Mohawk River at Cohoes Gauge

Rain Shower 47°F
Area Rivers:
 Albany | Burtonsville | Cohoes | Schenectady | Troy | Waterford

Last Update: 2:00am EST -- November 21, 2024
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Latest Observation


Normal

Current Stage: 8.34 ft
Current Flow: 1,370.00 cfs

Historic Observations

Record Stage: 23.15 ft
Record Flow: 143,000.00 cfs

Forecast
Time/Date Stage Flow Category
7:00am EST -- November 21, 2024 8.40 ft 1,420.00 cfs Normal
1:00pm EST -- November 21, 2024 8.50 ft 1,520.00 cfs Normal
7:00pm EST -- November 21, 2024 9.20 ft 2,340.00 cfs Normal
1:00am EST -- November 22, 2024 9.90 ft 3,470.00 cfs Normal
7:00am EST -- November 22, 2024 10.60 ft 4,970.00 cfs Normal
1:00pm EST -- November 22, 2024 11.20 ft 6,610.00 cfs Normal
7:00pm EST -- November 22, 2024 11.60 ft 7,900.00 cfs Normal
Previous 10 Observations
Time/Date Stage Flow Category
2:45am EST -- November 21, 2024 8.31 ft 1,340.00 cfs Normal
2:30am EST -- November 21, 2024 8.30 ft 1,330.00 cfs Normal
2:15am EST -- November 21, 2024 8.32 ft 1,350.00 cfs Normal
2:00am EST -- November 21, 2024 8.34 ft 1,370.00 cfs Normal
1:45am EST -- November 21, 2024 8.36 ft 1,390.00 cfs Normal
1:30am EST -- November 21, 2024 8.37 ft 1,400.00 cfs Normal
1:15am EST -- November 21, 2024 8.36 ft 1,390.00 cfs Normal
1:01am EST -- November 21, 2024 8.35 ft 1,380.00 cfs Normal
1:00am EST -- November 21, 2024 8.35 ft 1,380.00 cfs Normal
12:46am EST -- November 21, 2024 8.35 ft 1,380.00 cfs Normal

Normal: The water surface is below the top of its banks.

Action: The water surface is generally near or slightly above the top of its banks, but no man-made structures are flooded.

Minor: Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat (e.g., inundation of roads).

Moderate: Some inundation of structures and roads near stream. Some evacuations of people and/or transfer of property to higher elevations.

Major: Extensive inundation of structures and roads. Significant evacuations of people and/or transfer of property to higher elevations.

Flood Stage Impacts

22.00 ft.: Major flood stage.

21.00 ft.: Moderate flood stage.

20.00 ft.: Minor flood stage.

17.50 ft.: The river is bankfull at Schenectady.

17.00 ft.: Action stage.

Hydrograph

Hydrograph

Gauge Location

Gauge reading affected by power generation.
Gauge reading may be affected by ice. Forecast flows are unadjusted for ice.
Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.

Source National Water Prediction Service / US Geological Survey