Hydrograph for Susquehanna River at Bainbridge, NY

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

The data shown here is a snapshot of what the river stage was during the flooding event. For the latest stages, river forecasts and other information about this site, go to the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service page.

What is a hydrograph? This type of graph shows how the river level changes over time at a specific location. River level or stage is in feet and on the left side of the hydrograph.

Times on the graphic are in Z time in a military or 24 hour time format. What is Z time?

Flood stage is 13 feet. Max stage on this graph is 27.03 feet, shown near the top part of the hydrograph.

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.

Historical Crests (1) 23.10 ft on 1914/03/29 (2) 22.20 ft on 1977/03/15 (3) 22.10 ft on 1910/03/1 (4) 21.96 ft on 1979/03/7 (5) 21.04 ft on 1996/01/20 Low Water Records (1) 1.5 ft on 1999/01/ 1 (2) 0 ft on 1993/08/ 31 (2) 0 ft on 1994/09/ 24 (2) 0 ft on 1992/10/ 9

Impacts

• 22.0 - 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.
• 20.0 - MODERATE FLOODING BEGINS...WATER 2 TO 3 FEET ON WILLOW STREET EXTENSION. WATER BEGINS TO REACH FIRST FLOOR OF HOMES ALONG WILLOW STREET EXTENSION
• 18.0 - WITH A RIVER STAGE BETWEEN 18 AND 19 FEET...WATER REACHES THE WESTBOUND ENTRANCE RAMP OF I-88 AT BAINBRIDGE
• 17.0 - FLOODING BEGINS IN THE AREA ACROSS THE RIVER NEAR BAINBRIDGE
• 15.0 - FIELDS BEGIN FLOODING IN SIDNEY.
• 13.0 - BANK FULL AND FLOOD STAGE. MINOR FLOODING BEGINS.