Schoharie Creek at Burtonsville, NY
River level and flood forecast · Schenectady County
The river is 5.0 ft below flood stage (6 ft).
Forecast to rise to 1.6 ft Tue 2 PM, below the 6 ft flood stage.
Flow: 130 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 | 10 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 8 ft |
| Flood stage | 6 ft |
| Action stage | 4.5 ft |
| Record crest (August 29, 2011) | 17.46 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 17.46 ftRecord flood with Tropical Storm Irene in August 2011. Widespread flooding in the region. Water reaches the Mill Point bridge.
- 10 ftMajor flood stage.
- 8 ftModerate flood stage. Water reaches homes in Lost Valley along Island Road.
- 7 ftWater reaches Priddle Camp Road.
- 6 ftMinor flood stage. Water reaches lowest houses in Burtonsville.
- 5 ftThe river is nearly bankfull and portions of Island Road in the Lost Valley community are inundated.
- 4.5 ftAction stage. Water reaches Island Road in the Lost Valley community.
Highest crests on record
- 17.46 ft — August 29, 2011
- 12.88 ft — January 20, 1996
- 12.39 ft — October 16, 1955
- 11.23 ft — April 5, 1987
- 10.5 ft — March 19, 1936
Recent crests: 7.5 ft (December 19, 2023) · 7.91 ft (April 8, 2022) · 8.48 ft (October 27, 2021) · 8.67 ft (December 26, 2020) · 6.2 ft (June 14, 2013)
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamSchoharie Creek at Breakabeen, NY
- Mohawk River at Amsterdam, NY
- Mohawk River Above State Highway 30A at Fonda, NY
- Cobleskill Creek at Cobleskill - S Grand St, NY
- Little Schoharie Creek near Middleburgh, NY
- Mohawk River at Schenectady (Freeman's Bridge), NY
- Canajoharie Creek near Canajoharie, NY
- Schoharie Creek near North Blenheim, NY
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BRTN6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.