Beaver River (NY) at Stillwater Reservoir, NY
River level and flood forecast · Herkimer County
The river is 13.6 ft below flood stage (80 ft).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Flood stage | 80 ft |
| Near flood stage | 77.3 ft |
| Record crest (April 16, 2002) | 1681.57 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 81.56 ftFlood of record April 16, 2002.
- 80.3 ftThere is one foot of water overflowing the dam.
- 79.8 ftHalf a foot of water is overflowing the dam.
- 79.4 ftOne inch of water is overflowing the flashboards on the dam.
- 79.3 ftWater is at the top of the flashboards and starts to overflow the dam.
- 79.2 ftWater is one inch from overflowing the flashboards.
- 78.8 ftWater is six inches from overflowing the flashboards.
- 78.3 ftWater is one foot from the top of the flashboards.
- 77.3 ftWater is two feet below the flashboards on the dam.
- 50 ftNormal seasonal low elevation.
Highest crests on record
- 1681.57 ft — April 16, 2002
- 1680.15 ft — April 29, 2011
- 1680.08 ft — May 20, 1969
- 1680.01 ft — May 27, 2004
- 1679.51 ft — April 28, 1993
Recent crests: 1680.15 ft (April 29, 2011) · 1680.01 ft (May 27, 2004) · 1678.69 ft (May 18, 2002) · 1681.57 ft (April 16, 2002) · 1678.89 ft (May 7, 1997)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (SWRN6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.