Hoosic River at Eagle Bridge, NY
River level and flood forecast · Rensselaer County
The river is 7.8 ft below flood stage (11 ft).
Forecast to rise to 3.4 ft Wed 2 PM, below the 11 ft flood stage.
Flow: 432 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 | 16 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 13 ft |
| Flood stage | 11 ft |
| Action stage | 9 ft |
| Record crest (December 31, 1948) | 21.15 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 22 ftApproximate top of protection works in Village of Hoosic Falls.
- 20 ftInstrument shelf in gagehouse. Major flooding in unprotected areas.
- 18 ftBottom frame of steel truss bridge. Gage house floor.
- 16 ftMajor flood stage. Five feet of water in picnic area near Hoosic Falls water plant.
- 15 ftFloor of Buskirk firehouse.
- 14 ftA dozen homes near Eagle Bridge evacuated.
- 13 ftModerate flood stage.
- 11 ftFlood stage. Water on County Route 103 between Route 67 and the covered bridge.
- 9.5 ftWater overflows onto River Road next to Buskirk covered bridge.
- 8.5 ftWater flows into nearby corn fields.
Highest crests on record
- 21.15 ft — December 31, 1948
- 19.24 ft — August 29, 2011
- 18.8 ft — November 4, 1927
- 17.78 ft — September 22, 1938
- 16 ft — March 18, 1936
Recent crests: 11.05 ft (July 30, 2026) · 10.97 ft (December 12, 2025) · 11.41 ft (March 17, 2025) · 14.14 ft (December 19, 2023) · 11.73 ft (February 4, 2022)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (EAGN6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.