Delaware River at Barryville, NY
River level and flood forecast · Sullivan County
The river is 13.1 ft below flood stage (17 ft).
Forecast to fall to 3.2 ft by Thu, Oct 15, 2 PM.
Flow: 2,500 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 3:01 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 26 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 22 ft |
| Flood stage | 17 ft |
| Action stage | 15 ft |
| Record crest (June 28, 2006) | 28.97 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 31.5 ftFEMA flood insurance risk maps indicate that this level, as measured at the stream gage, marks the 100 year (1 percent) floodplain. Your property is at risk for flooding during a record flood event. A 100 yer flood is a flood that has a 1 percent chance of occurring in any year.
- 28.97 ftThis is the level from the June 2006 flood and is the record crest. State Route 97 flooded in many spots from Barryville to Minisink Ford. Most properties flood on the Pennsylvania side of the river along Masthope Plank Road.
- 26.4 ftThis is the major flood level from Hurricane Diane, which occurred on August 19, 1955.
- 24.8 ftThis represents the flood crest from April 2005. Parts of Route 97 flooded downstream of Minisink Ford. Backwater flooding affects the Lackawaxen River up to Route 590.
- 22.2 ftThis level represents the rapid snow melt and heavy rain event of January 20, 1996. Scenic Drive in Lackawaxen floods at this level.
- 17 ftThe river leaves its banks and floods the natural floodplain which is mostly agricultural.
Highest crests on record
- 28.97 ft — June 28, 2006
- 26.4 ft — August 19, 1955
- 24.8 ft — April 3, 2005
- 24.09 ft — September 18, 2004
- 23.19 ft — May 23, 1942
Recent crests: 18.72 ft (October 27, 2021) · 17.05 ft (December 26, 2020) · 18.61 ft (September 9, 2011) · 17.05 ft (September 7, 2011) · 17.18 ft (October 1, 2010)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamDelaware River at Callicoon, PA
- DownstreamDelaware River at Matamoras/Port Jervis, PA
- Lackawaxen River at Rowland, PA
- Lackawaxen River at Hawley, PA
- Mongaup River near Mongaup, NY
- Lackawaxen River at Honesdale, PA
- Mongaup River at Mongaup Valley, NY
- Dyberry Creek near Honesdale, PA
- Delaware River at Montague, PA
- Little Bush Kill at Edgemere, PA
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BRYN6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.