Mettawee River at Middle Granville, NY

River level and flood forecast · Washington County

Normal3.1 ftas of Mon 4:15 PM

The river is 3.9 ft below flood stage (7 ft).

Forecast to rise to 3.7 ft Wed 8 AM, below the 7 ft flood stage.

Flow: 33 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

246810TueThuSatMonWedAction 6 ftFlood 7 ftModerate 8.5 ftMajor 10 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 11:14 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage10 ft
Moderate flood stage8.5 ft
Flood stage7 ft
Action stage6 ft
Record crest (August 29, 2011)15.04 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 10 ftMajor flood stage. Water approaches County Route 12. Several feet of water on Upper Turnpike Road and Gray Lane. All low-lying fields underwater.
  • 8.5 ftModerate flood stage.
  • 7 ftMinor flood stage. Widespread flooding of fields along the river. Water on Upper Turnpike Road and Gray Lane.
  • 6 ftAction stage. Gray Road floods and affects access to one home.

Highest crests on record

  1. 15.04 ft — August 29, 2011
  2. 13.47 ft — December 17, 2000
  3. 11.25 ft — January 24, 1999
  4. 10.69 ft — January 20, 1996
  5. 10.68 ft — January 8, 1998

Recent crests: 7.78 ft (May 10, 2025) · 7.61 ft (December 12, 2024) · 8.44 ft (December 19, 2023) · 7.26 ft (July 11, 2023) · 7.44 ft (February 23, 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 (GVVN6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.