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Hydrograph for Susquehanna River at Conklin

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?

Hydrograph for Susquehanna River at Conklin


Flood stage is 11 feet. Max stage on this graph is 25 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) 20.83 ft on 1948/03/22
  • (2) 20.14 ft on 1936/03/18
  • (3) 19.13 ft on 1940/04/1
  • (4) 19.01 ft on 2004/09/18
  • (5) 18.76 ft on 1942/12/31
Low Water Records
  • (1) 1.3 ft on 1964/10/ 14
  • (1) 1.3 ft on 1913/09/ 16
  • (3) 1.5 ft on 1953/09/ 5
  • (3) 1.5 ft on 1942/10/ 2
  • (3) 1.5 ft on 1941/09/ 29
Map of site location.
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.

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