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NOTE: Forecasts for the Susquehanna River at Unadilla are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. |
Flood Impacts
| 17.5 |
MAJOR FLOODING IN SIDNEY INCLUDING EAST AND WEST MAIN STREET AND RIVER STREET. |
| 14.5 |
UNION STREET AND DIVISION STREET IN SIDNEY FLOODED. WATER BEGINS TO THREATEN BRIDGE STREET AND LIBERTY STREET IN SIDNEY. |
| 14.0 |
FLOODING BEGINS ALONG MAPLE AVENUE IN SIDNEY. |
| 11.0 |
LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS FROM OVERFLOW ON THE OTSEGO COUNTY OR NORTH SIDE OF SUSQUEHANNA RIVER NEAR UNADILLA. |
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Flood Categories (in feet)
| Major Flood Stage: | 14.5 |
| Moderate Flood Stage: | 13 |
| Flood Stage: | 11 |
| Action Stage: | 9 |
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Historical Crests
(1) 17.72 ft on 06/29/2006
(2) 16.60 ft on 03/18/1936
(3) 14.64 ft on 03/14/1977
(4) 14.25 ft on 04/04/1960
(5) 14.24 ft on 01/19/1996
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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. |
Flood Impacts
| 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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Flood Categories (in feet)
| Major Flood Stage: | 22 |
| Moderate Flood Stage: | 20 |
| Flood Stage: | 15 |
| Action Stage: | 13 |
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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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NOTE: Forecasts for the Susquehanna River at Conklin are issued routinely year-round. |
Flood Impacts
| 22.0 |
LEVEES OVERTOPPED AT BINGHAMTON WATER WORKS (DPW). |
| 20.8 |
SEVERE FLOODING...100 CELLARS AND 83 FIRST FLOORS OF HOMES FLOODED. FLOOD OF RECORD MARCH 22 1948. |
| 18.0 |
ROUTE 7 IS IN CORBETTSVILLE UNDER WATER. |
| 17.3 |
SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER SPREADS ONTO THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE BINGHAMTON RIFLE CLUB ON CONKLIN ROAD. IN THE TOWNS OF KIRKWOOD AND CONKLIN THERE IS FLOODING OF MANY HOMES NEAR THE RIVER.
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| 16.0 |
TERRACE ROAD AND HARDIE ROAD OFF OF POWERS ROAD FLOODS. |
| 14.3 |
FLOOD WATERS SPREAD INTO THE YARDS OF SEVERAL HOMES ALONG THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER IN THE TOWN OF CONKLIN. FLOOD WATERS REACH THE FIRST FLOOR OF SOME HOMES ON STILLWATER ROAD IN CORBETTSVILLE.
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| 14.0 |
MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. WATER BEGINS TO THREATEN HOMES CLOSEST TO RIVER. |
| 12.0 |
FLOOD STAGE. FLOODING BEGINS ON ALTA...RIVER AND LAWRENCE ROADS IN THE TOWN OF CONKLIN. NO HOMES ARE FLOODED AT THIS RIVER STAGE. |
| 11.0 |
SOME YARDS ON RIVERSIDES IN CONKLIN BEGIN TO FLOOD. |
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Flood Categories (in feet)
| Major Flood Stage: | 20 |
| Moderate Flood Stage: | 14 |
| Flood Stage: | 12 |
| Action Stage: | 8 |
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Historical Crests
(1) 25.02 ft on 06/28/2006
(2) 20.83 ft on 03/22/1948
(3) 20.14 ft on 03/18/1936
(4) 19.13 ft on 04/01/1940
(5) 19.01 ft on 09/18/2004
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NOTE: Plotted data shown here are derived from the next downstream USGS stream gage at Vestal (see additional information toward bottom of page). NOTE: Forecasts for the Susquehanna River at Binghamton are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available. |
Flood Impacts
| 27.8 |
FLOOD CONTROL DAMS AT WHITNEY POINT AND EAST SIDNEY ARE DESIGNED TO PROTECT BINGHAMTON TO THIS HEIGHT. |
| 25.6 |
RIVER OVERTOPS FLOOD WALLS IN DOWNTOWN BINGHAMTON |
| 23.7 |
THE DECK OF THE WASHINGTON STREET BRIDGE IS REACHED AT THIS STAGE. |
| 22.0 |
EVACUATION OF FLOOD AREAS BEHIND THE FLOOD PROTECTION WALLS BEGINS. |
| 19.5 |
COURT STREET BEGINS TO FLOOD...WATER REACHES THE FIRST FLOORS OF NEARBY BUILDINGS |
| 19.0 |
MAJOR BASEMENT FLOODING BEGINS IN HOMES ON FRONT STREET. MINOR FLOODING OF CHARLES PLACE...LAUREL AVENUE AND STRATFORD ROAD. |
| 18.0 |
NEW YORK STATE DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION CLASSIFIES THIS STAGE AS SEVERE FLOODING. IN THE PAST SANDBAGGING BEGINS AT LOURDES HOSPITAL |
| 15.0 |
FULL-TIME MANNING OF THE CITY OF BINGHAMTON'S PUMPING STATION BEGINS |
| 14.0 |
FLOOD STAGE. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS...THE RIVER BEGINS SPREADING INTO SANDY BEACH PARK. |
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Flood Categories (in feet)
| Major Flood Stage: | 18 |
| Moderate Flood Stage: | 15 |
| Flood Stage: | 14 |
| Action Stage: | 12 |
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Historical Crests
(1) 25.00 ft on 06/28/2006
(2) 23.50 ft on 03/17/1865
(3) 22.90 ft on 03/18/1936
(4) 21.00 ft on 03/18/1846
(5) 20.10 ft on 03/22/1948
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Susquehanna River at Vestal are issued routinely year-round. |
Flood Impacts
| 18.0 |
FLOOD STAGE. OVERFLOWS BANKS AND MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS. CRITICAL STAGE FOR KIRKWOOD FLOOD CONTROL OFFICE. |
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Flood Categories (in feet)
| Major Flood Stage: | 27 |
| Moderate Flood Stage: | 21 |
| Flood Stage: | 18 |
| Action Stage: | 15 |
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Historical Crests
(1) 33.66 ft on 06/28/2006
(2) 30.50 ft on 03/18/1936
(3) 28.87 ft on 04/03/2005
(4) 27.86 ft on 01/20/1996
(5) 27.73 ft on 03/22/1948
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Susquehanna River near Waverly are issued routinely year-round. |
Flood Impacts
| 21.4 |
SEVERE FLOODING BEFORE THE LEVEES WERE BUILT IN MARCH 19 1936. |
| 20.0 |
MAJOR FLOOD STAGE REACHED. MAJOR FLOODING IN THE CANNON HOLE AREA AND ALONG PARTS OF RIVERSIDE DRIVE. ATHENS IS PROTECTED TO 26 FEET. |
| 19.5 |
THE RIVER IS ABOUT 9 FEET OVER ITS BANKS IN THE CANNON HOLE NEIGHBORHOOD. SIX INCHES OF WATER WAS ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND SEVERAL HOMES HAD CELLARS COMPLETELY FILED IN MARCH 1979. |
| 18.5 |
WATER REACHES THE FIRST FLOOR OF HOUSES IN THE CANNON HOLE NEIGHBORHOOD. |
| 16.0 |
THE ACCESS ROAD TO THE CANNON HOLE NEIGHBORHOOD BECOMES IMPASSIBLE DUE TO FLOOD WATERS AND MUD. ATHENS IS PROTECTED TO 26 FEET. |
| 14.5 |
TWO TO THREE FEET OF WATER IN THE BASEMENTS OF HOMES IN THE CANNON HOLE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE SUSQUEHANNA ON THE NEW YORK SIDE IS 4 TO 5 FEET OVER THE BANK. ATHENS IS PROTECTED TO 26 FEET. |
| 11.0 |
MINOR FLOODING BEGINS FOR AREAS WITHOUT PROTECTIVE LEVEES WITH MAINLY FIELD AND SOME BASEMENT FLOODING IN THE CANNON HOLE NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE NEW YORK SIDE OF THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER. ATHENS IS PROTECTED TO 26 FEET. |
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Flood Categories (in feet)
| Major Flood Stage: | 20 |
| Moderate Flood Stage: | 16 |
| Flood Stage: | 11 |
| Action Stage: | 10 |
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Historical Crests
(1) 22.52 ft on 06/29/2006
(2) 21.40 ft on 03/18/1936
(3) 21.24 ft on 06/23/1972
(4) 20.88 ft on 04/04/2005
(5) 20.35 ft on 01/20/1996
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Susquehanna River at Towanda are issued routinely year-round. |
Flood Impacts
| 30.0 |
FLOOD WATERS REACH STREET LEVEL IN FRONT OF TOWANDA CITY HALL. |
| 25.1 |
THE HOMES IN THE FLATS AREA OF TOWANDA ARE INUNDATED. MAJOR FLOOD DAMAGE BEGINS |
| 25.0 |
RAILROAD ON THE RIGHT BANK IS FLOODED |
| 24.8 |
CREST HEIGHT OF THE RIVER AFTER THE RAPID SNOW MELT AND HEAVY RAIN EVENT JANUARY 20 1996 |
| 22.3 |
FLOOD WATER REACHES THE FLOOR LEVEL OF COTTAGES IN TARRYTOWN |
| 20.0 |
TOWANDA IS PROTECTED BY LEVEES TO 20 FEET |
| 19.0 |
AGRICULTURAL LANDS UPSTREAM OF GAGE ARE INUNDATED |
| 18.0 |
BASEMENT FLOOD BEGINS IN THE FLATS AREA NEAR THE AIRPORT |
| 16.0 |
MINOR FIELD FLOODING BEGINS FROM OVERFLOW OF BOTH BANKS UP AND DOWNSTREAM OF TOWANDA. TOWANDA IS PROTECTED BY LEVEES TO 20 FEET. |
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Flood Categories (in feet)
| Major Flood Stage: | 25.1 |
| Moderate Flood Stage: | 18 |
| Flood Stage: | 16 |
| Action Stage: | 14 |
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Historical Crests
(1) 33.43 ft on 06/24/1972
(2) 27.47 ft on 09/27/1975
(3) 25.08 ft on 05/29/1946
(4) 25.03 ft on 03/19/1936
(5) 25.00 ft on 03/17/1865
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Susquehanna River at Meshoppen are issued routinely year-round. |
Flood Impacts
| 43.5 |
FLOOD OF RECORD FROM HURRICANE AGNES IN 1972. |
| 40.0 |
MAJOR FLOODING BEGINS. MANY HOMES AND ROADS ON BOTH SIDE OF THE RIVER BEGIN TO FLOOD AND THIS INCLUDES THE VILLAGE OF MESHOPPEN |
| 31.0 |
MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. HOMES AND COTTAGES ON THE MEHOOPANY SIDE BEGIN TO BE AFFECTED. COTTAGES IN THE SKINNERS EDDY AND TUNKANNOCK AREAS ALSO BEGIN TO BE AFFECTED. |
| 27.0 |
MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. LOW LYING AREAS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER ARE AFFECTED. SOME FARM LAND AND RIVER ROAD ON THE MEHOPPANY SIDE OF THE RIVER BEGIN TO FLOOD. |
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Flood Categories (in feet)
| Major Flood Stage: | 40 |
| Moderate Flood Stage: | 31 |
| Flood Stage: | 27 |
| Action Stage: | 25 |
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Historical Crests
(1) 43.51 ft on 06/23/1972
(2) 36.34 ft on 01/20/1996
(3) 35.27 ft on 09/18/2004
(4) 35.06 ft on 03/06/1979
(5) 34.06 ft on 04/04/2005
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Susquehanna River at Wilkes Barre are issued routinely year-round. |
Flood Impacts
| 41.0 |
LEVEE PROTECTION |
| 36.0 |
NESCOPECK BOROUGH BEGINS TO FLOOD. |
| 35.0 |
DUNDEE AREA IN HANOVER TOWNSHIP BEGINS TO FLOOD. US RTE 11 IN EDWARDSVILLE FLOODS |
| 33.0 |
MOCANAQUA BEGINS TO FLOOD |
| 32.0 |
MAIN STREET IN SHICKSHINNY FLOODS. |
| 31.0 |
HOLLENBACK PARK IN WILKES-BARRE... DURYEA AND WEST PITTSTON ARE AFFECTED. BROOKSIDE AREA BEGINS TO FLOOD |
| 29.0 |
US RTE 11 IN SHICKSHINNY IS CLOSED. RIVER ROAD IN PORT BLANCHARD AND WEST PITTSTON BEGIN TO FLOOD. PP&L RIVERLANDS FACILITIES BEGIN TO FLOOD. |
| 28.0 |
MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. US RTE 11 IN WEST NANTICOKE IS CLOSED. CANAL STREET IN WEST NANTICOKE BEGINS TO FLOOD. |
| 27.0 |
US ROUTE 11 IN WEST NANTICOKE AND RIVER ROAD IN PLAINSVILLE BEGIN TO FLOOD |
| 24.0 |
CANAL STREET IN SHICKSHINNY AND LOWLANDS IN PITTSTON BEGIN TO FLOOD |
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