Chemung River at Corning, NY

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 2:48 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

• 40.7 ftThis is the flood of record stage from Hurricane Agnes in June 1972. Catastrophic flooding devastated areas from Painted Post to Big Flats and beyond. Levees protect the Market Street area south of the river in the City of Corning to this level.
• 37 ftFlooding begins to overtop levee protected areas of Painted Post, Riverside and Corning on the north side of the river.
• 36 ftMajor flooding of roads, properties and buildings occurs from South Corning to Big Flats.
• 32 ftMajor flooding develops as water begins to overtop the levee protected areas of South Corning.
• 31 ftPortions of SR-352 near the Chemung county line flood.
• 30 ftModerate flooding affects farmland, properties, and residences over a wide area along River Road from South Corning to Big Flats. In the past, Route 17E was closed.
• 29 ftFlooding affects several roads and properties outside of flood protection areas, especially along River Road in South Corning. Access to Corning Hospital is affected by flooding.
• 26 ftMinor flooding begins. Flooding affects portions of River Road. A few properties in Big Flats become isolated by flood waters.
• 21 ftAgricultural lands nearest the river and outside the levee protected areas begin to flood, particularly from South Corning to Big Flats.

Up and down the river, and nearby

• DownstreamChemung River at Elmira, NY
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• Tioga River at Lindley, NY
• Cohocton River near Campbell, NY
• Cowanesque River near Lawrenceville, PA
• Tuscarora Creek at South Addison, NY
• Tioga River at Tioga Junction, PA
• Catharine Creek at Montour Falls, NY