St. Regis River at Brasher Center, NY

River level and flood forecast · St. Lawrence County

Normal6.1 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM

The river is 4.9 ft below flood stage (11 ft).

Forecast to rise to 7.4 ft Wed 8 AM, below the 11 ft flood stage.

Flow: 340 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

468101214TueThuSatMonWedAction 10 ftFlood 11 ftModerate 12 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 stage12 ft
Flood stage11 ft
Action stage10 ft
Record crest (April 6, 1937)15.3 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

  • 12 ftCounty Route 53 between Brasher Falls and Brasher Center will be flooded and closed, and infrastructure along the highway will be impacted. Water will impact bridges in Brasher Falls on Route 420 and Route 11c. Floodwaters will approach riverside homes in Brasher Falls.
  • 11 ftRoute 53 between Brasher Center and Brasher Falls will become impassable due to high water.

Highest crests on record

  1. 15.3 ft — April 6, 1937
  2. 12.82 ft — April 7, 1937
  3. 12.5 ft — April 7, 1947
  4. 12.25 ft — April 15, 2014
  5. 12.01 ft — August 10, 2024

Recent crests: 12.01 ft (August 10, 2024) · 10.18 ft (December 19, 2023) · 10.12 ft (March 20, 2022) · 9.46 ft (March 27, 2021) · 10.16 ft (April 21, 2019)

Up and down the river, and nearby

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (BRAN6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.