Mohawk River at Cohoes, NY
River level and flood forecast · Albany County
The river is 10.8 ft below flood stage (20 ft).
Forecast to rise to 10.1 ft Wed 8 AM, below the 20 ft flood stage.
Flow: 2,330 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 | 22 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 21 ft |
| Flood stage | 20 ft |
| Action stage | 17 ft |
| Record crest (March 6, 1964) | 23.15 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 22 ftMajor flood stage.
- 21 ftModerate flood stage.
- 20 ftMinor flood stage.
- 17.5 ftThe river is bankfull at Schenectady.
- 17 ftAction stage.
Highest crests on record
- 23.15 ft — March 6, 1964
- 22.7 ft — March 28, 1914
- 22.68 ft — January 20, 1996
- 22.57 ft — March 19, 1936
- 21.86 ft — August 29, 2011
Recent crests: 20.57 ft (September 8, 2011) · 21.86 ft (August 29, 2011) · 18.2 ft (April 29, 2011) · 20.7 ft (June 29, 2006) · 20.8 ft (April 3, 2005)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (COHN6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.