Chemung River at Corning, Steuben County NY (CRNN6)
Gage Location: Steuben County, New YorkSite Location: Steuben County, New York
Latitude: 42.146Longitude: -77.058Elevation: 900 ft. MSLDrainage Area: 2006 Sq. Mi.
Minor Stage: 29 ft. Moderate Stage: 30 ft.Major Stage: 36 ft.
First Flood: 1889-06-01Last Flood: 1975-09-26 Crest: 32.46 ft.Datum change: 1974-10-01Number of Floods: 24

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Height Above Flood Stage for Entire Period of Record
Height Above FSTotal OccurencePercent of Crest OccurrenceCumulative Total Flood OccurrencePercent of Floods above Listed Value
29 ft to 30 ft416.729 ft or above 24100.0
30 ft to 31 ft833.330 ft or above 2083.3
31 ft to 32 ft416.731 ft or above 1250.0
32 ft to 33 ft312.532 ft or above 833.3
33 ft to 34 ft312.533 ft or above 520.8
34 ft to 35 ft00.034 ft or above 28.3
35 ft to 36 ft00.035 ft or above 28.3
36 ft to 37 ft00.036 ft or above 28.3
37 ft to 38 ft14.237 ft or above 28.3
38 ft to 39 ft00.038 ft or above 14.2
39 ft to 40 ft00.039 ft or above 14.2
40 ft to 41 ft14.240 ft or above 14.2
Height Above Flood Stage After Datum Change
Height Above FSTotal OccurencePercent of Crest OccurrenceCumulative Total Flood OccurrencePercent of Floods above Listed Value
29 ft to 30 ft00.029 ft or above 1100.0
30 ft to 31 ft00.030 ft or above 1100.0
31 ft to 32 ft00.031 ft or above 1100.0
32 ft to 33 ft1100.032 ft or above 1100.0
33 ft to 34 ft00.033 ft or above 00.0
34 ft to 35 ft00.034 ft or above 00.0
35 ft to 36 ft00.035 ft or above 00.0
36 ft to 37 ft00.036 ft or above 00.0
37 ft to 38 ft00.037 ft or above 00.0
38 ft to 39 ft00.038 ft or above 00.0
39 ft to 40 ft00.039 ft or above 00.0
40 ft to 41 ft00.040 ft or above 00.0





Codes and description

C1|Crest information looks unreliable and incomplete and not used in frequency calculations. Some of the floods are based on current flood stage and nearby gage information.
C2|Crest information looks reliable despite potential problems. This data was used in frequency calculations.
C3|Crest height estimated by the USGS.
C4|Crest height is from the National Weather Service.
C5|Crest height affected by backwater.
C6|Crest occurred at a previous flood stage that is lower than the current flood stage. The crests below the new flood stage are not used in flood frequency calculations.
C7|Crest from USGS yearly peak and/or date is different than the crest we provide. In many cases MARFC uses crest based on backwater or ice effects.
C8|Crest month or day of occurrence has been estimated by The Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center usually based on nearby gage information.
C9|Crest date (day) in the month is unknown.
F1|Flow is an estimate.
F2|Flow affected by regulation or diversion and in some cases to an unknown degree.
F3|Flow effected by snow-melt, ice jam or debris jam break up.
F4|Flow affected by dam failure.
F5|Flow - All or part of the record affected by urbanization, mining, agricultural changes, channelization or other factors.
G1|Gage height at a different site and/or datum.
G2|Gage is not an official USGS gage with crests provided by the NWS. Crest information looks unreliable and incomplete and not used in flood frequency calculations.
G3|Gage datum changed during this year.
none,No code; Good Data

Updated: 08:09 AM Feb 08, 2013