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Hudson River at Albany Forecast crest: 4.8 ft at 8:00am Nov 24 Observed crest: 5.05 ft at 7:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.05 ft at 7:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.85 ft at 7:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.66 ft at 8:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.45 ft at 8:15pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.26 ft at 8:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.06 ft at 8:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.88 ft at 9:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.69 ft at 9:15pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.51 ft at 9:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.33 ft at 9:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.15 ft at 10:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 2.97 ft at 10:15pm Nov 20 Observed: 2.79 ft at 10:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 2.61 ft at 10:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 2.44 ft at 11:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 2.26 ft at 11:15pm Nov 20 Observed: 2.09 ft at 11:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 1.91 ft at 11:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 1.75 ft at 12:00am Nov 21 Observed: 1.57 ft at 12:15am Nov 21 Observed: 1.41 ft at 12:30am Nov 21 Observed: 1.26 ft at 12:45am Nov 21 Observed: 1.11 ft at 1:00am Nov 21 Observed: 0.95 ft at 1:15am Nov 21 Observed: 0.83 ft at 1:30am Nov 21 Observed: 0.69 ft at 1:45am Nov 21 Observed: 0.59 ft at 2:00am Nov 21 Observed: 0.51 ft at 2:15am Nov 21 Observed: 0.46 ft at 2:30am Nov 21 Observed: 0.48 ft at 2:45am Nov 21 Observed: 0.57 ft at 3:00am Nov 21 Observed: 0.78 ft at 3:15am Nov 21 Observed: 1.14 ft at 3:30am Nov 21 Observed: 1.56 ft at 3:45am Nov 21 Observed: 2 ft at 4:00am Nov 21 Observed: 2.42 ft at 4:15am Nov 21 Observed: 2.84 ft at 4:30am Nov 21 Observed: 3.22 ft at 4:45am Nov 21 Observed: 3.52 ft at 5:00am Nov 21 Observed: 3.74 ft at 5:15am Nov 21 Observed: 3.9 ft at 5:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.04 ft at 5:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.13 ft at 6:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.17 ft at 6:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.19 ft at 6:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.19 ft at 6:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.16 ft at 7:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.12 ft at 7:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.03 ft at 7:30am Nov 21 Observed: 3.9 ft at 7:45am Nov 21 Observed: 3.77 ft at 8:00am Nov 21 Observed: 3.62 ft at 8:15am Nov 21 Observed: 3.45 ft at 8:30am Nov 21 Observed: 3.27 ft at 8:45am Nov 21 Observed: 3.08 ft at 9:00am Nov 21 Observed: 2.9 ft at 9:15am Nov 21 Observed: 2.72 ft at 9:30am Nov 21 Observed: 2.54 ft at 9:45am Nov 21 Observed: 2.36 ft at 10:00am Nov 21 Observed: 2.15 ft at 10:15am Nov 21 Observed: 1.93 ft at 10:30am Nov 21 Observed: 1.72 ft at 10:45am Nov 21 Observed: 1.54 ft at 11:00am Nov 21 Observed: 1.37 ft at 11:15am Nov 21 Observed: 1.21 ft at 11:30am Nov 21 Observed: 1.06 ft at 11:45am Nov 21 Observed: 0.91 ft at 12:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 0.74 ft at 12:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 0.6 ft at 12:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 0.49 ft at 12:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 0.43 ft at 1:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 0.33 ft at 1:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 0.21 ft at 1:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 0.11 ft at 1:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 0.03 ft at 2:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 0.02 ft at 2:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 0.09 ft at 2:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 0.26 ft at 2:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 0.6 ft at 3:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 1.12 ft at 3:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 1.62 ft at 3:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.12 ft at 3:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.56 ft at 4:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.03 ft at 4:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.45 ft at 4:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.76 ft at 4:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.05 ft at 5:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.29 ft at 5:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.46 ft at 5:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.61 ft at 5:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.73 ft at 6:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.89 ft at 6:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.96 ft at 6:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.02 ft at 6:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.99 ft at 7:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.92 ft at 7:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.84 ft at 7:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.73 ft at 7:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.58 ft at 8:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.37 ft at 8:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.15 ft at 8:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.92 ft at 8:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.72 ft at 9:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.52 ft at 9:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.33 ft at 9:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.14 ft at 9:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.96 ft at 10:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.77 ft at 10:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.59 ft at 10:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.51 ft at 10:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.35 ft at 11:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 2.18 ft at 11:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 1.99 ft at 11:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 1.79 ft at 11:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 1.62 ft at 12:00am Nov 22 Observed: 1.36 ft at 12:15am Nov 22 Observed: 1.13 ft at 12:30am Nov 22 Observed: 0.93 ft at 12:45am Nov 22 Observed: 0.74 ft at 1:00am Nov 22 Observed: 0.6 ft at 1:15am Nov 22 Observed: 0.45 ft at 1:30am Nov 22 Observed: 0.31 ft at 1:45am Nov 22 Observed: 0.18 ft at 2:00am Nov 22 Observed: 0.08 ft at 2:15am Nov 22 Observed: 0.06 ft at 2:30am Nov 22 Observed: 0 ft at 2:45am Nov 22 Observed: -0.07 ft at 3:00am Nov 22 Observed: -0.12 ft at 3:15am Nov 22 Observed: -0.11 ft at 3:30am Nov 22 Observed: -0.04 ft at 3:45am Nov 22 Observed: 0.12 ft at 4:00am Nov 22 Observed: 0.43 ft at 4:15am Nov 22 Observed: 0.84 ft at 4:30am Nov 22 Observed: 1.28 ft at 4:45am Nov 22 Observed: 1.72 ft at 5:00am Nov 22 Observed: 2.19 ft at 5:15am Nov 22 Observed: 2.62 ft at 5:30am Nov 22 Observed: 2.97 ft at 5:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.23 ft at 6:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.41 ft at 6:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.55 ft at 6:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.65 ft at 6:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.71 ft at 7:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.71 ft at 7:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.72 ft at 7:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.69 ft at 7:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.66 ft at 8:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.57 ft at 8:15am Nov 22 Observed: 3.47 ft at 8:30am Nov 22 Observed: 3.35 ft at 8:45am Nov 22 Observed: 3.22 ft at 9:00am Nov 22 Observed: 3.06 ft at 9:15am Nov 22 Observed: 2.9 ft at 9:30am Nov 22 Observed: 2.68 ft at 9:45am Nov 22 Observed: 2.49 ft at 10:00am Nov 22 Observed: 2.3 ft at 10:15am Nov 22 Observed: 2.13 ft at 10:30am Nov 22 Observed: 1.94 ft at 10:45am Nov 22 Observed: 1.76 ft at 11:00am Nov 22 Observed: 1.59 ft at 11:15am Nov 22 Observed: 1.43 ft at 11:30am Nov 22 Observed: 1.26 ft at 11:45am Nov 22 Observed: 1.11 ft at 12:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 0.93 ft at 12:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 0.8 ft at 12:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 0.64 ft at 12:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 0.44 ft at 1:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 0.38 ft at 1:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 0.25 ft at 1:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 0.14 ft at 1:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 0.04 ft at 2:00pm Nov 22 Observed: -0.03 ft at 2:15pm Nov 22 Observed: -0.08 ft at 2:30pm Nov 22 Observed: -0.08 ft at 2:45pm Nov 22 Observed: -0.05 ft at 3:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 0.08 ft at 3:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 0.31 ft at 3:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 0.72 ft at 3:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 1.15 ft at 4:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 1.58 ft at 4:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.03 ft at 4:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.49 ft at 4:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.92 ft at 5:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.28 ft at 5:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.58 ft at 5:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.8 ft at 5:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.01 ft at 6:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.16 ft at 6:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.29 ft at 6:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.39 ft at 6:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.48 ft at 7:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.55 ft at 7:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.61 ft at 7:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.63 ft at 7:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.63 ft at 8:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.58 ft at 8:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.52 ft at 8:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.41 ft at 8:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.27 ft at 9:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.08 ft at 9:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.89 ft at 9:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.66 ft at 9:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.45 ft at 10:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.24 ft at 10:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.03 ft at 10:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.83 ft at 10:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.63 ft at 11:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.44 ft at 11:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.27 ft at 11:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 2.08 ft at 11:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 1.91 ft at 12:00am Nov 23 Observed: 1.73 ft at 12:15am Nov 23 Observed: 1.58 ft at 12:30am Nov 23 Observed: 1.41 ft at 12:45am Nov 23 Observed: 1.24 ft at 1:00am Nov 23 Observed: 1.08 ft at 1:15am Nov 23 Observed: 0.92 ft at 1:30am Nov 23 Observed: 0.77 ft at 1:45am Nov 23 Observed: 0.62 ft at 2:00am Nov 23 Observed: 0.48 ft at 2:15am Nov 23 Observed: 0.35 ft at 2:30am Nov 23 Observed: 0.25 ft at 2:45am Nov 23 Observed: 0.16 ft at 3:00am Nov 23 Observed: 0.11 ft at 3:15am Nov 23 Observed: 0.09 ft at 3:30am Nov 23 Observed: 0.11 ft at 3:45am Nov 23 Observed: 0.2 ft at 4:00am Nov 23 Observed: 0.39 ft at 4:15am Nov 23 Observed: 0.72 ft at 4:30am Nov 23 Observed: 1.16 ft at 4:45am Nov 23 Observed: 1.59 ft at 5:00am Nov 23 Observed: 2.03 ft at 5:15am Nov 23 Observed: 2.47 ft at 5:30am Nov 23 Observed: 2.92 ft at 5:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.3 ft at 6:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.59 ft at 6:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 6:30am Nov 23 Observed: 4.03 ft at 6:45am Nov 23 Observed: 4.2 ft at 7:00am Nov 23 Observed: 4.31 ft at 7:15am Nov 23 Observed: 4.43 ft at 7:30am Nov 23 Observed: 4.48 ft at 7:45am Nov 23 Observed: 4.55 ft at 8:00am Nov 23 Observed: 4.6 ft at 8:15am Nov 23 Observed: 4.56 ft at 8:30am Nov 23 Observed: 4.5 ft at 8:45am Nov 23 Observed: 4.43 ft at 9:00am Nov 23 Observed: 4.32 ft at 9:15am Nov 23 Observed: 4.18 ft at 9:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.98 ft at 9:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.82 ft at 10:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.56 ft at 10:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.38 ft at 10:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.14 ft at 10:45am Nov 23 Observed: 2.94 ft at 11:00am Nov 23 Observed: 2.73 ft at 11:15am Nov 23 Observed: 2.54 ft at 11:30am Nov 23 Observed: 2.35 ft at 11:45am Nov 23 Observed: 2.18 ft at 12:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.01 ft at 12:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.84 ft at 12:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.68 ft at 12:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.53 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.37 ft at 1:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.23 ft at 1:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.08 ft at 1:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 0.93 ft at 2:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 0.8 ft at 2:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 0.68 ft at 2:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 0.57 ft at 2:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 0.47 ft at 3:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 0.4 ft at 3:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 0.4 ft at 3:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 0.4 ft at 3:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 0.47 ft at 4:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 0.6 ft at 4:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 0.91 ft at 4:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.32 ft at 4:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 1.76 ft at 5:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.16 ft at 5:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 2.62 ft at 5:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.05 ft at 5:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.44 ft at 6:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.73 ft at 6:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.97 ft at 6:30pm Nov 23 Forecast: 4.6 ft at 8:00am Nov 23 Forecast: 4.4 ft at 9:00am Nov 23 Forecast: 3.4 ft at 10:00am Nov 23 Forecast: 2.8 ft at 11:00am Nov 23 Forecast: 2.3 ft at 12:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 2 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 1.6 ft at 2:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 1.4 ft at 3:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 1.4 ft at 4:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 2 ft at 5:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 2.6 ft at 6:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 3.2 ft at 7:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 3.6 ft at 8:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 3.3 ft at 9:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 2.5 ft at 10:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 2 ft at 11:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 1.6 ft at 12:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 1.3 ft at 1:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 0.9 ft at 2:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 0.7 ft at 3:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 1.4 ft at 4:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 2.4 ft at 5:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 3.5 ft at 6:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 4.5 ft at 7:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 4.8 ft at 8:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 4.3 ft at 9:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 3.5 ft at 10:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 2.9 ft at 11:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 2.5 ft at 12:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 2 ft at 1:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 1.7 ft at 2:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 1.3 ft at 3:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 1 ft at 4:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 1.3 ft at 5:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 2.1 ft at 6:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 2.9 ft at 7:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 3.6 ft at 8:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 3.9 ft at 9:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 3.5 ft at 10:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 2.7 ft at 11:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 2.1 ft at 12:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 1.7 ft at 1:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 1.3 ft at 2:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 0.9 ft at 3:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 0.6 ft at 4:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 1.1 ft at 5:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 2.1 ft at 6:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 3 ft at 7:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 3.9 ft at 8:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 4.1 ft at 9:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 3.6 ft at 10:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 2.8 ft at 11:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 2.3 ft at 12:00pm Nov 25 Forecast: 1.9 ft at 1:00pm Nov 25 Graph Created (7:45pm Nov 23, 2009) Observed Forecast (issued 10:40am Nov 23) USGS--Water Resources of the United States ALBN6 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: n/a Latest observed value: 3.97 ft at 6:30 PM EST 23-Nov-2009. Flood Stage is 11.0 ft. Stage (ft)
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NOTE: Gauge reading affected by ocean tides.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Hudson River at Albany are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:15
Moderate Flood Stage:13
Flood Stage:11
Action Stage:9

Historical Crests
(1) 21.71 ft on 02/09/1857
(2) 21.45 ft on 03/28/1913
(3) 20.42 ft on 02/14/1900
(4) 18.98 ft on 10/05/1869
(5) 17.86 ft on 03/19/1936
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Low Water Records
(1) -4.5 ft on 03/08/1986

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17.0 WATER REACHES BROADWAY AT MAIDEN LANE
14.0 WATER FLOODS ONE LANE OF THE APPROACH TO THE DUNN MEMORIAL BRIDGE ...GETS INTO BASEMENTS ALONG BROADWAY...AND BLOCKS ACCESS TO THE GAGE HOUSE
14.0 WATER RECEEDS OFF THE APPROACHES OF THE DUNN MEMORIAL BRIDGE
13.0 WATER FLOODS THE RAILROAD TRACKS UNDER INTERSTATE 787
13.0 WATER RECEEDS OFF THE CONRAIL TRACKS
12.0 WATER RECEEDS OFF THE RAMPS TO INTERSTATE 787
12.0 WATER OVERFLOWS ONTO RAMPS OF INTERSTATE 787 AND UNDERPASS OF BROADWAY NEAR MADISON AVE AND COLONIE STREET AND INTO THE PARKING LOT OF THE VILLAGE ONE APARTMENTS IN MENANDS
11.0 WATER RECEEDS OFF UNDERPASSES IN DOWNTOWN ALBANY
11.0 WATER APPROACHES UNDERPASSES AND RAMPS OF BROADWAY AND COLONIE STREET TO INTERSTATE 787 IN DOWNTOWN ALBANY
8.0 WATER OVERFLOWS INTO THE CORNING PRESERVE
7.0 WATER HAS RECEDED OUT OF THE CORNING PRESERVE
5.0 THE RIVER IS ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE NORMAL HIGH TIDE

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Latitude: 42.646100° N, Longitude: 73.747200° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 11 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 N/A N/A Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 0 ft 11 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other N/A N/A  

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