Cohocton River near Campbell, NY
River level and flood forecast · Steuben County
The river is 7.9 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Forecast to hold near 2.1 ft through Thu, Oct 15, 2 PM.
Flow: 56 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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
| Major flood stage | 13 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 12 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 7 ft |
| Record crest (July 8, 1935) | 13.6 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 13.36 ftFlood of record. July 8, 1935.
- 13.16 ftFlood stage from Hurricane Agnes in June 1972.
- 13 ftMajor flood stage. Water begins to inundate the hamlet of Campbell along Main Street. Dozens of homes threatened of being flooded on their first floor level.
- 12.33 ftThis stage corresponds to the flood of September 26, 1975.
- 12 ftModerate flood stage. Savona-Campbell Road closed in several locations due to flood waters. Tannery Road closed due to flood waters. Numerous backyards in Campbell area are flooded.
- 11 ftMain Street near Campbell-Savona schools covered with about 1 foot of water. Parking lot at school begins to flood. Basement flooding in Hamlet of Campbell becomes widespread at this point.
- 10 ftMinor flooding starts. Flood waters exit the river channel at Main Street near the Campbell-Savona schools and begin to inundate fields and low spots along the Savona-Campbell Road.
- 7 ftSavona-Campbell Road begins to flood along the backside of the river.
Highest crests on record
- 13.6 ft — July 8, 1935
- 13.16 ft — June 23, 1972
- 12.86 ft — June 21, 1972
- 12.33 ft — September 26, 1975
- 11.55 ft — January 19, 1996
Recent crests: 10.78 ft (October 30, 2021) · 10.02 ft (May 17, 2014) · 10.09 ft (September 9, 2004) · 11.55 ft (January 19, 1996) · 10.03 ft (February 18, 1981)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (CMPN6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.