Wappingers Creek at Wappinger Falls, NY
River level and flood forecast · Dutchess County
Normal3.6 ftas of Mon 3:30 PM
The river is 4.4 ft below flood stage (8 ft).
Forecast to fall to 2.7 ft by Thu, Oct 15, 8 AM.
Flow: 186 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 | 14 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 10 ft |
| Flood stage | 8 ft |
| Action stage | 7 ft |
| Record crest (August 19, 1955) | 19.6 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 14 ftMajor flood stage.
- 12 ftWidespread flooding of nearby residential and business properties.
- 10 ftModerate flood stage.
- 8 ftMinor flooding and water begins to flood nearby homes.
- 7 ftAction stage and the river starts to overlow into fields without damage.
Highest crests on record
- 19.6 ft — August 19, 1955
- 18.02 ft — September 22, 1938
- 15.29 ft — August 29, 2011
- 15.06 ft — April 17, 2007
- 14.12 ft — June 30, 1973
Recent crests: 8.14 ft (January 10, 2024) · 9.27 ft (December 19, 2023) · 8.15 ft (September 26, 2023) · 8.29 ft (July 11, 2023) · 9.39 ft (April 8, 2022)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WAPN6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.