Hudson River at Troy, NY
River level and flood forecast · Rensselaer County
The river is 5.7 ft below flood stage (21.5 ft).
Forecast to rise to 17.5 ft Wed 2 PM, below the 21.5 ft flood stage.
Flow: 568 cubic feet per second (USGS).
The lowest for October 13 in 79 years of records.
Usual for October 13: 5,010 to 9,150 cubic feet per second (the middle half of 79 years).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Tue, Oct 13, 11:23 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 27 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 24 ft |
| Flood stage | 21.5 ft |
| Action stage | 21 ft |
| Record crest (March 28, 1913) | 29.7 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 29 ftThere are several feet of water on Riverside Street, three feet water in the former Cluett-Peabody building, First and Second Streets in Troy are flooded, and the Congress Street Bridge is closed.
- 27 ftThe river is at major flood stage. Water reaches numerous homes in the Village of Wateford and in riverfront sections of Troy. About 4 feet water at foot of State Street.
- 24 ftThe river is at moderate flood stage. Water reaches mobile homes along the river front in Lansingburgh.
- 23 ftWater reaches streets in Waterford Village and Matsons Shipyard on Van Schaick Island. Some basements flood.
- 21.5 ftMinor flood stage. Water floods onto the Mohawk Wharf in Village of Waterford.
- 21 ftAction stage. Water is just six inches below the wharf in Waterford.
Highest crests on record
- 29.7 ft — March 28, 1913
- 29.48 ft — March 19, 1936
- 27.1 ft — September 22, 1938
- 27.05 ft — August 29, 2011
- 27.05 ft — December 31, 1948
Recent crests: 21.94 ft (March 8, 2024) · 23.66 ft (December 19, 2023) · 23.44 ft (April 9, 2022) · 22.81 ft (December 26, 2020) · 22.82 ft (November 2, 2019)
Highest flow on record
215,000 cubic feet per second — March 19, 1936. From the USGS's yearly peaks since 1936.
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (TRYN6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.