Honeoye Creek at Honeoye Falls, NY
River level and flood forecast · Monroe County
Normal2.0 ftas of Mon 4:30 PM
The river is 4.5 ft below flood stage (6.5 ft).
Forecast to hold near 2.0 ft through Thu, Oct 15, 8 AM.
Flow: 3 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 11:14 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 8 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 7 ft |
| Flood stage | 6.5 ft |
| Action stage | 6 ft |
| Record crest (March 1, 1955) | 7.99 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 8 ftMajor flood, residential flooding along the creek in Honeoye Falls, Rush, and West Bloomfield. Portions of Route 65 and Hyde Park Roads inundated.
- 7 ftModerate flood, residential flooding begins along Route 65 and along Rittenhouse Drive and Creekside Drive in Honeoye Falls and Factory Hollow Road in West Bloomfield. Farmland flooded between Honeoye Falls and Rush.
- 6.5 ftFlood stage, flooding begins on Hyde Park Road and Sibley Road, as well as the parking lots off West Main Street in Honeoye Falls, flooding near the intersection of County Routes 37 and 15.
- 6 ftBankfull, some minor impacts to farmland along the creek.
Highest crests on record
- 7.99 ft — March 1, 1955
- 7.94 ft — March 30, 1960
- 7.84 ft — March 7, 1956
- 7.54 ft — April 1, 2026
- 7.33 ft — April 2, 1993
Recent crests: 7.54 ft (April 1, 2026) · 6.81 ft (October 30, 2021) · 6.85 ft (October 27, 2021) · 7.11 ft (May 17, 2014) · 7.06 ft (April 4, 2005)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- Irondequoit Creek at Railroad Mills, NY
- Genesee River at Avon - NEW USGS gage on the old railroad bridge, NY
- Conesus Creek near Lakeville, NY
- Genesee River at South Rochester at Ballantyne Bridge, NY
- Oatka Creek at Garbutt, NY
- Erie Canal above Rochester, NY
- Allen Creek at Rochester, NY
- Genesee River at Ford Street Rochester, NY
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (HNYN6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.