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Mohawk River at Little Falls Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 4.74 ft at 11:45AM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.71 ft at 12:00PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.73 ft at 12:15PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.73 ft at 12:30PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.72 ft at 12:45PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.73 ft at 1:00PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.71 ft at 1:15PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.71 ft at 1:30PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.71 ft at 1:45PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.71 ft at 2:00PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.72 ft at 2:15PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.71 ft at 2:30PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.71 ft at 2:45PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.71 ft at 3:00PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.78 ft at 3:15PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.76 ft at 3:30PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.75 ft at 3:45PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.74 ft at 4:00PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.73 ft at 4:15PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.71 ft at 4:30PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.71 ft at 4:45PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 5:00PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 5:15PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 5:30PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 5:45PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 6:00PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 6:15PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 6:30PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 6:45PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 7:00PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 7:15PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 7:30PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 7:45PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 8:00PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 8:15PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 8:30PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 8:45PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 9:00PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 9:15PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 9:30PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 9:45PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 10:00PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 10:15PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 10:30PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 10:45PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 11:00PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 11:15PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 11:30PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 11:45PM Sep 19, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 12:00AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 12:15AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 12:30AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 12:45AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 1:00AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 1:15AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 1:30AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 1:45AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 2:00AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 2:15AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 2:30AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 2:45AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 3:00AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 3:15AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 3:30AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 3:45AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 4:00AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 4:15AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 4:30AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 4:45AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 5:00AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 5:15AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 5:30AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 5:45AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 6:00AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 6:15AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 6:30AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 6:45AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 7:00AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 7:15AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 7:30AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 7:45AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 8:00AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 8:15AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 8:30AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 8:45AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 9:00AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 9:15AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.78 ft at 9:30AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.77 ft at 9:45AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.74 ft at 10:00AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.76 ft at 10:15AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.74 ft at 10:30AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.72 ft at 10:45AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.73 ft at 11:00AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.79 ft at 11:15AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.78 ft at 11:30AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.76 ft at 11:45AM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.75 ft at 12:00PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.75 ft at 12:15PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.75 ft at 12:30PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 12:45PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 1:00PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 1:15PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 1:30PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 1:45PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 2:00PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 2:15PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.72 ft at 2:30PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.71 ft at 2:45PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.71 ft at 3:00PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.76 ft at 3:15PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.72 ft at 3:30PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 3:45PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.71 ft at 4:00PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 4:15PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 4:30PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 4:45PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 5:00PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 5:15PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 5:30PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 5:45PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 6:00PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 6:15PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 6:30PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 6:45PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 7:00PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 7:15PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 7:30PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 7:45PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 8:00PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 8:15PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 8:30PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 8:45PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 9:00PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 9:15PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 9:30PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 9:45PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 10:00PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 10:15PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 10:30PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 10:45PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 11:00PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 11:15PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 11:30PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 11:45PM Sep 20, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 12:00AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 12:15AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 12:30AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 12:45AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 1:00AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 1:15AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 1:30AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 1:45AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 2:00AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 2:15AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 2:30AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 2:45AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 3:00AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 3:15AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 3:30AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 3:45AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 4:00AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 4:15AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 4:30AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 4:45AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 5:00AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 5:15AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 5:30AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 5:45AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 6:00AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 6:15AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 6:30AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 6:45AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 7:00AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 7:15AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 7:30AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 7:45AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 8:00AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 8:15AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 8:30AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 8:45AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 9:00AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 9:15AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 9:30AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 9:45AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 10:00AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 10:15AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 10:30AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 10:45AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 11:00AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 11:15AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 11:30AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 11:45AM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.78 ft at 12:00PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.76 ft at 12:15PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.74 ft at 12:30PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.76 ft at 12:45PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.75 ft at 1:00PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 1:15PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.71 ft at 1:30PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 1:45PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 2:00PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.74 ft at 2:15PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.73 ft at 2:30PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.73 ft at 2:45PM Sep 21, 2020Highest Observation: 4.82 ft at 3:00PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.8 ft at 3:15PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.79 ft at 3:30PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.79 ft at 3:45PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.76 ft at 4:00PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.78 ft at 4:15PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.76 ft at 4:30PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.75 ft at 4:45PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.74 ft at 5:00PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.73 ft at 5:15PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.74 ft at 5:30PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.73 ft at 5:45PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 6:00PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.72 ft at 6:15PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.71 ft at 6:30PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.71 ft at 6:32PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.71 ft at 6:45PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.71 ft at 6:47PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.71 ft at 7:00PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.71 ft at 7:02PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 7:15PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 7:17PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 7:30PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.68 ft at 7:45PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 8:00PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.68 ft at 8:15PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.68 ft at 8:30PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.68 ft at 8:45PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.67 ft at 9:00PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.67 ft at 9:15PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.67 ft at 9:30PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.68 ft at 9:45PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.68 ft at 10:00PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.68 ft at 10:15PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.68 ft at 10:30PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.68 ft at 10:45PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.68 ft at 11:00PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.68 ft at 11:15PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.68 ft at 11:30PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.68 ft at 11:45PM Sep 21, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 12:00AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 12:15AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 12:30AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 12:45AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 1:00AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 1:15AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.71 ft at 1:30AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.71 ft at 1:45AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.71 ft at 2:00AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.71 ft at 2:15AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.71 ft at 2:30AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.72 ft at 2:45AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.72 ft at 3:00AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.72 ft at 3:15AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.72 ft at 3:30AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.72 ft at 3:45AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.72 ft at 4:00AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.72 ft at 4:15AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.73 ft at 4:30AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.72 ft at 4:45AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.73 ft at 5:00AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.73 ft at 5:15AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.73 ft at 5:30AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.73 ft at 5:45AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.73 ft at 6:00AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.73 ft at 6:15AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.73 ft at 6:30AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.73 ft at 6:45AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.73 ft at 7:00AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.73 ft at 7:15AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.73 ft at 7:30AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.72 ft at 7:45AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.72 ft at 8:00AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.71 ft at 8:15AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.71 ft at 8:30AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.7 ft at 8:45AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 9:00AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.69 ft at 9:15AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.68 ft at 9:30AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.68 ft at 9:45AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.67 ft at 10:00AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.67 ft at 10:15AM Sep 22, 2020Observed: 4.66 ft at 10:30AM Sep 22, 2020Highest Forecast: 4.7 ft 2:00PM Sep 22, 2020Highest Forecast: 4.7 ft 8:00PM Sep 22, 2020Highest Forecast: 4.7 ft 2:00AM Sep 23, 2020Highest Forecast: 4.7 ft 8:00AM Sep 23, 2020Highest Forecast: 4.7 ft 2:00PM Sep 23, 2020Highest Forecast: 4.7 ft 8:00PM Sep 23, 2020Highest Forecast: 4.7 ft 2:00AM Sep 24, 2020Highest Forecast: 4.7 ft 8:00AM Sep 24, 2020Highest Forecast: 4.7 ft 2:00PM Sep 24, 2020Highest Forecast: 4.7 ft 8:00PM Sep 24, 2020Highest Forecast: 4.7 ft 2:00AM Sep 25, 2020Highest Forecast: 4.7 ft 8:00AM Sep 25, 2020USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesLTLN6(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (11:30AM Sep 22, 2020)ObservedForecast (issued 10:53AM Sep 22)Latest observed value: 4.66 ft at 10:30 AM EDT 22-Sep-2020. Flood Stage is 15 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Mohawk River at Little Falls are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 18
Moderate Flood Stage: 17
Flood Stage: 15
Action Stage: 13
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 19.86 ft on 11/02/2019 (P)
(2) 19.72 ft on 06/28/2006
(3) 19.17 ft on 03/14/1977
(4) 19.00 ft on 03/28/1913
(5) 18.47 ft on 01/19/1996
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 19.86 ft on 11/02/2019 (P)
(2) 15.89 ft on 07/02/2017
(3) 16.26 ft on 07/02/2013
(4) 18.22 ft on 06/28/2013
(5) 18.20 ft on 09/08/2011
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 3.75 ft on 08/18/1949
(2) 4.41 ft on 04/27/1998
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20 Water reaches parts of the NY State Thruway.
19 Water reaches the rail tracks.
18.5 Water floods the basement of the former Salada plant, the Montgomery Public Works garage, and the Fonda Motor Speedway.
18 Major flood stage.
17 Moderate flood stage.
16 Water reaches roads in the industrial park.
15 Minor flood stage. Water overflows onto Route 5S near Fort Herkimer and farm fields are flooded.
14 Water begins to flood nearby farmland.
13 Action stage. The river is near bankfull.
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Latitude: 43.014722° N, Longitude: 74.779444° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 15 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 Not Available 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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