North Branch Susquehanna River at Binghamton, Broome County NY (BNGN6)
Gage Location: Broome County, New YorkSite Location: Broome County, New York
Latitude: 42.093Longitude: -75.915Elevation: 840 ft. MSLDrainage Area: 2283 Sq. Mi.
Minor Stage: 14 ft. Moderate Stage: 15 ft.Major Stage: 18 ft.
First Flood: 1846-03-18Last Flood: 2011-09-08 Crest: 25.73 ft.Datum change: 2010-08-12Number of Floods: 35

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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
14 ft to 15 ft925.714 ft or above 35100.0
15 ft to 16 ft25.715 ft or above 2674.3
16 ft to 17 ft25.716 ft or above 2468.6
17 ft to 18 ft720.017 ft or above 2262.9
18 ft to 19 ft514.318 ft or above 1542.9
19 ft to 20 ft25.719 ft or above 1028.6
20 ft to 21 ft38.620 ft or above 822.9
21 ft to 22 ft12.921 ft or above 514.3
22 ft to 23 ft12.922 ft or above 411.4
23 ft to 24 ft12.923 ft or above 38.6
24 ft to 25 ft00.024 ft or above 25.7
25 ft to 26 ft25.725 ft or above 25.7
Height Above Flood Stage After Datum Change
Height Above FSTotal OccurencePercent of Crest OccurrenceCumulative Total Flood OccurrencePercent of Floods above Listed Value
14 ft to 15 ft150.014 ft or above 2100.0
15 ft to 16 ft00.015 ft or above 150.0
16 ft to 17 ft00.016 ft or above 150.0
17 ft to 18 ft00.017 ft or above 150.0
18 ft to 19 ft00.018 ft or above 150.0
19 ft to 20 ft00.019 ft or above 150.0
20 ft to 21 ft00.020 ft or above 150.0
21 ft to 22 ft00.021 ft or above 150.0
22 ft to 23 ft00.022 ft or above 150.0
23 ft to 24 ft00.023 ft or above 150.0
24 ft to 25 ft00.024 ft or above 150.0
25 ft to 26 ft150.025 ft or above 150.0





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