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Mohawk River at Cohoes Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 10.86 ft at 5:45AM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.85 ft at 6:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.89 ft at 6:15AM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.87 ft at 6:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.86 ft at 6:45AM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.86 ft at 7:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.84 ft at 7:15AM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.84 ft at 7:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.83 ft at 7:45AM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.84 ft at 8:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.85 ft at 8:15AM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.86 ft at 8:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.82 ft at 8:45AM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.83 ft at 9:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.83 ft at 9:15AM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.83 ft at 9:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.84 ft at 9:45AM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.83 ft at 10:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.83 ft at 10:01AM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.82 ft at 10:15AM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.82 ft at 10:16AM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.79 ft at 10:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.79 ft at 10:31AM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.73 ft at 10:45AM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.73 ft at 10:46AM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.68 ft at 11:00AM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.62 ft at 11:15AM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.57 ft at 11:30AM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.58 ft at 11:45AM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.58 ft at 12:00PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.57 ft at 12:15PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.57 ft at 12:30PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.55 ft at 12:45PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.53 ft at 1:00PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.54 ft at 1:15PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.56 ft at 1:30PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.6 ft at 1:45PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.59 ft at 2:00PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.62 ft at 2:15PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.59 ft at 2:30PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.56 ft at 2:45PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.57 ft at 3:00PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.56 ft at 3:15PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.58 ft at 3:30PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.59 ft at 3:45PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.59 ft at 4:00PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.57 ft at 4:15PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.58 ft at 4:30PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.58 ft at 4:45PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.58 ft at 5:00PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.58 ft at 5:15PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.6 ft at 5:30PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.72 ft at 5:45PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.74 ft at 6:00PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.68 ft at 6:15PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.61 ft at 6:30PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.57 ft at 6:45PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.61 ft at 7:00PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.61 ft at 7:15PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.62 ft at 7:30PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.62 ft at 7:45PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.62 ft at 8:00PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.61 ft at 8:15PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.6 ft at 8:30PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.61 ft at 8:45PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.62 ft at 9:00PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.62 ft at 9:15PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.61 ft at 9:30PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.58 ft at 9:45PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.6 ft at 10:00PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.61 ft at 10:15PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.6 ft at 10:30PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.6 ft at 10:45PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.59 ft at 11:00PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.6 ft at 11:15PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.63 ft at 11:30PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.55 ft at 11:45PM May 04, 2024Observed: 10.59 ft at 12:00AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.6 ft at 12:15AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.56 ft at 12:30AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.58 ft at 12:45AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.57 ft at 1:00AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.54 ft at 1:15AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.53 ft at 1:30AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.55 ft at 1:45AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.52 ft at 2:00AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.52 ft at 2:15AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.52 ft at 2:16AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.5 ft at 2:30AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.5 ft at 2:31AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.54 ft at 2:45AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.54 ft at 2:46AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.56 ft at 3:00AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.56 ft at 3:01AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.52 ft at 3:15AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.55 ft at 3:30AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.6 ft at 3:45AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.54 ft at 4:00AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.52 ft at 4:15AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.51 ft at 4:30AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.51 ft at 4:45AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.55 ft at 5:00AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.55 ft at 5:15AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.53 ft at 5:30AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.53 ft at 5:45AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.54 ft at 6:00AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.56 ft at 6:15AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.58 ft at 6:30AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.54 ft at 6:45AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.56 ft at 7:00AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.59 ft at 7:15AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.58 ft at 7:30AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.59 ft at 7:45AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.61 ft at 8:00AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.6 ft at 8:15AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.59 ft at 8:30AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.68 ft at 8:45AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.63 ft at 9:00AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.77 ft at 9:15AM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.13 ft at 9:30AM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.12 ft at 9:45AM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.01 ft at 10:00AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.94 ft at 10:15AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.88 ft at 10:30AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.86 ft at 10:45AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.9 ft at 11:00AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.89 ft at 11:15AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.89 ft at 11:30AM May 05, 2024Observed: 10.87 ft at 11:45AM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.1 ft at 12:00PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.24 ft at 12:15PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.15 ft at 12:30PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.12 ft at 12:45PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.06 ft at 1:00PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.03 ft at 1:15PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.01 ft at 1:30PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.01 ft at 1:45PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11 ft at 2:00PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.01 ft at 2:15PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.02 ft at 2:30PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.02 ft at 2:45PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.04 ft at 3:00PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.06 ft at 3:15PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.1 ft at 3:30PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.14 ft at 3:45PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.22 ft at 4:00PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.26 ft at 4:15PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.25 ft at 4:30PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.27 ft at 4:45PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.28 ft at 5:00PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.32 ft at 5:15PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.29 ft at 5:30PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.28 ft at 5:45PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.26 ft at 6:00PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.26 ft at 6:15PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.27 ft at 6:30PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.25 ft at 6:45PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.29 ft at 7:00PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.27 ft at 7:15PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.25 ft at 7:30PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.26 ft at 7:45PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.28 ft at 8:00PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.26 ft at 8:15PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.26 ft at 8:30PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.27 ft at 8:45PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.27 ft at 9:00PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.27 ft at 9:15PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.35 ft at 9:30PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.43 ft at 9:45PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.44 ft at 10:00PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.44 ft at 10:15PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.45 ft at 10:30PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.46 ft at 10:45PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.5 ft at 11:00PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.52 ft at 11:15PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.53 ft at 11:30PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.55 ft at 11:45PM May 05, 2024Observed: 11.54 ft at 12:00AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.6 ft at 12:15AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.57 ft at 12:30AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.56 ft at 12:45AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.56 ft at 1:00AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.55 ft at 1:15AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.51 ft at 1:30AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.5 ft at 1:45AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.47 ft at 2:00AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.47 ft at 2:15AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.46 ft at 2:30AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.46 ft at 2:45AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.47 ft at 3:00AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.46 ft at 3:15AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.47 ft at 3:30AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.57 ft at 3:45AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.6 ft at 4:00AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.61 ft at 4:15AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.61 ft at 4:30AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.64 ft at 4:45AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.63 ft at 5:00AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.62 ft at 5:15AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.63 ft at 5:30AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.62 ft at 5:45AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.63 ft at 6:00AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.66 ft at 6:15AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.68 ft at 6:30AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.68 ft at 6:45AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.68 ft at 7:00AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.69 ft at 7:15AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.7 ft at 7:30AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.71 ft at 7:45AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.74 ft at 8:00AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.75 ft at 8:15AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.76 ft at 8:30AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.78 ft at 8:45AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.79 ft at 9:00AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.8 ft at 9:15AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.8 ft at 9:30AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.81 ft at 9:45AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.83 ft at 10:00AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.88 ft at 10:15AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.88 ft at 10:16AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.88 ft at 10:30AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.88 ft at 10:31AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.9 ft at 10:45AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.9 ft at 10:46AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.91 ft at 11:00AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.91 ft at 11:01AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.98 ft at 11:15AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.98 ft at 11:30AM May 06, 2024Observed: 11.97 ft at 11:45AM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.01 ft at 12:00PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.02 ft at 12:15PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.02 ft at 12:30PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.04 ft at 12:45PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.06 ft at 1:00PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.1 ft at 1:15PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.11 ft at 1:30PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.13 ft at 1:45PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.14 ft at 2:00PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.15 ft at 2:15PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.17 ft at 2:30PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.21 ft at 2:45PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.24 ft at 3:00PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.25 ft at 3:15PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.24 ft at 3:30PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.25 ft at 3:45PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.28 ft at 4:00PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.31 ft at 4:15PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.33 ft at 4:30PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.34 ft at 4:45PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.36 ft at 5:00PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.41 ft at 5:15PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.41 ft at 5:30PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.39 ft at 5:45PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.41 ft at 6:00PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.46 ft at 6:15PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.46 ft at 6:16PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.45 ft at 6:30PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.45 ft at 6:31PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.45 ft at 6:45PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.45 ft at 6:46PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.45 ft at 7:00PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.45 ft at 7:01PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.45 ft at 7:15PM May 06, 2024Highest Observation: 12.47 ft at 7:30PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.45 ft at 7:45PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.44 ft at 8:00PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.44 ft at 8:15PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.44 ft at 8:30PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.45 ft at 8:45PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.44 ft at 9:00PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.43 ft at 9:15PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.43 ft at 9:30PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.43 ft at 9:45PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.41 ft at 10:00PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.41 ft at 10:15PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.4 ft at 10:30PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.39 ft at 10:45PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.38 ft at 11:00PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.37 ft at 11:15PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.36 ft at 11:30PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.34 ft at 11:45PM May 06, 2024Observed: 12.3 ft at 12:00AM May 07, 2024Observed: 12.31 ft at 12:15AM May 07, 2024Observed: 12.28 ft at 12:30AM May 07, 2024Observed: 12.26 ft at 12:45AM May 07, 2024Observed: 12.25 ft at 1:00AM May 07, 2024Observed: 12.2 ft at 1:15AM May 07, 2024Observed: 12.18 ft at 1:30AM May 07, 2024Observed: 12.15 ft at 1:45AM May 07, 2024Observed: 12.17 ft at 2:00AM May 07, 2024Observed: 12.15 ft at 2:15AM May 07, 2024Observed: 12.15 ft at 2:16AM May 07, 2024Observed: 12.13 ft at 2:30AM May 07, 2024Observed: 12.13 ft at 2:31AM May 07, 2024Observed: 12.11 ft at 2:45AM May 07, 2024Observed: 12.11 ft at 2:46AM May 07, 2024Observed: 12.03 ft at 3:00AM May 07, 2024Observed: 12.03 ft at 3:01AM May 07, 2024Observed: 12.04 ft at 3:15AM May 07, 2024Observed: 12.04 ft at 3:30AM May 07, 2024Observed: 11.98 ft at 3:45AM May 07, 2024Observed: 11.95 ft at 4:00AM May 07, 2024Observed: 11.93 ft at 4:15AM May 07, 2024Observed: 11.92 ft at 4:30AM May 07, 2024Observed: 11.9 ft at 4:45AM May 07, 2024Observed: 11.88 ft at 5:00AM May 07, 2024Highest Forecast: 11.9 ft 8:00AM May 07, 2024Forecast: 11.6 ft 2:00PM May 07, 2024Forecast: 11.4 ft 8:00PM May 07, 2024Forecast: 11.2 ft 2:00AM May 08, 2024Forecast: 11.1 ft 8:00AM May 08, 2024Forecast: 11 ft 2:00PM May 08, 2024Forecast: 11 ft 8:00PM May 08, 2024Forecast: 11 ft 2:00AM May 09, 2024Forecast: 10.9 ft 8:00AM May 09, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesCOHN6(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (5:30AM May 7, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 10:42AM May 6)Latest observed value: 11.88 ft at 5:00 AM EDT 7-May-2024. Flood Stage is 20 ft
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Upstream Gauge - at Schenectady (Freeman's Bridge) Upstream Gauge
Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 22
Moderate Flood Stage: 21
Flood Stage: 20
Action Stage: 17
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 23.15 ft on 03/06/1964
(2) 22.70 ft on 03/28/1914
(3) 22.68 ft on 01/20/1996
(4) 22.57 ft on 03/19/1936
(5) 21.86 ft on 08/29/2011
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 20.57 ft on 09/08/2011
(2) 21.86 ft on 08/29/2011
(3) 18.20 ft on 04/29/2011
(4) 20.70 ft on 06/29/2006
(5) 20.80 ft on 04/03/2005
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 3.40 ft on 09/18/1941
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22 Major flood stage.
21 Moderate flood stage.
20 Minor flood stage.
17.5 The river is bankfull at Schenectady.
17 Action stage.
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Latitude: 42.785278° N, Longitude: 73.708056° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 20 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)		 Elevation information source
NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 49.13 ft 69.13 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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