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Schoharie Creek at Breakabeen Observed crest: 5.33 ft at 9:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.27 ft at 7:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.29 ft at 7:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.3 ft at 8:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.31 ft at 8:15pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.32 ft at 8:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.32 ft at 8:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.33 ft at 9:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.33 ft at 9:15pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.33 ft at 9:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.32 ft at 9:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.3 ft at 10:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.25 ft at 10:15pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.21 ft at 10:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.19 ft at 10:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.17 ft at 11:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.16 ft at 11:15pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.16 ft at 11:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.16 ft at 11:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 5.15 ft at 12:00am Nov 21 Observed: 5.15 ft at 12:15am Nov 21 Observed: 5.15 ft at 12:30am Nov 21 Observed: 5.15 ft at 12:45am Nov 21 Observed: 5.15 ft at 1:00am Nov 21 Observed: 5.15 ft at 1:15am Nov 21 Observed: 5.15 ft at 1:30am Nov 21 Observed: 5.15 ft at 1:45am Nov 21 Observed: 5.16 ft at 2:00am Nov 21 Observed: 5.19 ft at 2:15am Nov 21 Observed: 5.23 ft at 2:30am Nov 21 Observed: 5.25 ft at 2:45am Nov 21 Observed: 5.26 ft at 3:00am Nov 21 Observed: 5.27 ft at 3:15am Nov 21 Observed: 5.27 ft at 3:30am Nov 21 Observed: 5.27 ft at 3:45am Nov 21 Observed: 5.26 ft at 4:00am Nov 21 Observed: 5.26 ft at 4:15am Nov 21 Observed: 5.25 ft at 4:30am Nov 21 Observed: 5.25 ft at 4:45am Nov 21 Observed: 5.25 ft at 5:00am Nov 21 Observed: 5.24 ft at 5:15am Nov 21 Observed: 5.24 ft at 5:30am Nov 21 Observed: 5.24 ft at 5:45am Nov 21 Observed: 5.23 ft at 6:00am Nov 21 Observed: 5.23 ft at 6:15am Nov 21 Observed: 5.22 ft at 6:30am Nov 21 Observed: 5.22 ft at 6:45am Nov 21 Observed: 5.23 ft at 7:00am Nov 21 Observed: 5.24 ft at 7:15am Nov 21 Observed: 5.24 ft at 7:30am Nov 21 Observed: 5.24 ft at 7:45am Nov 21 Observed: 5.24 ft at 8:00am Nov 21 Observed: 5.24 ft at 8:15am Nov 21 Observed: 5.24 ft at 8:30am Nov 21 Observed: 5.24 ft at 8:45am Nov 21 Observed: 5.24 ft at 9:00am Nov 21 Observed: 5.24 ft at 9:15am Nov 21 Observed: 5.24 ft at 9:30am Nov 21 Observed: 5.24 ft at 9:45am Nov 21 Observed: 5.23 ft at 10:00am Nov 21 Observed: 5.24 ft at 10:15am Nov 21 Observed: 5.23 ft at 10:30am Nov 21 Observed: 5.23 ft at 10:45am Nov 21 Observed: 5.23 ft at 11:00am Nov 21 Observed: 5.23 ft at 11:15am Nov 21 Observed: 5.24 ft at 11:30am Nov 21 Observed: 5.23 ft at 11:45am Nov 21 Observed: 5.23 ft at 12:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.23 ft at 12:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.23 ft at 12:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.23 ft at 12:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.23 ft at 1:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.23 ft at 1:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.23 ft at 1:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.23 ft at 1:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.22 ft at 2:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.19 ft at 2:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.16 ft at 2:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.12 ft at 2:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.08 ft at 3:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.05 ft at 3:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.02 ft at 3:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 5 ft at 3:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.99 ft at 4:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.98 ft at 4:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.97 ft at 4:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.95 ft at 4:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.92 ft at 5:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.89 ft at 5:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.85 ft at 5:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.83 ft at 5:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.82 ft at 6:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.81 ft at 6:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.8 ft at 6:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.8 ft at 6:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.8 ft at 7:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.8 ft at 7:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.81 ft at 7:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.8 ft at 7:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.8 ft at 8:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.8 ft at 8:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.81 ft at 8:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.82 ft at 8:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.86 ft at 9:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.89 ft at 9:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.91 ft at 9:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.92 ft at 9:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.93 ft at 10:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.93 ft at 10:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.93 ft at 10:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.93 ft at 10:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.94 ft at 11:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.93 ft at 11:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.94 ft at 11:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.93 ft at 11:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.94 ft at 12:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.94 ft at 12:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.93 ft at 12:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.93 ft at 12:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.92 ft at 1:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.9 ft at 1:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.89 ft at 1:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.89 ft at 1:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.88 ft at 2:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.88 ft at 2:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.87 ft at 2:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.86 ft at 2:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.83 ft at 3:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.81 ft at 3:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.79 ft at 3:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.78 ft at 3:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.77 ft at 4:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.77 ft at 4:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.76 ft at 4:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.76 ft at 4:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.76 ft at 5:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.75 ft at 5:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.75 ft at 5:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.74 ft at 5:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.74 ft at 6:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.74 ft at 6:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.74 ft at 6:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.74 ft at 6:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.73 ft at 7:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.73 ft at 7:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.72 ft at 7:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.7 ft at 7:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.69 ft at 8:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.68 ft at 8:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.68 ft at 8:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.67 ft at 8:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.66 ft at 9:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.63 ft at 9:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.59 ft at 9:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.56 ft at 9:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.54 ft at 10:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.52 ft at 10:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.51 ft at 10:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.5 ft at 10:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.49 ft at 11:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.49 ft at 11:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.49 ft at 11:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.49 ft at 11:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.49 ft at 12:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.49 ft at 12:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.49 ft at 12:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.49 ft at 12:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.49 ft at 1:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.49 ft at 1:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.5 ft at 1:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.51 ft at 1:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.52 ft at 2:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.53 ft at 2:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.54 ft at 2:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.55 ft at 2:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.55 ft at 3:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.56 ft at 3:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.56 ft at 3:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.56 ft at 3:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.56 ft at 4:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.57 ft at 4:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.59 ft at 4:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.62 ft at 4:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.63 ft at 5:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.64 ft at 5:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.65 ft at 5:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.65 ft at 5:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.65 ft at 6:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.65 ft at 6:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.65 ft at 6:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.65 ft at 6:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.65 ft at 7:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.65 ft at 7:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.66 ft at 7:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.66 ft at 7:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.66 ft at 8:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.66 ft at 8:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.66 ft at 8:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.66 ft at 8:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.66 ft at 9:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.67 ft at 9:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.67 ft at 9:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.67 ft at 9:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.67 ft at 10:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.67 ft at 10:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.67 ft at 10:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.67 ft at 10:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.66 ft at 11:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.63 ft at 11:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.6 ft at 11:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.58 ft at 11:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.56 ft at 12:00am Nov 23 Observed: 4.55 ft at 12:15am Nov 23 Observed: 4.55 ft at 12:30am Nov 23 Observed: 4.54 ft at 12:45am Nov 23 Observed: 4.54 ft at 1:00am Nov 23 Observed: 4.54 ft at 1:15am Nov 23 Observed: 4.54 ft at 1:30am Nov 23 Observed: 4.54 ft at 1:45am Nov 23 Observed: 4.54 ft at 2:00am Nov 23 Observed: 4.54 ft at 2:15am Nov 23 Observed: 4.53 ft at 2:30am Nov 23 Observed: 4.54 ft at 2:45am Nov 23 Observed: 4.54 ft at 3:00am Nov 23 Observed: 4.53 ft at 3:15am Nov 23 Observed: 4.53 ft at 3:30am Nov 23 Observed: 4.53 ft at 3:45am Nov 23 Observed: 4.53 ft at 4:00am Nov 23 Observed: 4.51 ft at 4:15am Nov 23 Observed: 4.48 ft at 4:30am Nov 23 Observed: 4.45 ft at 4:45am Nov 23 Observed: 4.43 ft at 5:00am Nov 23 Observed: 4.41 ft at 5:15am Nov 23 Observed: 4.4 ft at 5:30am Nov 23 Observed: 4.38 ft at 5:45am Nov 23 Observed: 4.38 ft at 6:00am Nov 23 Observed: 4.37 ft at 6:15am Nov 23 Observed: 4.37 ft at 6:30am Nov 23 Observed: 4.37 ft at 6:45am Nov 23 Observed: 4.37 ft at 7:00am Nov 23 Observed: 4.36 ft at 7:15am Nov 23 Observed: 4.36 ft at 7:30am Nov 23 Observed: 4.36 ft at 7:45am Nov 23 Observed: 4.36 ft at 8:00am Nov 23 Observed: 4.36 ft at 8:15am Nov 23 Observed: 4.36 ft at 8:30am Nov 23 Observed: 4.36 ft at 8:45am Nov 23 Observed: 4.36 ft at 9:00am Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 9:15am Nov 23 Observed: 4.36 ft at 9:30am Nov 23 Observed: 4.36 ft at 9:45am Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 10:00am Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 10:15am Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 10:30am Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 10:45am Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 11:00am Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 11:15am Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 11:30am Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 11:45am Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 12:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 12:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 12:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 12:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 1:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 1:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 1:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 2:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 2:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 2:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 2:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 3:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 3:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 3:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 3:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 4:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 4:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 4:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 4:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 5:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 5:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 5:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 5:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.35 ft at 6:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.38 ft at 6:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.43 ft at 6:30pm Nov 23 Forecast: 4.3 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 4.2 ft at 7:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 4.2 ft at 1:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 4.2 ft at 7:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 4.3 ft at 1:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 4.2 ft at 7:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 4.1 ft at 1:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 4.1 ft at 7:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 4 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 BKBN6 (plotting HGIRG)   Gage 0  Datum: 686.79 Latest observed value: 4.43 ft at 6:30 PM EST 23-Nov-2009. Flood Stage is 11.0 ft.   Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Schoharie Creek at Breakabeen are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:18
Moderate Flood Stage:16
Flood Stage:11
Action Stage:8

Historical Crests
(1) 20.96 ft on 01/19/1996
(2) 20.40 ft on 10/16/1955
(3) 19.50 ft on 04/05/1987
(4) 18.34 ft on 03/21/1980
(5) 17.40 ft on 04/03/2005
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Low Water Records
(1) 0.3 ft on 09/26/1985
(2) 0 ft on 09/13/1980

Schoharie Creek at Breakabeen location map

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20.0 THERE IS SEVERE AND NEW RECORD FLOODING IN THE SCHOHARIE VALLEY
18.0 FLOODING BECOMES SEVERE WITH WIDESPREAD INUNDATION OF HOMES ROADS AND FIELDS
16.0 FLOODING BECOMES SERIOUS WITH UP TO FIVE FEET OF WATER ON SOME AREAS OF ROUTE 30 AND ONE TO TWO FEET OF WATER IN SOME RIVERFRONT HOMES
14.0 WATER BEGINS TO REACH RIVERFRONT HOMES
13.0 THERE IS ABOUT A FOOT OF WATER ON LOW PARTS OF ROUTE 30
12.0 WATER REACHES ROUTE 30
11.0 WATER BEGINS TO OVERFLOW INTO RIVERFRONT FIELDS
10.0 THE RIVER IS BANKFULL
9.0 THE RIVER IS NEARLY BANKFULL.
7.0 THE RIVER IS HALF BANKFULL.
6.0 THE RIVER IS ABOUT HALF BANKFULL
5.0 THE RIVER IS THREE FEET ABOVE NORMAL
3.0 THE RIVER LEVEL IS NORMAL FOR SUMMER.

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Latitude: 42.536900° N, Longitude: 74.410800° 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)
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NAVD88 N/A N/A Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 686.79 ft 697.79 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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U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Breakabeen

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