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Hydrograph for Conklin - Susquehanna River

The following data is preliminary. Record information will be updated once the data has been checked.

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Hydrograph for Conklin - Susquehanna River

Key: The purple line shows the level of a Major flood. The blue line shows the level of a Moderate flood. The red line shows flood stage.

Flood stage for Conklin - Susquehanna River is 11.0 feet.

Past Top 5 Historical Crests

20.83 ft on 03/22/1948
20.14 ft on 03/18/1936
19.13 ft on 04/01/1940
19.01 ft on 09/18/2004
18.76 ft on 12/31/1942

Impacts

22.0 - LEVEES OVERTOPPED AT BINGHAMTON WATER WORKS (DPW).
20.8 - SEVERE FLOODING...100 CELLARS AND 83 FIRST FLOORS OF HOMES FLOODED. FLOOD OF RECORD MARCH 22 1948.
18.0 - 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.
16.0 - 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.
12.0 - FLOODING BEGINS ON ALTA...RIVER AND LAWRENCE ROADS IN THE TOWN OF CONKLIN
11.0 - FLOOD STAGE. SOME YARDS ON RIVERSIDES IN CONKLIN BEGIN TO FLOOD.

The term Minor Flooding is used to indicate minimal or no property damage. However, some public inconvenience is possible.

The term Moderate Flooding is used to indicate the inundation of secondary roads. Transfer to higher elevation may be necessary to save property. Some evacuation may be required.

The term Major Flooding is used to indicate extensive inundation and property damage, usually characterized by the evacuation of people and livestock, and the closure of both primary and secondary roads.

For the data used to create this hydrograph, click here.

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