Wallkill at Gardiner, NY
River level and flood forecast · Ulster County
Normal4.1 ftas of Mon 2 PM
The river is 8.9 ft below flood stage (13 ft).
Forecast to fall to 2.8 ft by Thu, Oct 15, 8 AM.
Flow: 1,580 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 | 19 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 16 ft |
| Flood stage | 13 ft |
| Action stage | 10 ft |
| Record crest (October 16, 1955) | 19.81 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 18 ftFlooding begins on Route 213 near Dashville in the vicinity of the Perrines covered bridge.
- 16 ftFlooding begins to effect residential structures along Springtown Road and Dug Road in New Paltz. Water level possibly up to 5 feet in the Worstead Mill in Montgomery.
- 14 ftThe "black dirt" farmlands, far upriver in the heart of Orange County, begin to flood.
- 13 ftSpringtown Road, Libertyville Road, and Route 299 near New Paltz become inundated. Flooding begins at the worstead mill in Montgomery. Bridge Street near state route 17k in Montgomery becomes inundated.
- 7.3 ftMinor flooding begins at Springtown Road.
Highest crests on record
- 19.81 ft — October 16, 1955
- 19.77 ft — August 19, 1955
- 18.92 ft — August 29, 2011
- 18.83 ft — March 7, 1945
- 18.49 ft — February 26, 1961
Recent crests: 18.92 ft (August 29, 2011) · 15.17 ft (March 1, 2011) · 13.87 ft (March 9, 2008) · 14.87 ft (April 16, 2007) · 13.81 ft (April 3, 2005)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (GRDN6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.