Battenkill below Mill at Battenville, NY
River level and flood forecast · Washington County
The river is 7.9 ft below flood stage (12 ft).
Forecast to rise to 4.6 ft Wed 8 AM, below the 12 ft flood stage.
Flow: 155 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 11:14 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 16 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 14 ft |
| Flood stage | 12 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (November 4, 1927) | 17.7 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 17 ftMills and homes in Greenwich are inundated with heavy losses.
- 16 ftMajor flood stage.
- 15 ftWater reaches Route 29 near Middle Falls, 3 homes in Center Falls, Greenwich and several homes between Battenville and East Greenwich.
- 14 ftModerate flood stage.
- 13 ftThe river floods Route 29 near Greenwich.
- 12 ftFlood stage.
- 11 ftWater overflows onto nearby farm lands and damages crops.
- 10 ftThe river is near bankfull.
Highest crests on record
- 17.7 ft — November 4, 1927
- 15.88 ft — December 31, 1948
- 14.82 ft — September 22, 1938
- 14.8 ft — March 14, 1977
- 14.27 ft — August 29, 2011
Recent crests: 14.27 ft (August 29, 2011) · 10.02 ft (March 9, 2008) · 12.12 ft (December 18, 2000) · 10.27 ft (January 25, 1999) · 11.3 ft (January 20, 1999)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BTTN6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.