Rivers in New York

Delaware River at Lordville

Delaware County, New YorkNWS LDVN6USGS 01427207Johnson City office

Below flood stage
6.68ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 2:45 AM EDT

Flood stage
20.00 ft
Forecast crest
6.60 ftTue, Sep 22, 8:00 AM EDT
Record crest
28.87 ft2006

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood26.00 ft
Moderate flood23.50 ft
Minor flood20.00 ft
Action18.00 ft
  1. 28.90 ftRecord flood of June 2006. Extensive inundation of several homes and roads occurred in Equinunk. Extensive flooding of the railroad tracks occurred around Lordville. Homes along Warren Road and Lordville Road were severely flooded.
  2. 26.00 ftExtensive flooding of homes occurs along Hancock Highway and Lordville Road in Equinunk. Sever flooding also occurs along Riverview Road in Manchester Township, PA. The railroad on the NY side of the river floods around Lordville. Backwater flooding along Humphries Brook, Factory and Equinunk Creeks may be severe.
  3. 23.50 ftWater will inundate a part of Lordville Road in Equinunk and a few properties along the lower end of Riverview Road in Manchester Township. Backwater flooding along Humphries Brook, Factory and Equinunk Creeks may affect properties.
  4. 20.00 ftFlooding of lowlands near the river is extensive. Backyards of some homes in Equinunk will flood.
  5. 18.00 ftConsiderable out of bank flooding with impact only to lowland grass and wooded areas along the river.

Crest history

5 crests on NOAA’s list since 2004.

#DateStage
1June 28, 200628.87 ft
2April 3, 200525.20 ft
3September 18, 200423.53 ft
4September 8, 201120.56 ft
5December 25, 202018.47 ft

Most recent crests

  • December 25, 2020: 18.47 ft
  • September 8, 2011: 20.56 ft
  • June 28, 2006: 28.87 ft
  • April 3, 2005: 25.20 ft
  • September 18, 2004: 23.53 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

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.

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.