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Sacandaga River at Hope Observed crest: 2.55 ft at 12:00pm Feb 09 Observed: 2.51 ft at 9:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 2.5 ft at 9:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 2.5 ft at 10:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 2.5 ft at 10:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 2.49 ft at 10:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 2.49 ft at 10:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 2.49 ft at 11:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 2.49 ft at 11:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 2.48 ft at 11:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 2.48 ft at 11:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 2.48 ft at 12:00am Feb 7 Observed: 2.48 ft at 12:15am Feb 7 Observed: 2.47 ft at 12:30am Feb 7 Observed: 2.47 ft at 12:45am Feb 7 Observed: 2.47 ft at 1:00am Feb 7 Observed: 2.47 ft at 1:15am Feb 7 Observed: 2.47 ft at 1:30am Feb 7 Observed: 2.46 ft at 1:45am Feb 7 Observed: 2.45 ft at 2:00am Feb 7 Observed: 2.44 ft at 2:15am Feb 7 Observed: 2.43 ft at 2:30am Feb 7 Observed: 2.42 ft at 2:45am Feb 7 Observed: 2.41 ft at 3:00am Feb 7 Observed: 2.41 ft at 3:15am Feb 7 Observed: 2.4 ft at 3:30am Feb 7 Observed: 2.4 ft at 3:45am Feb 7 Observed: 2.4 ft at 4:00am Feb 7 Observed: 2.4 ft at 4:15am Feb 7 Observed: 2.4 ft at 4:30am Feb 7 Observed: 2.4 ft at 4:45am Feb 7 Observed: 2.4 ft at 5:00am Feb 7 Observed: 2.4 ft at 5:15am Feb 7 Observed: 2.4 ft at 5:30am Feb 7 Observed: 2.4 ft at 5:45am Feb 7 Observed: 2.4 ft at 6:00am Feb 7 Observed: 2.4 ft at 6:15am Feb 7 Observed: 2.4 ft at 6:30am Feb 7 Observed: 2.4 ft at 6:45am Feb 7 Observed: 2.4 ft at 7:00am Feb 7 Observed: 2.41 ft at 7:15am Feb 7 Observed: 2.41 ft at 7:30am Feb 7 Observed: 2.4 ft at 7:45am Feb 7 Observed: 2.4 ft at 8:00am Feb 7 Observed: 2.41 ft at 8:15am Feb 7 Observed: 2.41 ft at 8:30am Feb 7 Observed: 2.41 ft at 8:45am Feb 7 Observed: 2.41 ft at 9:00am Feb 7 Observed: 2.41 ft at 9:15am Feb 7 Observed: 2.42 ft at 9:30am Feb 7 Observed: 2.42 ft at 9:45am Feb 7 Observed: 2.42 ft at 10:00am Feb 7 Observed: 2.43 ft at 10:15am Feb 7 Observed: 2.43 ft at 10:30am Feb 7 Observed: 2.45 ft at 10:45am Feb 7 Observed: 2.45 ft at 11:00am Feb 7 Observed: 2.45 ft at 11:15am Feb 7 Observed: 2.48 ft at 11:30am Feb 7 Observed: 2.48 ft at 11:45am Feb 7 Observed: 2.49 ft at 12:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.51 ft at 12:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.51 ft at 12:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.51 ft at 12:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.51 ft at 1:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.51 ft at 1:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.51 ft at 1:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.51 ft at 1:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.5 ft at 2:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.5 ft at 2:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.5 ft at 2:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.49 ft at 2:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.48 ft at 3:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.49 ft at 3:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.48 ft at 3:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.49 ft at 3:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.5 ft at 4:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.5 ft at 4:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.49 ft at 4:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.48 ft at 4:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.47 ft at 5:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.47 ft at 5:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.47 ft at 5:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.46 ft at 5:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.46 ft at 6:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.46 ft at 6:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.46 ft at 6:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.46 ft at 6:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.46 ft at 7:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.45 ft at 7:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.45 ft at 7:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.45 ft at 7:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.45 ft at 8:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.45 ft at 8:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.46 ft at 8:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.46 ft at 8:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.46 ft at 9:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.46 ft at 9:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.47 ft at 9:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.47 ft at 9:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.47 ft at 10:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.48 ft at 10:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.48 ft at 10:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.48 ft at 10:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.48 ft at 11:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.48 ft at 11:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.48 ft at 11:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.48 ft at 11:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 2.48 ft at 12:00am Feb 8 Observed: 2.47 ft at 12:15am Feb 8 Observed: 2.47 ft at 12:30am Feb 8 Observed: 2.47 ft at 12:45am Feb 8 Observed: 2.46 ft at 1:00am Feb 8 Observed: 2.46 ft at 1:15am Feb 8 Observed: 2.46 ft at 1:30am Feb 8 Observed: 2.46 ft at 1:45am Feb 8 Observed: 2.46 ft at 2:00am Feb 8 Observed: 2.46 ft at 2:15am Feb 8 Observed: 2.46 ft at 2:30am Feb 8 Observed: 2.45 ft at 2:45am Feb 8 Observed: 2.45 ft at 3:00am Feb 8 Observed: 2.45 ft at 3:15am Feb 8 Observed: 2.44 ft at 3:30am Feb 8 Observed: 2.44 ft at 3:45am Feb 8 Observed: 2.44 ft at 4:00am Feb 8 Observed: 2.45 ft at 4:15am Feb 8 Observed: 2.45 ft at 4:30am Feb 8 Observed: 2.45 ft at 4:45am Feb 8 Observed: 2.45 ft at 5:00am Feb 8 Observed: 2.45 ft at 5:15am Feb 8 Observed: 2.45 ft at 5:30am Feb 8 Observed: 2.45 ft at 5:45am Feb 8 Observed: 2.45 ft at 6:00am Feb 8 Observed: 2.45 ft at 6:15am Feb 8 Observed: 2.45 ft at 6:30am Feb 8 Observed: 2.45 ft at 6:45am Feb 8 Observed: 2.45 ft at 7:00am Feb 8 Observed: 2.45 ft at 7:15am Feb 8 Observed: 2.45 ft at 7:30am Feb 8 Observed: 2.46 ft at 7:45am Feb 8 Observed: 2.46 ft at 8:00am Feb 8 Observed: 2.45 ft at 8:15am Feb 8 Observed: 2.45 ft at 8:30am Feb 8 Observed: 2.46 ft at 8:45am Feb 8 Observed: 2.46 ft at 9:00am Feb 8 Observed: 2.46 ft at 9:15am Feb 8 Observed: 2.47 ft at 9:30am Feb 8 Observed: 2.49 ft at 9:45am Feb 8 Observed: 2.49 ft at 10:00am Feb 8 Observed: 2.49 ft at 10:15am Feb 8 Observed: 2.49 ft at 10:30am Feb 8 Observed: 2.49 ft at 10:45am Feb 8 Observed: 2.5 ft at 11:00am Feb 8 Observed: 2.51 ft at 11:15am Feb 8 Observed: 2.52 ft at 11:30am Feb 8 Observed: 2.52 ft at 11:45am Feb 8 Observed: 2.52 ft at 12:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.52 ft at 12:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.52 ft at 12:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.51 ft at 12:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.51 ft at 1:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.51 ft at 1:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.51 ft at 1:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.51 ft at 1:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.51 ft at 2:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.51 ft at 2:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.51 ft at 2:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.51 ft at 2:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.51 ft at 3:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.51 ft at 3:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.5 ft at 3:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.5 ft at 3:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.5 ft at 4:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.5 ft at 4:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.51 ft at 4:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.52 ft at 4:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.52 ft at 5:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.51 ft at 5:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.51 ft at 5:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.51 ft at 5:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.5 ft at 6:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.5 ft at 6:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.49 ft at 6:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.48 ft at 6:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.48 ft at 7:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.48 ft at 7:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.47 ft at 7:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.47 ft at 7:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.47 ft at 8:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.46 ft at 8:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.46 ft at 8:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.46 ft at 8:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.47 ft at 9:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.47 ft at 9:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.47 ft at 9:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.47 ft at 9:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.47 ft at 10:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.47 ft at 10:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.47 ft at 10:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.47 ft at 10:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.46 ft at 11:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.46 ft at 11:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.46 ft at 11:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.46 ft at 11:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 2.46 ft at 12:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.46 ft at 12:15am Feb 9 Observed: 2.46 ft at 12:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.46 ft at 12:45am Feb 9 Observed: 2.46 ft at 1:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.46 ft at 1:15am Feb 9 Observed: 2.46 ft at 1:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.45 ft at 1:45am Feb 9 Observed: 2.45 ft at 2:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.45 ft at 2:15am Feb 9 Observed: 2.45 ft at 2:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.45 ft at 2:45am Feb 9 Observed: 2.45 ft at 3:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.45 ft at 3:15am Feb 9 Observed: 2.45 ft at 3:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.45 ft at 3:45am Feb 9 Observed: 2.45 ft at 4:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.45 ft at 4:15am Feb 9 Observed: 2.45 ft at 4:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.45 ft at 4:45am Feb 9 Observed: 2.45 ft at 5:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.45 ft at 5:15am Feb 9 Observed: 2.45 ft at 5:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.45 ft at 5:45am Feb 9 Observed: 2.45 ft at 6:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.45 ft at 6:15am Feb 9 Observed: 2.45 ft at 6:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.44 ft at 6:45am Feb 9 Observed: 2.44 ft at 7:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.44 ft at 7:15am Feb 9 Observed: 2.44 ft at 7:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.44 ft at 7:45am Feb 9 Observed: 2.44 ft at 8:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.43 ft at 8:15am Feb 9 Observed: 2.43 ft at 8:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.42 ft at 8:45am Feb 9 Observed: 2.41 ft at 9:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.41 ft at 9:15am Feb 9 Observed: 2.41 ft at 9:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.41 ft at 9:45am Feb 9 Observed: 2.42 ft at 10:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.44 ft at 10:15am Feb 9 Observed: 2.46 ft at 10:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.48 ft at 10:45am Feb 9 Observed: 2.46 ft at 11:00am Feb 9 Observed: 2.49 ft at 11:15am Feb 9 Observed: 2.51 ft at 11:30am Feb 9 Observed: 2.51 ft at 11:45am Feb 9 Observed: 2.55 ft at 12:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.55 ft at 12:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.55 ft at 12:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.55 ft at 12:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.54 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.53 ft at 1:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.53 ft at 1:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.52 ft at 1:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.51 ft at 2:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.51 ft at 2:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.51 ft at 2:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.53 ft at 2:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.54 ft at 3:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.55 ft at 3:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.55 ft at 3:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.54 ft at 3:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.53 ft at 4:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.52 ft at 4:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.52 ft at 4:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.52 ft at 4:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.51 ft at 5:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.5 ft at 5:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.49 ft at 5:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 2.48 ft at 5:45pm Feb 9 Forecast: 2.3 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Forecast: 2.3 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Forecast: 2.3 ft at 1:00am Feb 10 Forecast: 2.2 ft at 7:00am Feb 10 Forecast: 2.2 ft at 1:00pm Feb 10 Forecast: 2.2 ft at 7:00pm Feb 10 Forecast: 2.2 ft at 1:00am Feb 11 Forecast: 2.2 ft at 7:00am Feb 11 Forecast: 2.2 ft at 1:00pm Feb 11 Graph Created (9:42pm Feb 9, 2010) Observed Forecast (issued 10:43am Feb 9)  USGS--Water Resources of the United States HOPN6 (plotting HGIRG)   Gage 0  Datum: 881.31 Latest observed value: 2.48 ft at 5:45 PM EST 9-Feb-2010. Flood Stage is 7.0 ft.   Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Sacandaga River at Hope are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:10
Moderate Flood Stage:9
Flood Stage:7
Action Stage:6

Historical Crests
(1) 12.00 ft on 02/20/1981
(2) 11.00 ft on 03/27/1913
(3) 10.55 ft on 12/31/1948
(4) 10.14 ft on 01/26/1964
(5) 9.45 ft on 04/01/1976
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Low Water Records
(1) 1.0 ft on 09/01/1999
(2) 1.1 ft on 08/11/1997
(3) 1.2 ft on 09/30/1913
(4) 1.4 ft on 05/29/1998

Sacandaga River at Hope location map

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9.0 THERE ARE TWO TO THREE FEET OF WATER ON NEARBY ROADS AND PROPERTIES.
8.0 WATER FLOODS NY ROUTE 30 NEAR THE HOPE TOWN GARAGE
7.0 WATER OVERFLOWS ONTO LOWLANDS AND APPROACHES ROUTE 30
6.0 THE RIVER IS NEAR BANKFULL
5.0 RIVER IS ABOUT TWO THIRDS BANKFULL
4.0 THE RIVER IS ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE NORMAL
3.0 THE RIVER IS NEAR NORMAL
3.0 THE RIVER IS SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL
2.5 THE RIVER LEVEL IS NORMAL
2.5
2.5 THE RIVER LEVEL IS NORMAL.
2.0 THE RIVER LEVEL IS NORMAL FOR SUMMER.

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Latitude: 43.352700° N, Longitude: 74.270800° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame
Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 7 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 29 881.309997558594 ft 888.309997558594 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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