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Schroon River at Riverbank Observed crest: 3.32 ft at 9:00am Feb 07 Observed: 3.31 ft at 10:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.31 ft at 10:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.31 ft at 11:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.3 ft at 11:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.3 ft at 11:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.3 ft at 11:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.29 ft at 12:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.29 ft at 12:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.28 ft at 12:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.27 ft at 12:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.27 ft at 1:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.26 ft at 1:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.26 ft at 1:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.25 ft at 1:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.25 ft at 2:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.25 ft at 2:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.25 ft at 2:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.25 ft at 2:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.25 ft at 3:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.25 ft at 3:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.25 ft at 3:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.25 ft at 3:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.25 ft at 4:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.25 ft at 4:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.25 ft at 4:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.25 ft at 4:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.25 ft at 5:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.25 ft at 5:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.26 ft at 5:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.26 ft at 5:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.26 ft at 6:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.26 ft at 6:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.27 ft at 6:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.27 ft at 6:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.28 ft at 7:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.28 ft at 7:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.29 ft at 7:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.29 ft at 7:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.3 ft at 8:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.31 ft at 8:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.31 ft at 8:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.31 ft at 8:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.32 ft at 9:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.32 ft at 9:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.31 ft at 9:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.3 ft at 9:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.29 ft at 10:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.27 ft at 10:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.26 ft at 10:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.26 ft at 10:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.26 ft at 11:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.26 ft at 11:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.26 ft at 11:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.26 ft at 11:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.26 ft at 12:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.27 ft at 12:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.27 ft at 12:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.27 ft at 12:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.27 ft at 1:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.27 ft at 1:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.28 ft at 1:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.28 ft at 1:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.28 ft at 2:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.28 ft at 2:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.28 ft at 2:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.28 ft at 2:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.27 ft at 3:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.27 ft at 3:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.27 ft at 3:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.26 ft at 3:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.26 ft at 4:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.26 ft at 4:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.26 ft at 4:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.25 ft at 4:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.25 ft at 5:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.25 ft at 5:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.25 ft at 5:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.25 ft at 5:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.24 ft at 6:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.24 ft at 6:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.24 ft at 6:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.24 ft at 6:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.24 ft at 7:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.23 ft at 7:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.23 ft at 7:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.23 ft at 7:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.23 ft at 8:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.23 ft at 8:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.23 ft at 8:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.22 ft at 8:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.22 ft at 9:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.22 ft at 9:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.22 ft at 9:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.22 ft at 9:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.22 ft at 10:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.22 ft at 10:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.22 ft at 10:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.21 ft at 10:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.21 ft at 11:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.21 ft at 11:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.21 ft at 11:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.21 ft at 11:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.21 ft at 12:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.21 ft at 12:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.21 ft at 12:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.21 ft at 12:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.21 ft at 1:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.21 ft at 1:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.21 ft at 1:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.21 ft at 1:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.2 ft at 2:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.2 ft at 2:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.2 ft at 2:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.2 ft at 2:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.2 ft at 3:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.2 ft at 3:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.2 ft at 3:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.2 ft at 3:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.2 ft at 4:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.2 ft at 4:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.2 ft at 4:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.2 ft at 4:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.2 ft at 5:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.19 ft at 5:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.19 ft at 5:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.19 ft at 5:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.19 ft at 6:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.19 ft at 6:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.19 ft at 6:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.19 ft at 6:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.19 ft at 7:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.19 ft at 7:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.19 ft at 7:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.18 ft at 7:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.18 ft at 8:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.18 ft at 8:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.18 ft at 8:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.18 ft at 8:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.18 ft at 9:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.18 ft at 9:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.18 ft at 9:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.18 ft at 9:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.18 ft at 10:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.18 ft at 10:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.18 ft at 10:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.18 ft at 10:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.17 ft at 11:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.17 ft at 11:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.17 ft at 11:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.17 ft at 11:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.17 ft at 12:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.17 ft at 12:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.17 ft at 12:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.17 ft at 12:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.17 ft at 1:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.17 ft at 1:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.17 ft at 1:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.17 ft at 1:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.17 ft at 2:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.17 ft at 2:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.17 ft at 2:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.17 ft at 2:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.17 ft at 3:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.17 ft at 3:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.17 ft at 3:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.17 ft at 3:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.17 ft at 4:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.16 ft at 4:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.16 ft at 4:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.16 ft at 4:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.16 ft at 5:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.16 ft at 5:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.16 ft at 5:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.16 ft at 5:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.16 ft at 6:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.16 ft at 6:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.16 ft at 6:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.16 ft at 6:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.16 ft at 7:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.16 ft at 7:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.16 ft at 7:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.16 ft at 7:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.16 ft at 8:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.15 ft at 8:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.15 ft at 8:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.15 ft at 8:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.15 ft at 9:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.15 ft at 9:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.15 ft at 9:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.15 ft at 9:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.15 ft at 10:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.15 ft at 10:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.14 ft at 10:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.14 ft at 10:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.14 ft at 11:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.14 ft at 11:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.14 ft at 11:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.14 ft at 11:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.14 ft at 12:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.14 ft at 12:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.14 ft at 12:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.14 ft at 12:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.13 ft at 1:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.13 ft at 1:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.13 ft at 1:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.13 ft at 1:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.13 ft at 2:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.13 ft at 2:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.13 ft at 2:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.13 ft at 2:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.13 ft at 3:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.13 ft at 3:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.13 ft at 3:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.12 ft at 3:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.12 ft at 4:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.12 ft at 4:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.12 ft at 4:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.12 ft at 4:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.12 ft at 5:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.12 ft at 5:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.12 ft at 5:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.12 ft at 5:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.12 ft at 6:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.12 ft at 6:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.12 ft at 6:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.12 ft at 6:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.11 ft at 7:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.11 ft at 7:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.11 ft at 7:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.11 ft at 7:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.11 ft at 8:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.11 ft at 8:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.11 ft at 8:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.11 ft at 8:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.11 ft at 9:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.11 ft at 9:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.11 ft at 9:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.11 ft at 9:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.11 ft at 10:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.1 ft at 10:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.1 ft at 10:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.1 ft at 10:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.1 ft at 11:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.1 ft at 11:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.1 ft at 11:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.1 ft at 11:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.1 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.1 ft at 1:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.1 ft at 1:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.1 ft at 1:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.1 ft at 2:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.1 ft at 2:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.09 ft at 2:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.09 ft at 2:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.09 ft at 3:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.09 ft at 3:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.09 ft at 3:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.09 ft at 3:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.09 ft at 4:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.09 ft at 4:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.09 ft at 4:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.09 ft at 4:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.09 ft at 5:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.09 ft at 5:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.09 ft at 5:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.09 ft at 5:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.09 ft at 6:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.09 ft at 6:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.09 ft at 6:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.09 ft at 6:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.09 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.09 ft at 7:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.09 ft at 7:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.09 ft at 7:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.09 ft at 8:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.09 ft at 8:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.08 ft at 8:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.08 ft at 8:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.08 ft at 9:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.08 ft at 9:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.08 ft at 9:30pm Feb 9 Forecast: 3.1 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Forecast: 3.1 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Forecast: 3.1 ft at 1:00am Feb 10 Forecast: 3.1 ft at 7:00am Feb 10 Forecast: 3 ft at 1:00pm Feb 10 Forecast: 3 ft at 7:00pm Feb 10 Forecast: 3 ft at 1:00am Feb 11 Forecast: 3 ft at 7:00am Feb 11 Forecast: 3 ft at 1:00pm Feb 11 Graph Created (10:42pm Feb 9, 2010) Observed Forecast (issued 10:43am Feb 9)  USGS--Water Resources of the United States RVRN6 (plotting HGIRG)   Gage 0  Datum: 699.31 Latest observed value: 3.08 ft at 9:30 PM EST 9-Feb-2010. Flood Stage is 7.0 ft.   Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Schroon River at Riverbank are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:9
Moderate Flood Stage:8.5
Flood Stage:7
Action Stage:6

Historical Crests
(1) 12.18 ft on 03/21/1936
(2) 10.70 ft on 03/28/1913
(3) 10.41 ft on 03/28/1953
(4) 10.23 ft on 04/13/1922
(5) 10.11 ft on 04/25/2001
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Schroon River at Riverbank location map

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18.0 WATER REACHES THE BRIDGE NEXT TO THE GAGE HOUSE.
10.0 ROUTE 418 IS UNDER WATER IN SEVERAL SECTIONS AND PARTLY WASHED OUT. HEAVY DAMAGE AT THE FORMER BOARD AND PAPER MILL
9.0 THERE IS 1 TO 2 FEET OF WATER IN HOMES AND VACATION PROPERTIES NEAR WARRENSBURG. SECTIONS OF HIGHWAY ARE FLOODED ALONG THE RIGHT BANK OF RIVER MOSTLY UPSTREAM OF GAGE
7.0 WATER FLOODS INTO NEARBY LOWLANDS
6.0 THE RIVER IS NEAR BANKFULL
5.0 THE RIVER IS ABOUT TWO FEET ABOVE NORMAL
4.0 THE RIVER IS ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE NORMAL
4.0 THE RIVER LEVEL IS NORMAL FOR EARLY SPRING
3.0 THE RIVER LEVEL IS NORMAL FOR WINTER
3.0 THE RIVER LEVEL IS NORMAL FOR LATE SPRING
2.5 THE RIVER LEVEL IS SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL
2.0 THE RIVER LEVEL IS NORMAL FOR EARLY FALL
2.0 THE RIVER LEVEL IS NORMAL FOR SUMMER
1.5 THE RIVER IS SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL

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Latitude: 43.611100° N, Longitude: 73.736100° 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 29 699.31 ft 706.31 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other N/A N/A  

Other Data Sources:
Corps of Engineers (COE) Info for Riverbank
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Riverbank

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