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Weather Forecast Office Binghamton, NY Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center

This probabilistic forecast is issued by the Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center.
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Lackawanna River at Old Forge Exceedance Forecast Graph Legend Lackawanna River at Old Forge Exceedance Forecast Graph
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Forecasts for the Lackawanna River at Old Forge are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:16
Moderate Flood Stage:13
Flood Stage:11
Action Stage:7

Historical Crests
(1) 20.05 ft on 08/19/1955
(2) 17.00 ft on 07/28/1934
(3) 16.70 ft on 09/18/2004
(4) 16.49 ft on 09/27/1985
(5) 15.58 ft on 01/19/1996
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Low Water Records
(1) 1.28 ft on 09/21/1964
(2) 1.29 ft on 07/16/1963
(3) 1.59 ft on 07/23/1971
(4) 1.61 ft on 09/01/1957
(5) 1.66 ft on 09/11/1972
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Disclaimer
Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.
Flood Impacts & Photos Collapse
16 MAJOR FLOODING BEGINS. MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES BEGIN TO BE AFFECTED AT THIS LEVEL
13 MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. WATER BEGINS TO AFFECT SOME HOMES AND BUSINESSES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER
11 MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. SOME ROADWAYS NEAR THE LACKAWANNA RIVER IN OLD FORGE AND MOOSIC BEGIN TO BE AFFECTED.
Photos
(1) looking upstream
(2) view of gagehouse
(3) looking downstream

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