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Stage Color Key
14 ft - Near Flood 16 ft - Minor Flood 22 ft - Moderate Flood 28 ft - Major Flood

Latest Observation: Monday August 3rd, 2026 04:30 PM EDT
River Status: Normal

  Height Flow
Currently 4.09 ft 0.778 kcfs
Record 36.4 ft 83000 cfs

Forecast
  Date (EDT) Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
  Monday 08/03/2026 02:00 PM 4.20 0.85
  Monday 08/03/2026 08:00 PM 4.50 1.09
  Tuesday 08/04/2026 02:00 AM 4.80 1.35
  Tuesday 08/04/2026 08:00 AM 5.00 1.55
  Tuesday 08/04/2026 02:00 PM 5.10 1.65
  Tuesday 08/04/2026 08:00 PM 5.20 1.76
  Wednesday 08/05/2026 02:00 AM 5.20 1.76

Observation
  Date (EDT) Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
Monday 08/03/2026 04:30 PM 4.09 0.78
Monday 08/03/2026 04:15 PM 4.06 0.76
Monday 08/03/2026 04:00 PM 4.04 0.74
Monday 08/03/2026 03:45 PM 4.03 0.74
Monday 08/03/2026 03:30 PM 4.00 0.72
Monday 08/03/2026 03:15 PM 3.97 0.70
Monday 08/03/2026 03:00 PM 3.97 0.70
Monday 08/03/2026 02:45 PM 4.00 0.72
Monday 08/03/2026 02:30 PM 4.03 0.74
Monday 08/03/2026 02:15 PM 4.10 0.79
Monday 08/03/2026 02:00 PM 4.21 0.86
Monday 08/03/2026 01:45 PM 4.34 0.96
Monday 08/03/2026 01:30 PM 4.43 1.03
Monday 08/03/2026 01:15 PM 4.47 1.06
Monday 08/03/2026 01:00 PM 4.52 1.10
Monday 08/03/2026 12:45 PM 4.58 1.15
Monday 08/03/2026 11:30 AM 4.71 1.27
Monday 08/03/2026 11:15 AM 4.71 1.27
Monday 08/03/2026 11:00 AM 4.72 1.28
Monday 08/03/2026 10:45 AM 4.73 1.29
Monday 08/03/2026 10:30 AM 4.74 1.30
Monday 08/03/2026 10:15 AM 4.76 1.31
Monday 08/03/2026 10:00 AM 4.78 1.33
Monday 08/03/2026 09:45 AM 4.81 1.36
Monday 08/03/2026 09:30 AM 4.84 1.39
Monday 08/03/2026 09:15 AM 4.87 1.42
Monday 08/03/2026 09:00 AM 4.89 1.44
Monday 08/03/2026 08:45 AM 4.90 1.45
Monday 08/03/2026 08:30 AM 4.89 1.44
Monday 08/03/2026 08:15 AM 4.89 1.44

Data Courtesy of the National Water Prediction Service
Script Courtesy of Dennis at East Masonville Weather with mods by Saratoga-weather.org