Flooding Impacts For Area Rivers
The following is organized by River Basin, then the town/city along the river. The numbers preceding the text indicates the river level.
Susquehanna River
Unadilla
17.5 MAJOR FLOODING IN SIDNEY INCLUDING EAST AND WEST MAIN STREET AND RIVER STREET.
14.5 UNION STREET AND DIVISION STREET IN SIDNEY FLOODED. WATER BEGINS TO THREATEN BRIDGE STREET AND LIBERTY STREET IN SIDNEY.
14 FLOODING BEGINS ALONG MAPLE AVENUE IN SIDNEY.
11 LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS FROM OVERFLOW ON THE OTSEGO COUNTY OR NORTH SIDE OF SUSQUEHANNA RIVER NEAR UNADILLA.
Bainbridge
22 SEVERE FLOODING BEGINS. WILLOW STREET EXTENSION SECTION IN SIDNEY BECOMES INUNDATED WITH SEVERAL FEET OF WATER...2 TO 3 FEET OF WATER ON WILLOW STREEET...1 FOOT OF WATER ON FIRST FLOOR OF SEVERAL HOMES. FLOODING BEGINS ON WALNUT ST...RIVER ST AND OAK AVE IN BAINBRIDGE.
20 MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS...WATER 2 TO 3 FEET ON WILLOW STREET EXTENSION. WATER BEGINS TO REACH FIRST FLOOR OF HOMES ALONG WILLOW STREET EXTENSION
18 WITH A RIVER STAGE BETWEEN 18 AND 19 FEET...WATER REACHES THE WESTBOUND ENTRANCE RAMP OF I-88 AT BAINBRIDGE
17 FLOODING BEGINS IN THE AREA ACROSS THE RIVER NEAR BAINBRIDGE.
15 MINOR FLOOD STAGE. FIELDS BEGIN FLOODING IN SIDNEY.
13 BANK FULL AND ACTION STAGE.
Windsor
24.3 RIVER STAGE HEIGHT CORRESPONDING TO JUNE 29TH 2006 RECORD FLOOD.
20.5 MAJOR FLOODING IN WINDSOR BEGINS.
19 MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS IN WINDSOR.
17 MINOR FLOOD BEGINS IN THE WINDSOR AREA. LOW LYING AND ARGICULTURAL AREAS IMPACTED BY FLOOD WATERS.
Conklin
22 LEVEES OVERTOPPED AT BINGHAMTON WATER WORKS (DPW).
20.83 SEVERE FLOODING...100 CELLARS AND 83 FIRST FLOORS OF HOMES FLOODED. FLOOD OF RECORD MARCH 22 1948.
18 ROUTE 7 IS IN CORBETTSVILLE UNDER WATER.
17.3 SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER SPREADS ONTO THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE BINGHAMTON RIFLE CLUB ON CONKLIN ROAD. IN THE TOWNS OF KIRKWOOD AND CONKLIN THERE IS FLOODING OF MANY HOMES NEAR THE RIVER.
16 TERRACE ROAD AND HARDIE ROAD OFF OF POWERS ROAD FLOODS.
14.3 FLOOD WATERS SPREAD INTO THE YARDS OF SEVERAL HOMES ALONG THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER IN THE TOWN OF CONKLIN. FLOOD WATERS REACH THE FIRST FLOOR OF SOME HOMES ON STILLWATER ROAD IN CORBETTSVILLE.
14 MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. WATER BEGINS TO THREATEN HOMES CLOSEST TO RIVER.
12 FLOOD STAGE. FLOODING BEGINS ON ALTA...RIVER AND LAWRENCE ROADS IN THE TOWN OF CONKLIN. NO HOMES ARE FLOODED AT THIS RIVER STAGE.
11 SOME YARDS ON RIVERSIDES IN CONKLIN BEGIN TO FLOOD.
Binghamton
27.8 FLOOD CONTROL DAMS AT WHITNEY POINT AND EAST SIDNEY ARE DESIGNED TO PROTECT BINGHAMTON TO THIS HEIGHT.
25.6 RIVER OVERTOPS FLOOD WALLS IN DOWNTOWN BINGHAMTON
23.7 THE DECK OF THE WASHINGTON STREET BRIDGE IS REACHED AT THIS STAGE.
22 EVACUATION OF FLOOD AREAS BEHIND THE FLOOD PROTECTION WALLS BEGINS.
19.5 COURT STREET BEGINS TO FLOOD...WATER REACHES THE FIRST FLOORS OF NEARBY BUILDINGS
19 MAJOR BASEMENT FLOODING BEGINS IN HOMES ON FRONT STREET. MINOR FLOODING OF CHARLES PLACE...LAUREL AVENUE AND STRATFORD ROAD.
18 NEW YORK STATE DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION CLASSIFIES THIS STAGE AS SEVERE FLOODING. IN THE PAST SANDBAGGING BEGINS AT LOURDES HOSPITAL
15 FULL-TIME MANNING OF THE CITY OF BINGHAMTON'S PUMPING STATION BEGINS
14 FLOOD STAGE. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS...THE RIVER BEGINS SPREADING INTO SANDY BEACH PARK.
Vestal
18 FLOOD STAGE. OVERFLOWS BANKS AND MINOR LOWLAND FLOODING BEGINS. CRITICAL STAGE FOR KIRKWOOD FLOOD CONTROL OFFICE.
Owego
32 A PORTION OF ROUTE 17C WEST OF OWEGO THREATENED. A SECTION OF NICHOLS BEGINS TO FLOOD. THIS LEVEL IS ABOUT 8 FEET LOWER THAN THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE TREADWAY INN.
31.97 SEVERE FLOODING OF APRIL 11 1993.
30 FLOOD STAGE. FLOODING OF BACKYARDS OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES IN OWEGO. OWEGO CREEK CONTINUES BACKING UP FLOODING THE FAIRGROUNDS AND A PORTION OF ROUTE 96.
29 CAUTION STAGE. OWEGO CREEK BEGINS BACKING UP AND SPREADING TOWARDS THE FAIRGROUNDS IN OWEGO
Waverly/Sayre
21.4 SEVERE FLOODING BEFORE THE LEVEES WERE BUILT IN MARCH 19 1936.
20 MAJOR FLOOD STAGE REACHED. MAJOR FLOODING IN THE CANNON HOLE AREA AND ALONG PARTS OF RIVERSIDE DRIVE. ATHENS IS PROTECTED TO 26 FEET.
19.5 THE RIVER IS ABOUT 9 FEET OVER ITS BANKS IN THE CANNON HOLE NEIGHBORHOOD. SIX INCHES OF WATER WAS ON THE FIRST FLOOR AND SEVERAL HOMES HAD CELLARS COMPLETELY FILED IN MARCH 1979.
18.5 WATER REACHES THE FIRST FLOOR OF HOUSES IN THE CANNON HOLE NEIGHBORHOOD.
16 THE ACCESS ROAD TO THE CANNON HOLE NEIGHBORHOOD BECOMES IMPASSIBLE DUE TO FLOOD WATERS AND MUD. ATHENS IS PROTECTED TO 26 FEET.
14.5 TWO TO THREE FEET OF WATER IN THE BASEMENTS OF HOMES IN THE CANNON HOLE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE SUSQUEHANNA ON THE NEW YORK SIDE IS 4 TO 5 FEET OVER THE BANK. ATHENS IS PROTECTED TO 26 FEET.
11 MINOR FLOODING BEGINS FOR AREAS WITHOUT PROTECTIVE LEVEES WITH MAINLY FIELD AND SOME BASEMENT FLOODING IN THE CANNON HOLE NEIGHBORHOOD ON THE NEW YORK SIDE OF THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER. ATHENS IS PROTECTED TO 26 FEET.
Towanda
30 FLOOD WATERS REACH STREET LEVEL IN FRONT OF TOWANDA CITY HALL.
25.1 THE HOMES IN THE FLATS AREA OF TOWANDA ARE INUNDATED. MAJOR FLOOD DAMAGE BEGINS 25 RAILROAD ON THE RIGHT BANK IS FLOODED
24.8 CREST HEIGHT OF THE RIVER AFTER THE RAPID SNOW MELT AND HEAVY RAIN EVENT JANUARY 20 1996
22.3 FLOOD WATER REACHES THE FLOOR LEVEL OF COTTAGES IN TARRYTOWN 20 TOWANDA IS PROTECTED BY LEVEES TO 20 FEET
19 AGRICULTURAL LANDS UPSTREAM OF GAGE ARE INUNDATED
18 BASEMENT FLOOD BEGINS IN THE FLATS AREA NEAR THE AIRPORT
16 MINOR FIELD FLOODING BEGINS FROM OVERFLOW OF BOTH BANKS UP AND DOWNSTREAM OF TOWANDA. TOWANDA IS PROTECTED BY LEVEES TO 20 FEET.
Chenango River
Sherburne
11 THREE FEET OF WATER INUNDATES MAIN STREET IN SHERBURNE
8.5 FLOOD STAGE REACHED.
8 RIVER BEGINS TO OVERFLOW LEFT BANK (EAST SIDE).
Norwich
12 MAJOR FLOODING BEGINS MANY ROADS ON NORWICH EASTSIDE CLOSED. EAST MAIN STREET BRIDGE OVER CHENANGO RIVER IS CLOSED. SEVERAL HOMES AND BUSINESSES INUNDATED.
11 MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS WITH 1 TO 2 FEET OF WATER AROUND HOMES NEAR FAIRGROUNDS. CAR DEALERSHIP ON EAST MAIN STREET IS INUNDATED.
10.5 WATER BEGINS TO COVER EAST MAIN STREET BY SMITH FORD CAR DEALERSHIP.
10 WATER BEGINS SPILLING ON THE STREETS AND YARDS IN THE HOMES ON EAST SIDE OF NORWICH NEAR THE FAIRGROUNDS.
9.5 WATER BEGINS TO COVER THE TRACK OF THE CHENANGO COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS IN NORWICH.
9 FLOOD STAGE MINOR FLOODING BEGINS AT THE CHENANGO COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS ON SOUTHEAST SIDE OF NORWICH.
8 8 CAUTION STAGE RIVER JUST BEGINS TO SPILL OVER ITS BANKS. WATER IS JUST WITHIN 20 FEET OF THE CAR DEALERSHIPS PARKING LOT ON EAST MAIN STREET.
7 BANK FULL RIVER JUST BEGINS REACHING LOW LYING FARM FIELDS SOUTH OF NORWICH.
Greene
13 RIVER OVERFLOWS ONTO WATER ROAD WHICH IS ALONG SIDE THE GAGE HOUSE AND BEGINS SPREADING ACROSS BALLFIELD NEARBY.
Chenango Forks
20.3 MAJOR FLOODING...WIDESPREAD AND DEVASTATING FLOODING OCCURS THROUGHOUT CHENANGO BRIDGE, PORT CRANE, DICKINSON AND NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE CITY OF BINGHAMTON ALONG THE CHENANGO RIVER. FLOODING OCCURS ACROSS UPPER FRONT STREET AND AFFECTS BROOME COMMUNITY COLLEGE. BACKWATER FLOODING ALSO OCCURS ALONG UPPER FRONT STREET. INTERSTATE 81 BECOMES IMPASSABLE BETWEEN EXITS 5 AND 6.
19.5 SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OCCURS IN HOMES AND BUSINESSES ON THE EAST SIDES OF CHENANGO BRIDGE ROAD AND UPPER FRONT STREEET DOWN TO THE BINGHAMTON FLOOD WALL PROTECTION AREA.
16.8 THE FLOOD PROTECTION LEVEE NEAR THE RIVER GAUGE AT CHENANGO VALLEY STATE PARK IS OVERTOPPED. THE CHENANGO ICE RINK FLOODS. PARTS OF INTERSTATE 88 BETWEEN EXITS 1 AND 2 BECOME FLOODED AND IMPASSABLE.
13.3 SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF HOMES OCCURS IN THE BROAD ACRES SECTION OF CHENANGO BRIDGE...AFFECTING AREAS AROUND CARMICHAEL ROAD AND JACOBS HIGHWAY.
12.6 MODERATE FLOODING...THE CHENANGO BRIDGE GOLF COURSE AND THE CHENANGO BRIDGE PARK BECOME INUNDATED. MOST OF OTSININGO AND PORT DICKINSON PARKS BECOME INUNDATED.
11 THE SOCCER FIELDS AND LOW LYING TRAILS AT THE NORTHERN EXTENSION OF OTSININGO PARK FLOOD.
10 FLOOD STAGE...FLOODING OF LOWLANDS NEAR THE RIVER OCCURS IN THE TOWNS OF CHENANGO AND FENTON. THE CHENANGO BRIDGE GOLF COURSE BEGINS TO FLOOD. PARTS OF PORT DICKINSON PARK BEGIN TO FLOOD.
West Branch Delaware
Delhi
9 WATER NEAR APPROACHES OF COUNTY ROAD 2 BRIDGE IN DELANCEY. FIELDS FLOODED NEAR DELANCEY.
8 FLOOD WATERS FROM WEST BRANCH COVERS SECTION OF COUNTY ROUTE 18 (BACK RIVER ROAD) NEAR FITCHES BRIDGE.
Walton
16.85 FLOOD OF RECORD OF JUNE 28, 2006. WATER UP TO SIX FEET DEEP IN BUSINESS DISTRICT ALONG DELAWARE STREET IN WALTON.
10 Fairgrounds begin to flood at 10 feet. 9.5 FLOOD STAGE
East Branch Delaware
Margaretville
14.9 FLOOD CREST FROM JANUARY 19 1996 RAPID SNOWMELT AND RAIN ON SNOW EVENT.
13 MAJOR FLOOD STAGE. PORTIONS OF MAIN STREET BEGIN TO FLOOD.
12.6 FLOOD CREST FROM JUNE 28 2006. ADDITIONAL STRUCTURES IN BRIDGE STREET BUSINESS DISTRICT IMPACTED BY FLOOD WATERS.
12 MODERATE FLOOD STAGE. PHARMACY AND SUPER MARKET ALONG BRIDGE STREET BUSINESS DISTRICT FLOOD. VILLAGE PARK FULLY INUNDATED.
11.5 PARKING LOT OF SUPER-MARKET IN MARGARETVILLE FLOODS. FURTHER INUNDATION OF VILLAGE PARK.
11 FLOOD STAGE. WATER BEGINS TO INUNDATE LOW LYING AREAS OF THE VILLAGE PARK IN MARGARETVILLE.
Downsville
10 CAMPING AREA BELOW DAM BEGINS TO FLOOD
9 Flooding begins just below Downsville Dam on the East Branch Delaware in the Town of Colchester
5.3 ISLAND ROAD IN THE TOWN OF COLCHESTER BEGINS TO FLOOD
Harvard
15 MAJOR FLOODING. EVACUATION OF HOMES ARE UNDER WAY IN THE TOWN OF COLCHESTER.
13 FLOODING FROM RAPID SNOW MELT IN JANUARY 1996 REACHED THIS LEVEL.
11 SOME ROAD SECTIONS BETWEEN DOWNSVILLE AND HARVARD ARE FLOODED AND IMPASSIBLE
10 MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. LOW LYING ROADS SECTIONS ALONG THE RIVER BETWEEN DOWNSVILLE AND HARVARD BEGIN TO FLOOD.
7 ISLAND ROAD IN THE TOWN OF COLCHESTER IS NORMALLY CLOSED WHEN THE HARVARD RIVER GAGE REACHES 7 FEET.
Delaware River
Callicoon
16 MAXIMUM READING POSSIBLE ON AUTOMATIC RIVER GAGE 13 BANK PARKING LOT ON NEW YORK SIDE BEGINS TO FLOOD
12 SOME HOMES ON THE NEW YORK SIDE AND NORTH OF THE BRIDGE IN CALLICOON BEGIN TO FLOOD.
Towanda Creek
Monroeton
20.7 CREST HEIGHT OF THE FLOOD WATERS AFTER THE RAPID SNOWMELT AND HEAVY RAIN EVENT JANUARY 19 1996.
15.5 THE CREEK BEGINS SPREADING INTO THE BACKYARDS OF HOMES NEAR THE CREEK SOUTHWEST OF MONROETON.
12 12 FEET IS BANKFULL STAGE AND A CAUTIONARY STAGE FOR LOCAL OFFICIALS (VIA EMO) TO BEGIN PATROLLING AND MONITORING THE AREA.
Beaver Kill
Cooks Falls
20.55 RIVER STAGE CORRESPONDING TO JUNE 2006 FLOOD OF RECORD.
17.7 THIS IS THE CREST OF THE JANUARY 19 1996 RAPID SNOW MELT AND HEAVY RAIN EVENT.
16 WATER STARTS SPREADING ACROSS COOKS FALLS ROAD IN COOKS FALLS.
10 MINOR FLOODING BEGINS.
Chemung River
Elmira
25.46 TOP OF FLOOD WALL IN ELMIRA, AT 25.46 FEET THE HIGHEST POINT OF THE LEVEES IS REACHED. TO BE CONSERVATIVE 25.0 FT IS USED IN FLOOD WARNINGS.
25 WATER OVERTOPS THE LAKE STREET BRIDGE. THE CITY OF ELMIRA IS PROTECTED BY LEVEES UP TO 25 FEET.
23 NORTH BANK OF CHEMUNG RIVER AT MADISON AVENUE AND LAKE STREET IN ELMIRA WILL RUN OVER THE TOP. WATER ENTERS HICKLING STEAM STATION AND PUMPS MUST BE OPERATED. THE CITY IS PROTECTED BY LEVEES UP TO 25 FEET.
20 IN THE CITY OF ELMIRA...EVACUATIONS BEGAN DURING THE FLOOD OF 1972 CAUSED BY REMNANTS OF HURRICANE AGNES. THE CITY IS PROTECTED BY LEVEES TO 25 FEET.
19 MAJOR FLOODING BEGINS. HOMES ON MORNINGSIDE DRIVE AND COUNTRY CLUB DRIVE HAVE WATER ON FIRST FLOOD. RT 17 IS CLOSED AT FITCH'S BRIDGE. THE CITY OF ELMIRA IS PROTECTED BY LEVEES UP TO 25 FEET.
15 THE CITY OF ELMIRA IS PROTECTED TO 25 FEET BY LEVEES. MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS IN AREA OUTSIDE OF THE FLOOD PROTECTION SUCH AS AREAS IN AND AROUND BIG FLATS.
12 MINOR FLOODING BEGINS FOR AREAS WITHOUT PROTECTIVE LEVEES. NOTE: THE CITY OF ELMIRA IS PROTECTED BY LEVEES TO 25 FEET.
Chemung
25.8 WATER REACHES THE UNDERSIDE OF THE BRIDGE ON ROUTE 427.
24 MAJOR ROAD AND RAILROAD DAMAGES DUE TO BACKWATER AND FLOODING. IN THE PAST THERE HAS BEEN 2 FEET OF WATER IN THE BUSINESS SECTION OF WELLSBURG.
23 MAJOR FLOODING BEGINS
20 MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS. THE BRIDGES AT WELLSBURG AND WILAWANNA ARE CLOSED.
16 FLOOD STAGE...MINOR FLOODING BEGINS. WATER REACHES ROUTE 427 UPSTREAM OF THE CHEMUNG RIVER GAGE.
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