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Esopus Creek at Cold Brook Forecast crest: 5.6 ft at 1:00pm Nov 24 Observed crest: 6.1 ft at 7:30am Nov 21 Observed: 6.1 ft at 7:30am Nov 21 Observed: 6.1 ft at 7:45am Nov 21 Observed: 6.09 ft at 8:00am Nov 21 Observed: 6.09 ft at 8:15am Nov 21 Observed: 6.08 ft at 8:30am Nov 21 Observed: 6.08 ft at 8:45am Nov 21 Observed: 6.07 ft at 9:00am Nov 21 Observed: 6.07 ft at 9:15am Nov 21 Observed: 6.07 ft at 9:30am Nov 21 Observed: 6.06 ft at 9:45am Nov 21 Observed: 6.05 ft at 10:00am Nov 21 Observed: 6.06 ft at 10:15am Nov 21 Observed: 6.05 ft at 10:30am Nov 21 Observed: 6.05 ft at 10:45am Nov 21 Observed: 6.05 ft at 11:00am Nov 21 Observed: 6.04 ft at 11:15am Nov 21 Observed: 6.03 ft at 11:30am Nov 21 Observed: 6.03 ft at 11:45am Nov 21 Observed: 6.03 ft at 12:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.03 ft at 12:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.02 ft at 12:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.02 ft at 12:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.01 ft at 1:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.01 ft at 1:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.01 ft at 1:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 6.01 ft at 1:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 6 ft at 2:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 6 ft at 2:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 6 ft at 2:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.99 ft at 2:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.99 ft at 3:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.99 ft at 3:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.98 ft at 3:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.98 ft at 3:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.98 ft at 4:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.97 ft at 4:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.98 ft at 4:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.97 ft at 4:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.97 ft at 5:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.96 ft at 5:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.96 ft at 5:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.96 ft at 5:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.95 ft at 6:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.95 ft at 6:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.95 ft at 6:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.95 ft at 6:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.94 ft at 7:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.94 ft at 7:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.94 ft at 7:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.93 ft at 7:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.93 ft at 8:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.93 ft at 8:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.93 ft at 8:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.92 ft at 8:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.92 ft at 9:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.92 ft at 9:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.91 ft at 9:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.91 ft at 9:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.91 ft at 10:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.9 ft at 10:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.9 ft at 10:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.9 ft at 10:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.9 ft at 11:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.89 ft at 11:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.89 ft at 11:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.88 ft at 11:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.89 ft at 12:00am Nov 22 Observed: 5.88 ft at 12:15am Nov 22 Observed: 5.88 ft at 12:30am Nov 22 Observed: 5.88 ft at 12:45am Nov 22 Observed: 5.87 ft at 1:00am Nov 22 Observed: 5.87 ft at 1:15am Nov 22 Observed: 5.86 ft at 1:30am Nov 22 Observed: 5.86 ft at 1:45am Nov 22 Observed: 5.86 ft at 2:00am Nov 22 Observed: 5.86 ft at 2:15am Nov 22 Observed: 5.85 ft at 2:30am Nov 22 Observed: 5.85 ft at 2:45am Nov 22 Observed: 5.85 ft at 3:00am Nov 22 Observed: 5.85 ft at 3:15am Nov 22 Observed: 5.84 ft at 3:30am Nov 22 Observed: 5.84 ft at 3:45am Nov 22 Observed: 5.84 ft at 4:00am Nov 22 Observed: 5.84 ft at 4:15am Nov 22 Observed: 5.84 ft at 4:30am Nov 22 Observed: 5.84 ft at 4:45am Nov 22 Observed: 5.84 ft at 5:00am Nov 22 Observed: 5.83 ft at 5:15am Nov 22 Observed: 5.83 ft at 5:30am Nov 22 Observed: 5.82 ft at 5:45am Nov 22 Observed: 5.82 ft at 6:00am Nov 22 Observed: 5.82 ft at 6:15am Nov 22 Observed: 5.82 ft at 6:30am Nov 22 Observed: 5.82 ft at 6:45am Nov 22 Observed: 5.82 ft at 7:00am Nov 22 Observed: 5.81 ft at 7:15am Nov 22 Observed: 5.81 ft at 7:30am Nov 22 Observed: 5.8 ft at 7:45am Nov 22 Observed: 5.8 ft at 8:00am Nov 22 Observed: 5.8 ft at 8:15am Nov 22 Observed: 5.8 ft at 8:30am Nov 22 Observed: 5.79 ft at 8:45am Nov 22 Observed: 5.79 ft at 9:00am Nov 22 Observed: 5.78 ft at 9:15am Nov 22 Observed: 5.78 ft at 9:30am Nov 22 Observed: 5.78 ft at 9:45am Nov 22 Observed: 5.78 ft at 10:00am Nov 22 Observed: 5.77 ft at 10:15am Nov 22 Observed: 5.78 ft at 10:30am Nov 22 Observed: 5.77 ft at 10:45am Nov 22 Observed: 5.77 ft at 11:00am Nov 22 Observed: 5.77 ft at 11:15am Nov 22 Observed: 5.76 ft at 11:30am Nov 22 Observed: 5.76 ft at 11:45am Nov 22 Observed: 5.76 ft at 12:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.76 ft at 12:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.75 ft at 12:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.75 ft at 12:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.74 ft at 1:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.75 ft at 1:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.75 ft at 1:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.75 ft at 1:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.74 ft at 2:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.74 ft at 2:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.74 ft at 2:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.74 ft at 2:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.74 ft at 3:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.73 ft at 3:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.73 ft at 3:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.73 ft at 3:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.73 ft at 4:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.73 ft at 4:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.73 ft at 4:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.72 ft at 4:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.72 ft at 5:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.72 ft at 5:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.71 ft at 5:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.71 ft at 5:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.71 ft at 6:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.71 ft at 6:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.71 ft at 6:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.7 ft at 6:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.7 ft at 7:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.7 ft at 7:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.7 ft at 7:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.69 ft at 7:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.69 ft at 8:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.69 ft at 8:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.69 ft at 8:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.68 ft at 8:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.68 ft at 9:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.68 ft at 9:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.68 ft at 9:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.68 ft at 9:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.67 ft at 10:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.67 ft at 10:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.67 ft at 10:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.67 ft at 10:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.66 ft at 11:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.66 ft at 11:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.66 ft at 11:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.65 ft at 11:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 5.65 ft at 12:00am Nov 23 Observed: 5.65 ft at 12:15am Nov 23 Observed: 5.64 ft at 12:30am Nov 23 Observed: 5.65 ft at 12:45am Nov 23 Observed: 5.64 ft at 1:00am Nov 23 Observed: 5.64 ft at 1:15am Nov 23 Observed: 5.64 ft at 1:30am Nov 23 Observed: 5.64 ft at 1:45am Nov 23 Observed: 5.63 ft at 2:00am Nov 23 Observed: 5.63 ft at 2:15am Nov 23 Observed: 5.63 ft at 2:30am Nov 23 Observed: 5.63 ft at 2:45am Nov 23 Observed: 5.63 ft at 3:00am Nov 23 Observed: 5.63 ft at 3:15am Nov 23 Observed: 5.62 ft at 3:30am Nov 23 Observed: 5.62 ft at 3:45am Nov 23 Observed: 5.61 ft at 4:00am Nov 23 Observed: 5.62 ft at 4:15am Nov 23 Observed: 5.61 ft at 4:30am Nov 23 Observed: 5.61 ft at 4:45am Nov 23 Observed: 5.61 ft at 5:00am Nov 23 Observed: 5.61 ft at 5:15am Nov 23 Observed: 5.61 ft at 5:30am Nov 23 Observed: 5.6 ft at 5:45am Nov 23 Observed: 5.6 ft at 6:00am Nov 23 Observed: 5.6 ft at 6:15am Nov 23 Observed: 5.6 ft at 6:30am Nov 23 Observed: 5.59 ft at 6:45am Nov 23 Observed: 5.59 ft at 7:00am Nov 23 Observed: 5.59 ft at 7:15am Nov 23 Observed: 5.59 ft at 7:30am Nov 23 Observed: 5.59 ft at 7:45am Nov 23 Observed: 5.58 ft at 8:00am Nov 23 Observed: 5.58 ft at 8:15am Nov 23 Observed: 5.58 ft at 8:30am Nov 23 Observed: 5.58 ft at 8:45am Nov 23 Observed: 5.58 ft at 9:00am Nov 23 Observed: 5.57 ft at 9:15am Nov 23 Observed: 5.57 ft at 9:30am Nov 23 Observed: 5.57 ft at 9:45am Nov 23 Observed: 5.57 ft at 10:00am Nov 23 Observed: 5.57 ft at 10:15am Nov 23 Observed: 5.57 ft at 10:30am Nov 23 Observed: 5.56 ft at 10:45am Nov 23 Observed: 5.56 ft at 11:00am Nov 23 Observed: 5.56 ft at 11:15am Nov 23 Observed: 5.56 ft at 11:30am Nov 23 Observed: 5.55 ft at 11:45am Nov 23 Observed: 5.55 ft at 12:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.55 ft at 12:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.55 ft at 12:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.55 ft at 12:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.55 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.55 ft at 1:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.55 ft at 1:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.55 ft at 1:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.54 ft at 2:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.55 ft at 2:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.54 ft at 2:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.54 ft at 2:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.53 ft at 3:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.53 ft at 3:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.53 ft at 3:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.53 ft at 3:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.52 ft at 4:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.52 ft at 4:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.51 ft at 4:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.51 ft at 4:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.5 ft at 5:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.5 ft at 5:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.5 ft at 5:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.49 ft at 5:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.49 ft at 6:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.49 ft at 6:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.48 ft at 6:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.48 ft at 6:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.48 ft at 7:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.48 ft at 7:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.48 ft at 7:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.48 ft at 7:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.47 ft at 8:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.47 ft at 8:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.47 ft at 8:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.47 ft at 8:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.47 ft at 9:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.47 ft at 9:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.47 ft at 9:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.46 ft at 9:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.46 ft at 10:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.46 ft at 10:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.46 ft at 10:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.46 ft at 10:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.46 ft at 11:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.46 ft at 11:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.45 ft at 11:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.45 ft at 11:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 5.45 ft at 12:00am Nov 24 Observed: 5.45 ft at 12:15am Nov 24 Observed: 5.45 ft at 12:30am Nov 24 Observed: 5.45 ft at 12:45am Nov 24 Observed: 5.44 ft at 1:00am Nov 24 Observed: 5.44 ft at 1:15am Nov 24 Observed: 5.44 ft at 1:30am Nov 24 Observed: 5.44 ft at 1:45am Nov 24 Observed: 5.44 ft at 2:00am Nov 24 Observed: 5.44 ft at 2:15am Nov 24 Observed: 5.44 ft at 2:30am Nov 24 Observed: 5.43 ft at 2:45am Nov 24 Observed: 5.43 ft at 3:00am Nov 24 Observed: 5.43 ft at 3:15am Nov 24 Observed: 5.43 ft at 3:30am Nov 24 Observed: 5.43 ft at 3:45am Nov 24 Observed: 5.43 ft at 4:00am Nov 24 Observed: 5.43 ft at 4:15am Nov 24 Observed: 5.42 ft at 4:30am Nov 24 Observed: 5.42 ft at 4:45am Nov 24 Observed: 5.42 ft at 5:00am Nov 24 Observed: 5.42 ft at 5:15am Nov 24 Observed: 5.42 ft at 5:30am Nov 24 Observed: 5.42 ft at 5:45am Nov 24 Observed: 5.41 ft at 6:00am Nov 24 Observed: 5.41 ft at 6:15am Nov 24 Observed: 5.41 ft at 6:30am Nov 24 Observed: 5.41 ft at 6:45am Nov 24 Observed: 5.41 ft at 7:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 5.54 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 5.5 ft at 7:00pm Nov 23 Forecast: 5.47 ft at 1:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 5.5 ft at 7:00am Nov 24 Forecast: 5.6 ft at 1:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 5.6 ft at 7:00pm Nov 24 Forecast: 5.5 ft at 1:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 5.4 ft at 7:00am Nov 25 Forecast: 5.36 ft at 1:00pm Nov 25 Graph Created (7:46am Nov 24, 2009) Observed Forecast (issued 10:40am Nov 23)  USGS--Water Resources of the United States MTRN6 (plotting HGIRG)   Gage 0  Datum: 621.54 Latest observed value: 5.41 ft at 7:00 AM EST 24-Nov-2009. Flood Stage is 11.0 ft.   Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Esopus Creek at Cold Brook are issued routinely year-round.

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Downstream Gauge Downstream Gauge - at Ashokan Reservoir East

Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:18
Moderate Flood Stage:15
Flood Stage:11
Action Stage:8

Historical Crests
(1) 21.94 ft on 03/21/1980
(2) 20.70 ft on 03/30/1951
(3) 20.58 ft on 04/03/2005
(4) 20.40 ft on 08/24/1933
(5) 20.33 ft on 01/19/1996
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Low Water Records
(1) 3.8 ft on 09/25/1998

Esopus Creek at Cold Brook location map

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22.0 BOICEVILLE BUSINESS DISTRICT UNDERWATER.
21.0 WATER REACHES ROUTE 28
18.0 WATER REACHES TRAILER PARK IN PHONECIA. ROADS AND BRIDGES WASHED OUT.
16.0 WATER BEGINS TO FLOOD OVER ROADS
11.0 BEGINS TO OVERFLOW BANKS ABOVE ASHOKAN RESERVOIR WITH LITTLE DAMAGE
10.0 THE RIVER IS ABOUT A FOOT BELOW BANKFULL
9.0 THE RIVER IS ABOUT TWO THIRDS BANKFULL
8.0 THE RIVER IS ABOUT HALF BANKFULL.
7.0 THE RIVER LEVEL IS ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE NORMAL
7.0 THE RIVER IS ABOUT TWO FEET ABOVE NORMAL
7.0 THE RIVER IS ABOUT TWO FEET ABOVE NORMAL
6.0 THE RIVER IS ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE NORMAL
6.0 THE RIVER LEVEL IS ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE NORMAL
6.0 THE RIVER LEVEL IS NORMAL FOR LATE FALL
6.0 THE RIVER IS A FOOT ABOVE NORMAL
6.0 THE RIVER LEVEL IS NORMAL FOR SPRING
5.0 THE RIVER LEVEL IS NORMAL FOR MID WINTER
5.0 THE RIVER LEVEL IS NORMAL FOR WINTER
5.0 THE RIVER IS NORMAL FOR EARLY FALL
5.0 THE RIVER LEVEL IS NORMAL FOR SUMMER.

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