Bronx River at Bronx Botanical Gardens, NY

River level and flood forecast · Bronx County

Normal1.0 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM

The river is 2.0 ft below flood stage (3 ft).

Flow: 111 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

01234TueWedThuFriSatSunMonFlood 3 ftModerate 3.5 ftMajor 4 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage4 ft
Moderate flood stage3.5 ft
Flood stage3 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 5 ftBronx river parkway and saw mill river parkway completely flooded. Tuckahoe train station flooded.
  • 4.5 ftRoute 9a closes due to flooding.
  • 4 ftRosedale garden center's parking lot flooded.
  • 3 ftFlooding begins along bronx river parkway and rosedale garden center.

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BBGN6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.