Raquette River at Piercefield

Last updated: Jul 6, 2025, 9:38 PM UTC
No watches, warnings or advisories are in effect for this area.

Flood Impacts 🅘

  • 13.5 - Route 3 in and east of Tupper Lake Village will flood including parking lots of businesses. Homes along the Raquette River on Dugal Road and on the Tupper Lake shoreline will be threatened by high water and evacuations may be necessary. Homes along Water Street will flood and the Water Treatment Plant may be threatened by high water.
  • 13 - In Tupper Lake Village, Route 3 will flood between Pleasant Avenue and Santa Clara Avenue. East of Tupper Lake Village, Route 3 will flood between Dugal Road and the intersection of Routes 3 and 30. Homes along the Raquette River and Tupper Lake shorelines will flood, and evacuations may be necessary.
  • 12.5 - In Tupper Lake Village, low lying areas along Route 3 will flood between Pleasant Avenue and Santa Clara Avenue. East of Tupper Lake Village, Route 3 will flood between Dugal Road and the intersection of Routes 3 and 30.

Gauge Info

Coordinates 44.2347, -74.5722
RFC NERFC
State NY
WFO BTV
County St. Lawrence
Data Provider(s)
US Geological Survey USGS--Water Resources of the United States
USGS 04266500

Gauge Location

Recent Crests

1. 8.92 ft on 04-18-2024
2. 9.39 ft on 12-24-2023
3. 9.66 ft on 04-18-2023
4. 8.92 ft on 03-27-2022
5. 8.88 ft on 04-04-2021

Historic Crests

1. 13.40 ft on 05-01-2011
2. 12.25 ft on 05-08-1972
3. 12.09 ft on 05-16-1943
4. 12.04 ft on 04-27-1993
5. 11.92 ft on 05-14-1971

Vertical Datum Table

type NAVD88
major Flooding N/A
moderate Flooding 1515.03 ft
minor Flooding 1514.53 ft
action 1511.03 ft
Latest Value 1505.99 ft
Gauge Zero 1502.03 ft

Gauge Photos

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View downstream - Raquette River at Piercefield NY (winter)

Probability Information

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Unique Local Info

Potential River Levels - Used to

Potential River Levels
Used to Estimate the Chance of Flooding and the Range of Possible River Levels
10 Day (HEFS) 10 Day (NAEFS) 10 Day (GEFS)
HEFS Ensemble NAEFS Ensemble GEFS Ensemble

Note: Use the official hydrograph at the top of this web page for river levels within the next 72 hours.

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