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Weather Forecast Office Buffalo, NY

Northeast River Forecast Center

Hydrograph

River at a Glance

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Probability Information Weekly Chance of Exceeding Levels Chance of Exceeding Levels During Entire Period Short-term Probabilistic Guidance (Experimental)

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NOTE: Forecasts for the Canandaigua Lake at Canandaigua are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 692 Moderate Flood Stage: 691 Flood Stage: 690 Action Stage: 689 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 692.11 ft on 06/24/1972 (2) 690.25 ft on 05/01/2011 (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 690.25 ft on 05/01/2011 (2) 692.11 ft on 06/24/1972 (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available.

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Flood Impacts & Photos

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692	Widespread flooding of lakefront property along East Lake and West Lake Roads. The city pier innundated...some flooding of commercial property on Lakeshore Drive.
691	Moderate flooding to low lying lakefront property along all shores...some structures along East Lake and West Lake Roads impacted.
690	Flood stage...Flooding begins to some low lying residential structures along the lake.
689	Elevated lake level with minor flooding of lawns and docks.

About This Location

Latitude: 42.873222° N, Longitude: 77.272639° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD27 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 690 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 Not Available 690 Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available

Additional Information

Potential River Levels Used to Estimate the Chance of Flooding and the Range of Possible River Levels 3 Day (SREF) 7 Day (NAEFS) 7 Day (GEFS) Note: Use the official hydrograph at the top of this web page for river levels within the next 48 hours. See the Product Description Document link for more details on the interpretation of the 3,7 day graphics. Click individual graphics to enlarge.

Resources

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