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Susquehanna River at Bainbridge Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 6.24 ft at 11:15AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.23 ft at 11:30AM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.21 ft at 11:45AM Apr 21, 2024Highest Observation: 6.24 ft at 12:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.2 ft at 12:15PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.21 ft at 12:30PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.21 ft at 12:45PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.18 ft at 1:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.19 ft at 1:15PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.15 ft at 1:30PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.17 ft at 1:45PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.17 ft at 2:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.15 ft at 2:15PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.15 ft at 2:30PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.13 ft at 2:45PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.12 ft at 3:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.11 ft at 3:15PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.12 ft at 3:30PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.1 ft at 3:45PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.07 ft at 4:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.06 ft at 4:15PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.09 ft at 4:30PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.07 ft at 4:45PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 5:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.06 ft at 5:15PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.06 ft at 5:30PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.04 ft at 5:45PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 6:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.04 ft at 6:15PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.02 ft at 6:30PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.02 ft at 6:45PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 5.99 ft at 7:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.01 ft at 7:15PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.01 ft at 7:30PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 5.99 ft at 7:45PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 6.01 ft at 8:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 5.98 ft at 8:15PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 5.99 ft at 8:30PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 5.98 ft at 8:45PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 5.97 ft at 9:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 5.98 ft at 9:15PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 5.98 ft at 9:30PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 5.98 ft at 9:45PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 5.97 ft at 10:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 5.95 ft at 10:15PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 5.94 ft at 10:30PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 5.96 ft at 10:45PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 5.95 ft at 11:00PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 5.95 ft at 11:15PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 5.95 ft at 11:30PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 5.93 ft at 11:45PM Apr 21, 2024Observed: 5.93 ft at 12:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.92 ft at 12:15AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.91 ft at 12:30AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.93 ft at 12:45AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.93 ft at 1:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.92 ft at 1:15AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.91 ft at 1:30AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.9 ft at 1:45AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.88 ft at 2:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.89 ft at 2:15AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.88 ft at 2:30AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.9 ft at 2:45AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.89 ft at 3:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.87 ft at 3:15AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.87 ft at 3:30AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.87 ft at 3:45AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.87 ft at 4:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.86 ft at 4:15AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.85 ft at 4:30AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.86 ft at 4:45AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.85 ft at 5:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.84 ft at 5:15AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.85 ft at 5:30AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.82 ft at 5:45AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.85 ft at 6:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.81 ft at 6:15AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.82 ft at 6:30AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.83 ft at 6:45AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.82 ft at 7:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 7:15AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.82 ft at 7:30AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.81 ft at 7:45AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 8:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.81 ft at 8:15AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.8 ft at 8:30AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 8:45AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 9:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 9:15AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 9:30AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 9:45AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 10:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 10:15AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 10:30AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 10:45AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.75 ft at 11:00AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.75 ft at 11:15AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.75 ft at 11:30AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 11:45AM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.74 ft at 12:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 12:15PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.72 ft at 12:30PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.75 ft at 12:45PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.73 ft at 1:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.75 ft at 1:15PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.74 ft at 1:30PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.71 ft at 1:45PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.73 ft at 2:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.72 ft at 2:15PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.73 ft at 2:30PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.7 ft at 2:45PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.73 ft at 3:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.69 ft at 3:15PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.71 ft at 3:30PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.72 ft at 3:45PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.69 ft at 4:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.71 ft at 4:15PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.69 ft at 4:30PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.68 ft at 4:45PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.67 ft at 5:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.69 ft at 5:15PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.67 ft at 5:30PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.67 ft at 5:45PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.68 ft at 6:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.65 ft at 6:15PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.68 ft at 6:30PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.65 ft at 6:45PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.65 ft at 7:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.65 ft at 7:15PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.65 ft at 7:30PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.63 ft at 7:45PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.64 ft at 8:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.64 ft at 8:15PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.63 ft at 8:30PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.64 ft at 8:45PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.63 ft at 9:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.63 ft at 9:15PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.63 ft at 9:30PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.61 ft at 9:45PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.58 ft at 10:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.58 ft at 10:15PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.61 ft at 10:30PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.59 ft at 10:45PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.57 ft at 11:00PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.59 ft at 11:15PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.58 ft at 11:30PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.57 ft at 11:45PM Apr 22, 2024Observed: 5.58 ft at 12:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.57 ft at 12:15AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.53 ft at 12:30AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.56 ft at 12:45AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.54 ft at 1:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.54 ft at 1:15AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.56 ft at 1:30AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.52 ft at 1:45AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.52 ft at 2:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.53 ft at 2:15AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.52 ft at 2:30AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.51 ft at 2:45AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.51 ft at 3:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.52 ft at 3:15AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.5 ft at 3:30AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.53 ft at 3:45AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.51 ft at 4:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.51 ft at 4:15AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.5 ft at 4:30AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.49 ft at 4:45AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.51 ft at 5:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.47 ft at 5:15AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.48 ft at 5:30AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.48 ft at 5:45AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.46 ft at 6:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.46 ft at 6:15AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.47 ft at 6:30AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.45 ft at 6:45AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.45 ft at 7:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.43 ft at 7:15AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.46 ft at 7:30AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.46 ft at 7:45AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.43 ft at 8:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.44 ft at 8:15AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.41 ft at 8:30AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.44 ft at 8:45AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.42 ft at 9:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.4 ft at 9:15AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.42 ft at 9:30AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.41 ft at 9:45AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.41 ft at 10:00AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.4 ft at 10:15AM Apr 23, 2024Observed: 5.4 ft at 10:30AM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 5.3 ft 2:00PM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 5.3 ft 8:00PM Apr 23, 2024Forecast: 5.2 ft 2:00AM Apr 24, 2024Forecast: 5.2 ft 8:00AM Apr 24, 2024Forecast: 5.3 ft 2:00PM Apr 24, 2024Highest Forecast: 5.4 ft 8:00PM Apr 24, 2024Highest Forecast: 5.4 ft 2:00AM Apr 25, 2024Highest Forecast: 5.4 ft 8:00AM Apr 25, 2024Highest Forecast: 5.4 ft 2:00PM Apr 25, 2024Forecast: 5.3 ft 8:00PM Apr 25, 2024Forecast: 5.2 ft 2:00AM Apr 26, 2024Forecast: 5.1 ft 8:00AM Apr 26, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesBAIN6(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (11:00AM Apr 23, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 9:37AM Apr 23)Latest observed value: 5.4 ft at 10:30 AM EDT 23-Apr-2024. Flood Stage is 15 ft
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Datum: NAVD88
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Susquehanna River at Bainbridge are issued routinely year-round.

Vertical datum height surveyed by the USGS

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 22
Moderate Flood Stage: 20
Flood Stage: 15
Action Stage: 13
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 27.05 ft on 06/29/2006
(2) 26.20 ft on 09/08/2011
(3) 23.10 ft on 03/29/1914
(4) 22.20 ft on 03/15/1977
(5) 22.10 ft on 03/01/1910
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 16.84 ft on 12/19/2023 (P)
(2) 16.52 ft on 04/09/2022
(3) 15.97 ft on 12/26/2020
(4) 17.36 ft on 04/08/2017
(5) 15.09 ft on 05/17/2014
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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27.05 This was the record flood of June 2006. Flooding was widespread and severe in Sidney and Bainbridge.
26.5 The East-West Main Street intersection and Press Building in Sidney begins to flood.
26.2 Widespread severe flood damage caused by the September 2011 flood.
26 The water treatment building and Grand Street in Sidney are inundated.
25 Flood waters spread to Clinton Street, Grand Street, Avery Street, Liberty Street and Pleasant Street in Sidney. The Sidney central fire station takes on water.
24 River Street and portions of East Main, and North Main Street in Bainbridge flood. Severe flooding occurs in Sidney. Sherman Avenue, Bridge Street, Willow Street and Cross Street flood. Scoville-Meno car dealership is impacted by flood waters.
23 Portions of Route 7 between County Route 38 and Dingman Hill Road near Bainbridge are flooded. Flood waters reach the American Legion and inundate Adams, Gilbert, Weir and Union Streets in Sidney.
22 Major Flood Stage. Flooding inundates County Route 39, Walnut Street, Front Street, and Oak Avenue in Bainbridge.
21 Water floods the westbound entrance ramp of I-88 at Bainbridge. Camp Street and Gilbert Street in Sidney are flooded.
20 Moderate Flood Stage. Water is 2 to 3 feet deep on Willow Street Extension in Sidney. Flood waters reach Camp Street, Winegard Street and Maple Avenue in sidney. The NYSEG substation and telephone buildings flood.
19 Flooding develops near Front Street and Walnut Avenue in Bainbridge. Street level to first floor flooding occurs on Railroad Avenue, Colgrove Street and lower portions of River Street in Sidney.
18.5 Minor flooding begins to impact the ball fields, trails and buildings on Willow Street Extension in Sidney.
17 Flooding occurs in the low lying areas across the river from Bainbridge.
15 Minor flooding occurs in fields and low lands near the river from Sidney to Bainbridge.
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Latitude: 42.291389° N, Longitude: 75.476667° 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 956.14 ft 971.14 ft Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 956.55 ft 971.55 ft 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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