North Branch Susquehanna River at Bainbridge, Chenango County NY (BAIN6)
Gage Location: Chenango County, New YorkSite Location: Chenango County, New York
Latitude: 42.291Longitude: -75.477Elevation: 956.55 ft. MSLDrainage Area: 1610 Sq. Mi.
Minor Stage: 15 ft. Moderate Stage: 20 ft.Major Stage: 22 ft.
First Flood: 1910-03-01Last Flood: 2011-09-08 Crest: 26.2 ft.Datum change: 2009-06-29Number of Floods: 44

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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
13 ft to 14 ft920.513 ft or above 44100.0
14 ft to 15 ft49.114 ft or above 3579.5
15 ft to 16 ft715.915 ft or above 3170.5
16 ft to 17 ft613.616 ft or above 2454.5
17 ft to 18 ft49.117 ft or above 1840.9
18 ft to 19 ft00.018 ft or above 1431.8
19 ft to 20 ft36.819 ft or above 1431.8
20 ft to 21 ft49.120 ft or above 1125.0
21 ft to 22 ft24.521 ft or above 715.9
22 ft to 23 ft24.522 ft or above 511.4
23 ft to 24 ft12.323 ft or above 36.8
24 ft to 25 ft00.024 ft or above 24.5
25 ft to 26 ft00.025 ft or above 24.5
26 ft to 27 ft12.326 ft or above 24.5
27 ft to 28 ft12.327 ft or above 12.3
Height Above Flood Stage After Datum Change
Height Above FSTotal OccurencePercent of Crest OccurrenceCumulative Total Flood OccurrencePercent of Floods above Listed Value
15 ft to 16 ft125.015 ft or above 4100.0
16 ft to 17 ft250.016 ft or above 375.0
17 ft to 18 ft00.017 ft or above 125.0
18 ft to 19 ft00.018 ft or above 125.0
19 ft to 20 ft00.019 ft or above 125.0
20 ft to 21 ft00.020 ft or above 125.0
21 ft to 22 ft00.021 ft or above 125.0
22 ft to 23 ft00.022 ft or above 125.0
23 ft to 24 ft00.023 ft or above 125.0
24 ft to 25 ft00.024 ft or above 125.0
25 ft to 26 ft00.025 ft or above 125.0
26 ft to 27 ft125.026 ft or above 125.0
27 ft to 28 ft00.027 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