Hudson River at North Creek, NY
River level and flood forecast · Warren County
The river is 7.7 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Forecast to rise to 3.5 ft Thu 2 AM, below the 10 ft flood stage.
Flow: 227 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 | 13 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 11 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (April 29, 2011) | 13.65 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 13 ftWater reaches major flood stage. Several hundred feet of railroad tracks are inundated with two to five feet of water. Most of Old River Road is water covered.
- 11.5 ftWater reaches Old River Road in the Town of Chester and crosses the road in two locations.
- 11 ftWater reaches moderate flood stage. State Route 28 in North River has about half a foot of water across it. Carpenter's Field is inundated.
- 10 ftWater reaches minor flood stage and inundates low areas including portions of Old River Road upstream of the Route 28N bridge.
- 8 ftThe river is at action stage.
Highest crests on record
- 13.65 ft — April 29, 2011
- 12.19 ft — March 12, 2011
- 12.14 ft — December 31, 1948
- 12.1 ft — March 19, 1936
- 11.83 ft — November 1, 2019
Recent crests: 11.08 ft (December 19, 2023) · 11.83 ft (November 1, 2019) · 10.56 ft (April 21, 2019) · 11.54 ft (April 16, 2014) · 13.65 ft (April 29, 2011)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (NCKN6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.