West Branch Delaware River at Walton, NY

River level and flood forecast · Delaware County

Normal4.7 ftas of Mon 4:45 PM

The river is 6.8 ft below flood stage (11.5 ft).

Forecast to fall to 4.0 ft by Thu, Oct 15, 2 PM.

Flow: 564 cubic feet per second (USGS).

The last 7 days and the forecast

NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 3:01 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.

Flood stages

Major flood stage	16 ft
Moderate flood stage	14 ft
Flood stage	11.5 ft
Action stage	9.5 ft
Record crest (June 28, 2006)	16.85 ft

What floods at each level

From the National Weather Service, highest first.

16.85 ftFlood of record of June 28, 2006. Water was up to six feet deep in business district along Delaware Street in Walton.
16.4 ftThis was the level of the snowmelt and ice jam flood of January 1996.
16 ftMajor flooding. Inundation becomes widespread along the business district in Walton. Water depth is up to five feet deep along sections of Delaware Street in Walton. Liberty and Townsend Streets are flooded near Delaware St.
15 ftWater depth is up to three feet deep along portions of the Delaware Street business district in Walton. North St. and the lower part of Griswold St. floods. Widespread flooding occurs at the Fairgrounds. The substation off South St. is surrounded by water.
14.8 ftThis was the flood crest of the March, 1986 flood.
14 ftModerate flood stage. Flooding spreads into low spots at several locations along Delaware Street and begins impacting basements and ground floors in the business district.
13 ftThe west end of Water Street begins to flood.
11.5 ftFlood stage. Water begins affecting a few properties between Delaware St. and Stockton Ave. Some flooding occurrs at the south end of the Fairgrounds.
9.5 ftAgricultural lands and green space closest to the river begin to flood.

Highest crests on record

16.85 ft — June 28, 2006
16.36 ft — January 19, 1996
14.84 ft — March 15, 1986
14.75 ft — October 1, 2010
14.45 ft — April 3, 2005

Recent crests: 11.71 ft (August 10, 2024) · 10.05 ft (March 10, 2024) · 12.13 ft (December 18, 2023) · 13.5 ft (April 8, 2022) · 9.94 ft (February 18, 2022)

Up and down the river, and nearby

See it on the live map →Radar & warnings for Delaware County NWS gauge page USGS gauge 01423000

Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WALN6); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.