Kinderhook Creek at Rossman, NY

River level and flood forecast · Columbia County

Normal2.4 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM

Flow: 196 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

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NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Action stage9 ft
Record crest (December 31, 1948)19.8 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 19 ftMAJOR FLOODING NEAR BRAINARD. TEN FEET OF WATER IN AREAS.
  • 7 ftWATER REACHES HOLLOW ROAD

Highest crests on record

  1. 19.8 ft — December 31, 1948
  2. 18.4 ft — September 22, 1938
  3. 11.38 ft — July 23, 1945
  4. 10.8 ft — May 30, 1984
  5. 10.76 ft — July 30, 2026

Recent crests: 10.76 ft (July 30, 2026) · 6.95 ft (December 2, 1996) · 10.69 ft (January 19, 1996) · 7.58 ft (March 8, 1995) · 6.63 ft (April 7, 1994)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (RSSN6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.