Schoharie Creek at Breakabeen, NY

River level and flood forecast · Schoharie County

Normal2.9 ftas of Mon 4:30 PM

The river is 8.1 ft below flood stage (11 ft).

Forecast to fall to 1.6 ft by Thu, Oct 15, 8 AM.

Flow: 791 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	18 ft
Moderate flood stage	16 ft
Flood stage	11 ft
Action stage	8 ft
Record crest (August 28, 2011)	22.37 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

22.37 ftRecord flooding with Tropical Storm Irene in August 2011.
18 ftMajor flood stage. Widespread inundation of homes, roads and fields occurs.
16 ftModerate flood stage. Up to five feet of water is on some areas of Route 30 and one to two feet of water in some riverfront homes.
14 ftWater begins to reach riverfront homes.
13 ftThere is about a foot of water on low parts of Route 30.
12 ftWater reaches Route 30.
11 ftMinor flood stage. Water begins to overflow into riverfront fields.
10 ftThe river is bankfull.
8 ftAction stage.

Highest crests on record

22.37 ft — August 28, 2011
20.51 ft — January 19, 1996
20.4 ft — October 16, 1955
19.5 ft — April 5, 1987
18.34 ft — March 21, 1980

Recent crests: 12.39 ft (December 18, 2023) · 13.57 ft (April 8, 2022) · 14.94 ft (October 27, 2021) · 16.87 ft (December 25, 2020) · 11.9 ft (September 7, 2011)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Schoharie County NWS gauge page USGS gauge 01350355

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BKBN6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.