Onondaga Creek near Nedrow, NY
River level and flood forecast · Onondaga County
Normal1.7 ftas of Mon 4:30 PM
The river is 3.3 ft below flood stage (5 ft).
Forecast to hold near 1.7 ft through Thu, Oct 15, 8 AM.
Flow: 38 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 | 6 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 5.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 5 ft |
| Action stage | 4.5 ft |
| Record crest (July 3, 1974) | 6.48 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 6 ftSeveral neighborhoods bounded by Onondaga Avenue, S. Salina Street and W. Kennedy Street, northward to the Inner Harbor in Syracuse are flooded above this level. Flooding inundates Meacham Parkway, Meacham Field and some neighborhods in Nedrow south of Dorwin Avenue.
- 5.5 ftFlooding becomes more serious in many neighborhoods between S. Salina Street and Onondaga Ave., north of W. Castle Street in the City of Syracuse. Lower Onondaga Park and the Creekwalk are closed.
- 5 ftFlooding begins to affect Kirk Park and neighborhoods along Marginal St., Hovey St., Midland Ave., and W. Onondaga St in the City of Syracuse.
Highest crests on record
- 6.48 ft — July 3, 1974
- 6.26 ft — October 28, 1981
- 6.12 ft — June 23, 1972
- 5.97 ft — February 20, 2022
- 5.8 ft — October 26, 2021
Recent crests: 5.97 ft (February 20, 2022) · 5.8 ft (October 26, 2021) · 5.07 ft (October 16, 2021) · 5.21 ft (March 30, 2014) · 5.09 ft (March 14, 2007)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ONDN6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.