Ouleout Creek below East Sidney Dam, NY

River level and flood forecast · Delaware County

Normal1.3 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM

The river is 3.2 ft below flood stage (4.5 ft).

Flow: 38 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

0123456TueWedThuFriSatSunMonAction 4.5 ftFlood 4.5 ftModerate 5 ftMajor 6 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage6 ft
Moderate flood stage5 ft
Flood stage4.5 ft
Action stage4.5 ft
Record crest (April 7, 1960)6.19 ft

Highest crests on record

  1. 6.19 ft — April 7, 1960
  2. 5.92 ft — March 17, 1944
  3. 5.86 ft — March 16, 1948
  4. 4.97 ft — March 1, 2000
  5. 4.88 ft — April 18, 2001

Recent crests: 4.56 ft (September 3, 2013) · 4.58 ft (May 30, 2013) · 4.88 ft (April 18, 2001) · 4.97 ft (March 1, 2000) · 4.81 ft (January 26, 1999)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (ESIN6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.