Mohawk River at Utica, NY
River level and flood forecast · Oneida County
No current readingas of Sun 7 PM
The National Weather Service has no current reading for this gauge, so its flood status isn't known right now.
Flow: 492 cubic feet per second (USGS).
Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 407 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 405 ft |
| Flood stage | 403 ft |
| Action stage | 401 ft |
| Record crest (January 4, 1907) | 411.11 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 407 ftMajor flood stage. Water gets onto North Gennesee Street between downtown Utica and the Thruway connector.
- 406 ftWater gets onto Leland and Wurtz Avenues and reaches Canal Corp building. Part of Canal Corp parking lot is flooded.
- 405 ftModerate flood stage.
- 404 ftWater overflows onto the wharf at the Utica Canal terminal. River Street in Oriskany is also flooded.
- 403 ftMinor flood stage. Water reaches roads that cross the flats including River Street in Oriskany.
- 402 ftWater is two feet from the top of the wall at the Canal terminal.
- 401 ftAction stage.
Highest crests on record
- 411.11 ft — January 4, 1907
- 408.9 ft — March 14, 1977
- 408 ft — September 9, 2011
- 408 ft — March 5, 1979
- 407.85 ft — January 9, 1998
Recent crests: 403.1 ft (February 26, 2016) · 403.45 ft (April 4, 2015) · 403 ft (October 17, 2014) · 404.3 ft (May 17, 2014) · 405.35 ft (March 31, 2014)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (UCAN6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.