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Raquette River at Piercefield, NY

River level and flood forecast · St. Lawrence County

Normal2.9 ftas of Mon 3:45 PM

The river is 9.6 ft below flood stage (12.5 ft).

Forecast to rise to 3.8 ft Thu 2 AM, below the 12.5 ft flood stage.

Flow: 178 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

051015TueThuSatMonWedAction 9 ftFlood 12.5 ftModerate 13 ftNowObserved (ft)NWS forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 11:14 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Moderate flood stage13 ft
Flood stage12.5 ft
Action stage9 ft
Record crest (May 1, 2011)13.4 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 13.5 ftRoute 3 in and east of Tupper Lake Village will flood including parking lots of businesses. Homes along the Raquette River on Dugal Road and on the Tupper Lake shoreline will be threatened by high water and evacuations may be necessary. Homes along Water Street will flood and the Water Treatment Plant may be threatened by high water.
  • 13 ftIn Tupper Lake Village, Route 3 will flood between Pleasant Avenue and Santa Clara Avenue. East of Tupper Lake Village, Route 3 will flood between Dugal Road and the intersection of Routes 3 and 30. Homes along the Raquette River and Tupper Lake shorelines will flood, and evacuations may be necessary.
  • 12.5 ftIn Tupper Lake Village, low lying areas along Route 3 will flood between Pleasant Avenue and Santa Clara Avenue. East of Tupper Lake Village, Route 3 will flood between Dugal Road and the intersection of Routes 3 and 30.
  • 9 ftSome minor shoreline flooding along Raquette Pond in Tupper Lake Village may flood.

Highest crests on record

  1. 13.4 ft — May 1, 2011
  2. 12.25 ft — May 8, 1972
  3. 12.09 ft — May 16, 1943
  4. 12.04 ft — April 27, 1993
  5. 11.92 ft — May 14, 1971

Recent crests: 8.92 ft (April 18, 2024) · 9.39 ft (December 24, 2023) · 9.66 ft (April 18, 2023) · 8.92 ft (March 27, 2022) · 8.88 ft (April 4, 2021)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for St. Lawrence CountyNWS gauge pageUSGS gauge 04266500

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (PIEN6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.