.
8. 6.00 ftWater spreads into the floodway, affecting backyards along Falls Boulevard from Dyke Road to the Village of Chittenango.

Most recent crests

• October 26, 2021: 6.39 ft
• June 22, 1972: 9.13 ft

• Cowaselon Creek at Canastota
• Oneida Creek at Oneida
• Oneida Lake at Sylvan Beach
• Oneida Lake at Cleveland
• Onondaga Creek at Nedrow
• Onondaga Creek at Inner Harbor
• Onondaga Creek at Onondaga Flood Control Dam
• Scriba Creek at Constantia

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

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.