Normans Kill at Albany, NY

River level and flood forecast · Albany County

Normal3.3 ftas of Mon 12:30 PM

Flow: 112 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 stage8 ft
Record crest (September 17, 1999)13.5 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 13 ftWIDESPREAD INUNDATION WITH FLOODING IN BASEMENTS OF NEARBY HOMES
  • 13 ftWIDESPREAD INUNDATION WITH FLOODING IN BASEMENTS OF NEARBY HOMES
  • 10 ftWATER REACHES KRUMKILL ROAD

Highest crests on record

  1. 13.5 ft — September 17, 1999
  2. 13.41 ft — March 22, 1980
  3. 13.1 ft — April 4, 1987
  4. 11.6 ft — January 19, 1996
  5. 11.46 ft — March 30, 1993

Recent crests: 13.5 ft (September 17, 1999) · 8.48 ft (November 9, 1996) · 11.6 ft (January 19, 1996) · 5.71 ft (March 8, 1995) · 7.31 ft (April 1, 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 (NMKN6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.