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Susquehanna River at Conklin Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 6.36 ft at 4:15AM Mar 17, 2024Highest Observation: 6.36 ft at 4:30AM Mar 17, 2024Highest Observation: 6.36 ft at 4:45AM Mar 17, 2024Highest Observation: 6.36 ft at 5:00AM Mar 17, 2024Highest Observation: 6.36 ft at 5:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.35 ft at 5:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.35 ft at 5:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.34 ft at 6:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.34 ft at 6:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.34 ft at 6:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.33 ft at 6:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.33 ft at 7:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.33 ft at 7:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.33 ft at 7:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.33 ft at 7:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.32 ft at 8:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.32 ft at 8:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.31 ft at 8:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.31 ft at 8:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.31 ft at 9:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.31 ft at 9:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.3 ft at 9:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.3 ft at 9:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.3 ft at 10:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.29 ft at 10:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.29 ft at 10:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.28 ft at 10:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.28 ft at 11:00AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.27 ft at 11:15AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.27 ft at 11:30AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.27 ft at 11:45AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.27 ft at 11:46AM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.27 ft at 12:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.27 ft at 12:01PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.27 ft at 12:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.27 ft at 12:16PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.27 ft at 12:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.27 ft at 12:31PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.27 ft at 12:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.26 ft at 1:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.25 ft at 1:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.25 ft at 1:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.25 ft at 1:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.25 ft at 2:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.24 ft at 2:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.24 ft at 2:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.23 ft at 2:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.23 ft at 3:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.24 ft at 3:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.23 ft at 3:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.22 ft at 3:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.22 ft at 4:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.22 ft at 4:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.22 ft at 4:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.21 ft at 4:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.21 ft at 5:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.2 ft at 5:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.2 ft at 5:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.2 ft at 5:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.2 ft at 6:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.19 ft at 6:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.19 ft at 6:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.18 ft at 6:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.18 ft at 7:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.17 ft at 7:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.17 ft at 7:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.17 ft at 7:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.17 ft at 8:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.17 ft at 8:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.16 ft at 8:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.16 ft at 8:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.16 ft at 9:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.16 ft at 9:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.15 ft at 9:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.15 ft at 9:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.15 ft at 10:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.14 ft at 10:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.14 ft at 10:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.13 ft at 10:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.13 ft at 11:00PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.13 ft at 11:15PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.13 ft at 11:30PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.12 ft at 11:45PM Mar 17, 2024Observed: 6.12 ft at 12:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.11 ft at 12:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.11 ft at 12:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.11 ft at 12:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.11 ft at 1:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.1 ft at 1:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.1 ft at 1:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.09 ft at 1:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.1 ft at 2:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.09 ft at 2:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.09 ft at 2:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.09 ft at 2:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.09 ft at 3:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.08 ft at 3:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.08 ft at 3:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.08 ft at 3:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.08 ft at 4:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.08 ft at 4:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.07 ft at 4:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.07 ft at 4:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.07 ft at 5:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.07 ft at 5:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.07 ft at 5:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.06 ft at 5:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.06 ft at 6:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.06 ft at 6:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.06 ft at 6:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.06 ft at 6:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.06 ft at 7:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.06 ft at 7:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 7:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 7:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.06 ft at 8:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 8:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 8:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 8:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 9:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.04 ft at 9:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.04 ft at 9:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 9:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 10:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 10:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 10:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 10:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 10:46AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 11:00AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 11:01AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.04 ft at 11:15AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.04 ft at 11:16AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 11:30AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 11:31AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 11:45AM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 12:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 12:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 12:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 12:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 1:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 1:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 1:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 1:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 2:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 2:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.04 ft at 2:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 2:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 3:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 3:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 3:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 3:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 4:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 4:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.04 ft at 4:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.04 ft at 4:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.04 ft at 5:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.04 ft at 5:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.04 ft at 5:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.04 ft at 5:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.04 ft at 6:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.04 ft at 6:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.04 ft at 6:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.04 ft at 6:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.04 ft at 7:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.04 ft at 7:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.03 ft at 7:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.03 ft at 7:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.03 ft at 8:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.03 ft at 8:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.03 ft at 8:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.03 ft at 8:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.03 ft at 9:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.03 ft at 9:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.02 ft at 9:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.02 ft at 9:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.02 ft at 10:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.02 ft at 10:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.02 ft at 10:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.01 ft at 10:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.01 ft at 11:00PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.01 ft at 11:15PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6.01 ft at 11:30PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6 ft at 11:45PM Mar 18, 2024Observed: 6 ft at 12:00AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 6 ft at 12:15AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 6 ft at 12:30AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 6 ft at 12:45AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 5.99 ft at 1:00AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 5.99 ft at 1:15AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 5.99 ft at 1:30AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 5.98 ft at 1:45AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 5.98 ft at 2:00AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 5.98 ft at 2:15AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 5.98 ft at 2:30AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 5.98 ft at 2:45AM Mar 19, 2024Observed: 5.97 ft at 3:00AM Mar 19, 2024Highest Forecast: 5.9 ft 8:00AM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 5.8 ft 2:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 5.8 ft 8:00PM Mar 19, 2024Forecast: 5.8 ft 2:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 5.8 ft 8:00AM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 5.7 ft 2:00PM Mar 20, 2024Forecast: 5.8 ft 8:00PM Mar 20, 2024Highest Forecast: 5.9 ft 2:00AM Mar 21, 2024Highest Forecast: 5.9 ft 8:00AM Mar 21, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesCKLN6(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (4:00AM Mar 19, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 9:31AM Mar 18)Latest observed value: 5.97 ft at 3:00 AM EDT 19-Mar-2024. Flood Stage is 12 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Susquehanna River at Conklin are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 20
Moderate Flood Stage: 15
Flood Stage: 12
Action Stage: 10
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 25.02 ft on 06/28/2006
(2) 23.94 ft on 09/08/2011
(3) 20.83 ft on 03/22/1948
(4) 20.14 ft on 03/18/1936
(5) 19.13 ft on 04/01/1940
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 13.63 ft on 12/19/2023 (P)
(2) 13.52 ft on 05/01/2023 (P)
(3) 13.17 ft on 04/10/2022
(4) 14.65 ft on 10/27/2021
(5) 15.88 ft on 12/25/2020
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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Currently none available.

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25.02 June 2006 catastrophic flooding. Towns of Conklin and Kirkwood were inudated between Route 11 and Route 7 from the City of Binghamton line to the Pennsylvania state line. Hundreds of homes and businesses destroyed or severely damaged. Five feet of water covered Route 7.
23.94 September 2011 flood stage. Widespread and devastating flooding. Areas between Kirkwood Avenue and Conklin Road from the Binghamton city line to the Pennsyvania state line are severely impacted by deep floodwaters.
20 Major flood stage. Severe flooding of roads, residential and business areas in Conklin, Conklin Center and Kirkwood. Several sections of Route 7 are flooded from the Industrial Parkway to the Binghamton city line.
19 Flooding develops away from the river between Route 7 and the railroad tracks, threatening properties on Cherry Drive, Melody Lane and Roxbury Street in Conklin. Intersection of Route 7 and Shaw Road flooded.
18 Extensive basement and first floor flooding develops on Woodcrest Way, especially north of Munson Avenue. Flooding also threatens homes along Route 7 in Conklin Center.
17 Numerous properties and basements flooded on Woodcrest Way near the river. Water covers Cuddeback Drive and Schnurbusch Park.
15 Moderate flood stage. Lawrence, River and Alta Roads under water. Valley park near Five Mile Point floods. Schnurbusch Park flooded.
14 Water begins to affect properties closest to the river from Corbettsville to Five Mile Point. Some water begins to back up into Schnurbusch Park.
12 Flood stage. Alta, River and Lawrence Roads closed in the Town of Conklin due to minor flooding. No homes are flooded at this river stage. Valley park in Kirkwood takes on water.
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Latitude: 42.035278° N, Longitude: 75.803333° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27

River Stage
Reference Frame
Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 12 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 840.36 ft 852.36 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 841.04 ft 853.04 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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