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Genesee River at Portageville Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 9.91 ft at 12:15PM Apr 28, 2024Highest Observation: 9.92 ft at 12:30PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.91 ft at 12:45PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.91 ft at 1:00PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.91 ft at 1:15PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.91 ft at 1:30PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.91 ft at 1:45PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.91 ft at 2:00PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.91 ft at 2:15PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.91 ft at 2:16PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.91 ft at 2:30PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.91 ft at 2:45PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.91 ft at 3:00PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.91 ft at 3:15PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.91 ft at 3:30PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.91 ft at 3:45PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.91 ft at 4:00PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.91 ft at 4:15PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.91 ft at 4:30PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.91 ft at 4:45PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.91 ft at 5:00PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.9 ft at 5:15PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.9 ft at 5:30PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.9 ft at 5:45PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.9 ft at 6:00PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.89 ft at 6:15PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.9 ft at 6:30PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.9 ft at 6:45PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.9 ft at 7:00PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.9 ft at 7:15PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.9 ft at 7:30PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.9 ft at 7:45PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.9 ft at 8:00PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.9 ft at 8:15PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.9 ft at 8:30PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.9 ft at 8:45PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.9 ft at 9:00PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.9 ft at 9:15PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.89 ft at 9:30PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.89 ft at 9:45PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.9 ft at 10:00PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.89 ft at 10:15PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.89 ft at 10:30PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.89 ft at 10:45PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.89 ft at 11:00PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.89 ft at 11:15PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 11:30PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.89 ft at 11:45PM Apr 28, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 12:00AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.89 ft at 12:15AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.89 ft at 12:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 12:45AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 1:00AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 1:15AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 1:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 1:45AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 2:00AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 2:15AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 2:16AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 2:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 2:45AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 3:00AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 3:15AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 3:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 3:45AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 4:00AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 4:15AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 4:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 4:45AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 5:00AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 5:15AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 5:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 5:45AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 6:00AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 6:15AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 6:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 6:45AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 7:00AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 7:15AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 7:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 7:45AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 8:00AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 8:15AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 8:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 8:45AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 9:00AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 9:15AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 9:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 9:45AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 10:00AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 10:15AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.89 ft at 10:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.89 ft at 10:45AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.89 ft at 11:00AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.91 ft at 11:15AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.9 ft at 11:30AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.9 ft at 11:45AM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.9 ft at 12:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.89 ft at 12:15PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.89 ft at 12:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 12:45PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 1:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 1:15PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 1:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 1:45PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 2:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 2:15PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 2:16PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 2:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 2:45PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 3:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 3:15PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 3:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.86 ft at 3:45PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.85 ft at 4:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.86 ft at 4:15PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.85 ft at 4:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.85 ft at 4:45PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.85 ft at 5:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.85 ft at 5:15PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.85 ft at 5:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.85 ft at 5:45PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.84 ft at 6:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.84 ft at 6:15PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.84 ft at 6:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.84 ft at 6:45PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.85 ft at 7:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.84 ft at 7:15PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.84 ft at 7:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.84 ft at 7:45PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.83 ft at 8:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.83 ft at 8:15PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.83 ft at 8:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.83 ft at 8:45PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.83 ft at 9:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.83 ft at 9:15PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.83 ft at 9:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.82 ft at 9:45PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.83 ft at 10:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.82 ft at 10:15PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.82 ft at 10:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.82 ft at 10:45PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.82 ft at 11:00PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.82 ft at 11:15PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.82 ft at 11:30PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.82 ft at 11:45PM Apr 29, 2024Observed: 9.82 ft at 12:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.82 ft at 12:15AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.82 ft at 12:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.81 ft at 12:45AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.81 ft at 1:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.81 ft at 1:15AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.81 ft at 1:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.8 ft at 1:45AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.81 ft at 2:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.8 ft at 2:15AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.8 ft at 2:16AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.8 ft at 2:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.8 ft at 2:45AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.79 ft at 3:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.8 ft at 3:15AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.8 ft at 3:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.79 ft at 3:45AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.79 ft at 4:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.79 ft at 4:15AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.79 ft at 4:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.79 ft at 4:45AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.79 ft at 5:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.78 ft at 5:15AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.78 ft at 5:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.78 ft at 5:45AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.78 ft at 6:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.78 ft at 6:15AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.78 ft at 6:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.78 ft at 6:45AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.78 ft at 7:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.78 ft at 7:15AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.78 ft at 7:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.77 ft at 7:45AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.78 ft at 8:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.77 ft at 8:15AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.77 ft at 8:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.77 ft at 8:45AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.77 ft at 9:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.77 ft at 9:15AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.76 ft at 9:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.77 ft at 9:45AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.76 ft at 10:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.76 ft at 10:15AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.76 ft at 10:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.76 ft at 10:45AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.76 ft at 11:00AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.76 ft at 11:15AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.76 ft at 11:30AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.76 ft at 11:45AM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.76 ft at 12:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.75 ft at 12:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.75 ft at 12:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.75 ft at 12:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.74 ft at 1:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.75 ft at 1:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.75 ft at 1:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.74 ft at 1:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.75 ft at 2:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.74 ft at 2:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.74 ft at 2:17PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.75 ft at 2:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.75 ft at 2:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.74 ft at 3:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.74 ft at 3:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.74 ft at 3:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.74 ft at 3:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.75 ft at 4:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.75 ft at 4:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.74 ft at 4:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.74 ft at 4:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.74 ft at 5:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.74 ft at 5:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.74 ft at 5:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.74 ft at 5:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.74 ft at 6:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.74 ft at 6:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.73 ft at 6:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.74 ft at 6:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.74 ft at 7:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.73 ft at 7:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.73 ft at 7:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.73 ft at 7:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.73 ft at 8:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.74 ft at 8:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.74 ft at 8:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.76 ft at 8:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.77 ft at 9:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.79 ft at 9:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.8 ft at 9:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.82 ft at 9:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.83 ft at 10:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.84 ft at 10:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.84 ft at 10:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.84 ft at 10:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.85 ft at 11:00PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.85 ft at 11:15PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.85 ft at 11:30PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.85 ft at 11:45PM Apr 30, 2024Observed: 9.85 ft at 12:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.85 ft at 12:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.85 ft at 12:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.86 ft at 12:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.85 ft at 1:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.86 ft at 1:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.85 ft at 1:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.86 ft at 1:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.85 ft at 2:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.86 ft at 2:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.86 ft at 2:16AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.86 ft at 2:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.86 ft at 2:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 3:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.86 ft at 3:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 3:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 3:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 4:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 4:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 4:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 4:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 5:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 5:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 5:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 5:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 6:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 6:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.87 ft at 6:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 6:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 7:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 7:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 7:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 7:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 8:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 8:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 8:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 8:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 9:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 9:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 9:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.89 ft at 9:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.89 ft at 10:00AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.89 ft at 10:15AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.88 ft at 10:30AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.89 ft at 10:45AM May 01, 2024Observed: 9.89 ft at 11:00AM May 01, 2024Highest Forecast: 9.9 ft 2:00PM May 01, 2024Forecast: 9.8 ft 8:00PM May 01, 2024Forecast: 9.7 ft 2:00AM May 02, 2024Forecast: 9.7 ft 8:00AM May 02, 2024Forecast: 9.5 ft 2:00PM May 02, 2024Forecast: 9.5 ft 8:00PM May 02, 2024Forecast: 9.4 ft 2:00AM May 03, 2024Forecast: 9.4 ft 8:00AM May 03, 2024Forecast: 9.3 ft 2:00PM May 03, 2024Forecast: 9.3 ft 8:00PM May 03, 2024Forecast: 9.3 ft 2:00AM May 04, 2024Forecast: 9.3 ft 8:00AM May 04, 2024PRTN6(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (12:01PM May 1, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 11:31AM May 1)Latest observed value: 9.89 ft at 11:00 AM EDT 1-May-2024. Flood Stage is 19 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Genesee River at Portageville are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 29
Moderate Flood Stage: 25
Flood Stage: 19
Action Stage: 17
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 35.25 ft on 06/23/1972
(2) 29.12 ft on 07/06/1902
(3) 29.12 ft on 01/20/1996
(4) 25.54 ft on 09/29/1967
(5) 24.90 ft on 05/17/1916
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 20.19 ft on 01/13/2018
(2) 19.73 ft on 01/13/2017
(3) 20.65 ft on 03/15/2007
(4) 24.19 ft on 01/08/1998
(5) 29.12 ft on 01/20/1996
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 6.65 ft on 06/27/2012
(2) 6.68 ft on 07/11/2011
(3) 6.69 ft on 09/29/2014
(4) 6.72 ft on 08/29/2012
(5) 6.81 ft on 09/14/2016
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29 Major flood, widespread residential, commercial, and agricultural flooding. Heavy damages. Road closures. Possible evacuations.
25 Moderate flood, widespread flooding to agricultural land. Some residential flooding and damages begin. Possible road closures.
19 Flood stage, river begins to overflow into agricultural lands from Belfast to Letchworth. Little damage to structures.
17 Action stage, high flows. No flooding.
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Latitude: 42.570278° N, Longitude: 78.042222° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 19 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 1079.72 1098.72 Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 1080.00 1099.00 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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