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Susquehanna River at Bainbridge Observed crest: 5.39 ft at 8:30am Nov 21 Observed: 5.39 ft at 8:30am Nov 21 Observed: 5.38 ft at 8:45am Nov 21 Observed: 5.38 ft at 9:00am Nov 21 Observed: 5.36 ft at 9:15am Nov 21 Observed: 5.35 ft at 9:30am Nov 21 Observed: 5.34 ft at 9:45am Nov 21 Observed: 5.33 ft at 10:00am Nov 21 Observed: 5.33 ft at 10:15am Nov 21 Observed: 5.29 ft at 10:30am Nov 21 Observed: 5.29 ft at 10:45am Nov 21 Observed: 5.28 ft at 11:00am Nov 21 Observed: 5.25 ft at 11:15am Nov 21 Observed: 5.26 ft at 11:30am Nov 21 Observed: 5.25 ft at 11:45am Nov 21 Observed: 5.23 ft at 12:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.21 ft at 12:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.21 ft at 12:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.17 ft at 12:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.15 ft at 1:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.14 ft at 1:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.13 ft at 1:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.12 ft at 1:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.11 ft at 2:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.1 ft at 2:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.06 ft at 2:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.07 ft at 2:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.05 ft at 3:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.04 ft at 3:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 5.02 ft at 3:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.99 ft at 3:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 5 ft at 4:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.99 ft at 4:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.96 ft at 4:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.95 ft at 4:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.94 ft at 5:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.92 ft at 5:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.91 ft at 5:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.91 ft at 5:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.88 ft at 6:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.88 ft at 6:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.85 ft at 6:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.85 ft at 6:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.83 ft at 7:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.82 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: 4.77 ft at 8:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.78 ft at 8:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.75 ft at 8:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.75 ft at 8:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.73 ft at 9:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.71 ft at 9:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.71 ft at 9:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.69 ft at 9:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.68 ft at 10:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.67 ft at 10:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.66 ft at 10:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.65 ft at 10:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.63 ft at 11:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.62 ft at 11:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.62 ft at 11:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.6 ft at 11:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.57 ft at 12:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.58 ft at 12:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.56 ft at 12:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.55 ft at 12:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.55 ft at 1:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.55 ft at 1:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.52 ft at 1:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.51 ft at 1:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.52 ft at 2:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.51 ft at 2:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.49 ft at 2:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.48 ft at 2:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.47 ft at 3:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.46 ft at 3:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.43 ft at 3:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.44 ft at 3:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.42 ft at 4:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.42 ft at 4:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.41 ft at 4:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.4 ft at 4:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.39 ft at 5:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.38 ft at 5:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.39 ft at 5:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.38 ft at 5:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.36 ft at 6:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.35 ft at 6:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.35 ft at 6:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.33 ft at 6:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.33 ft at 7:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.32 ft at 7:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.3 ft at 7:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.3 ft at 7:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.29 ft at 8:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.29 ft at 8:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.27 ft at 8:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.29 ft at 8:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.27 ft at 9:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.26 ft at 9:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.26 ft at 9:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.24 ft at 9:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.24 ft at 10:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.24 ft at 10:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.24 ft at 10:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.24 ft at 10:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.22 ft at 11:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.2 ft at 11:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.21 ft at 11:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.2 ft at 11:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.19 ft at 12:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.2 ft at 12:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.19 ft at 12:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.18 ft at 12:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.17 ft at 1:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.15 ft at 1:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.16 ft at 1:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.16 ft at 1:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.15 ft at 2:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.14 ft at 2:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.14 ft at 2:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.13 ft at 2:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.13 ft at 3:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.13 ft at 3:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.11 ft at 3:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.11 ft at 3:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.1 ft at 4:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.1 ft at 4:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.1 ft at 4:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.09 ft at 4:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.09 ft at 5:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.07 ft at 5:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.08 ft at 5:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.07 ft at 5:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.07 ft at 6:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.07 ft at 6:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.06 ft at 6:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.05 ft at 6:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.05 ft at 7:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.04 ft at 7:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.03 ft at 7:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.02 ft at 7:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.02 ft at 8:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.02 ft at 8:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.02 ft at 8:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4 ft at 8:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4 ft at 9:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.02 ft at 9:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4 ft at 9:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.99 ft at 9:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4 ft at 10:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.99 ft at 10:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.98 ft at 10:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.99 ft at 10:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.98 ft at 11:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.96 ft at 11:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.96 ft at 11:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.97 ft at 11:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.96 ft at 12:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.95 ft at 12:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.94 ft at 12:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.94 ft at 12:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.94 ft at 1:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.93 ft at 1:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.94 ft at 1:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.93 ft at 1:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.9 ft at 2:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.92 ft at 2:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.92 ft at 2:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.9 ft at 2:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.9 ft at 3:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.91 ft at 3:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.9 ft at 3:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.89 ft at 3:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.9 ft at 4:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.88 ft at 4:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.88 ft at 4:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.88 ft at 4:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.88 ft at 5:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.87 ft at 5:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.87 ft at 5:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.85 ft at 5:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.86 ft at 6:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.86 ft at 6:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.85 ft at 6:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.85 ft at 6:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.86 ft at 7:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.85 ft at 7:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 7:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.85 ft at 7:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 8:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 8:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 8:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 8:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.82 ft at 9:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 9:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 9:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.82 ft at 9:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.81 ft at 10:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.81 ft at 10:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.8 ft at 10:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.79 ft at 10:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.8 ft at 11:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.8 ft at 11:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.81 ft at 11:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.79 ft at 11:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.79 ft at 12:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.79 ft at 12:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.79 ft at 12:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.8 ft at 12:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.79 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.79 ft at 1:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.78 ft at 1:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.76 ft at 1:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.77 ft at 2:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.78 ft at 2:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.78 ft at 2:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.76 ft at 2:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.78 ft at 3:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.76 ft at 3:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.77 ft at 3:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.76 ft at 3:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.76 ft at 4:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.76 ft at 4:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.76 ft at 4:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.75 ft at 4:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.75 ft at 5:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.76 ft at 5:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.75 ft at 5:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.75 ft at 5:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.74 ft at 6:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.74 ft at 6:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.73 ft at 6:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.73 ft at 6:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.73 ft at 7:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.74 ft at 7:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.73 ft at 7:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.72 ft at 7:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.71 ft at 8:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.71 ft at 8:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.71 ft at 8:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.72 ft at 8:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.71 ft at 9:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.7 ft at 9:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.7 ft at 9:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.71 ft at 9:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.7 ft at 10:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.71 ft at 10:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.7 ft at 10:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.71 ft at 10:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.7 ft at 11:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.69 ft at 11:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.7 ft at 11:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.69 ft at 11:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.69 ft at 12:00am Nov 24 Observed: 3.68 ft at 12:15am Nov 24 Observed: 3.68 ft at 12:30am Nov 24 Observed: 3.67 ft at 12:45am Nov 24 Observed: 3.67 ft at 1:00am Nov 24 Observed: 3.66 ft at 1:15am Nov 24 Observed: 3.67 ft at 1:30am Nov 24 Observed: 3.66 ft at 1:45am Nov 24 Observed: 3.68 ft at 2:00am Nov 24 Observed: 3.67 ft at 2:15am Nov 24 Observed: 3.65 ft at 2:30am Nov 24 Observed: 3.66 ft at 2:45am Nov 24 Observed: 3.67 ft at 3:00am Nov 24 Observed: 3.66 ft at 3:15am Nov 24 Observed: 3.65 ft at 3:30am Nov 24 Observed: 3.66 ft at 3:45am Nov 24 Observed: 3.66 ft at 4:00am Nov 24 Observed: 3.64 ft at 4:15am Nov 24 Observed: 3.65 ft at 4:30am Nov 24 Observed: 3.65 ft at 4:45am Nov 24 Observed: 3.65 ft at 5:00am Nov 24 Observed: 3.64 ft at 5:15am Nov 24 Observed: 3.64 ft at 5:30am Nov 24 Observed: 3.64 ft at 5:45am Nov 24 Observed: 3.65 ft at 6:00am Nov 24 Observed: 3.64 ft at 6:15am Nov 24 Observed: 3.64 ft at 6:30am Nov 24 Observed: 3.63 ft at 6:45am Nov 24 Observed: 3.65 ft at 7:00am Nov 24 Observed: 3.64 ft at 7:15am Nov 24 Observed: 3.65 ft at 7:30am Nov 24 Graph Created (8:47am Nov 24, 2009) Observed USGS--Water Resources of the United States BAIN6 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 956.55 Latest observed value: 3.65 ft at 7:30 AM EST 24-Nov-2009. Flood Stage is 15.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Flood stage level has recently changed.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Susquehanna River at Bainbridge are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:22
Moderate Flood Stage:20
Flood Stage:15
Action Stage:13

Historical Crests
(1) 27.03 ft on 06/29/2006
(2) 23.10 ft on 03/29/1914
(3) 22.20 ft on 03/15/1977
(4) 22.10 ft on 03/01/1910
(5) 21.96 ft on 03/07/1979
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Low Water Records
(1) 1.5 ft on 01/01/1999
(2) 0 ft on 08/31/1993
(2) 0 ft on 09/24/1994
(2) 0 ft on 10/09/1992

 Susquehanna River at Bainbridge location map

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22.0 SEVERE FLOODING BEGINS. WILLOW STREET EXTENSION SECTION IN SIDNEY BECOMES INUNDATED WITH SEVERAL FEET OF WATER...2 TO 3 FEET OF WATER ON WILLOW STREEET...1 FOOT OF WATER ON FIRST FLOOR OF SEVERAL HOMES. FLOODING BEGINS ON WALNUT ST...RIVER ST AND OAK AVE IN BAINBRIDGE.
20.0 MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS...WATER 2 TO 3 FEET ON WILLOW STREET EXTENSION. WATER BEGINS TO REACH FIRST FLOOR OF HOMES ALONG WILLOW STREET EXTENSION
18.0 WITH A RIVER STAGE BETWEEN 18 AND 19 FEET...WATER REACHES THE WESTBOUND ENTRANCE RAMP OF I-88 AT BAINBRIDGE
17.0 FLOODING BEGINS IN THE AREA ACROSS THE RIVER NEAR BAINBRIDGE.
15.0 MINOR FLOOD STAGE. FIELDS BEGIN FLOODING IN SIDNEY.
13.0 BANK FULL AND ACTION STAGE.
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(1) looking upstream
(2) view of the gagehouse
(3) looking downstream

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Latitude: 42.291400° N, Longitude: 75.476700° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 15 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 29 956.548 ft 969.548 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 Bainbridge

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On June 29, 2009 flood stage has increased from 13.00 to 15.00 feet to better reflect when minor flooding begins. Action has also been raised from 11.00 to 13.00 feet.

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