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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MINOR FLOODS
Date of FloodCrest(ft)
1901-03-1814.9
1905-03-2814.8
1908-02-1614
1911-03-2314.3
1912-03-0214.5
1914-04-0914.2
1959-01-2314.3
1962-04-0114.8
2011-03-1114.39
MODERATE FLOODS
Date of FloodCrest(ft)
1903-10-1017.5
1904-03-2717.8
1910-03-0217.7
1915-07-0916
1934-03-0517.7
1935-03-0917.7
1935-07-0817.72
1958-04-0715.8
1960-04-0116.6
1961-02-2617
1963-03-2815.5
MAJOR FLOODS
Date of FloodCrest(ft)
1846-03-1821
1865-03-1723.5
1882-09-2420
1902-03-0219.7
1913-03-2818.6
1914-03-2918.4
1936-03-1318
1936-03-1822.9
1940-04-0119
1942-12-3120
1948-03-2220.1
1964-03-0618.7
1996-01-2118.35
2006-06-2825
2011-09-0825.73
MISSING
Date of FloodCrest(ft)



Categorical Floods by Month
MonthMinor
After
Datum
Minor
Total
Moderate
After
Datum
Moderate
Total
Major
After
Datum
Major
Total
Missing
After
Datum
Missing
Total
January01000100
February01010000
March15050900
April02020100
May00000000
June00000100
July00020000
August00000000
September00001200
October00010000
November00000000
December00000100


Categorical Floods by Season
SeasonMinorModerateMajorMissing
Fall0120
Winter2120
Spring77100
Summer0210


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