Live Water Flow Data

The U.S. Geological Service provides Real-Time Water Flow Data or "Live" sites that "transmit data to the web database, every 1 to 4 hours". Live Water Flow Data informaton includes; Discharge, cubic feet per second and Gage height, feet information ( USGS Real-Time Water Flow Terms and Sample Graphs ).

Flood levels may be serious through mid April due to:
1. Heavy snow pack in the Schoharie Creek drainage basin, up and down stream from the Gilboa Dam.
2. Frozen ground beneath the snow, inhibiting absorbtion of snow melt water and increasing run off.
3.The fact that the Schoharie Creek and its tributaries are ice bound.

Flooding threats should be monitored until the ground has thawed and trees and plants start to absorb water. Use the "Real-Time Water Flow Data " links below to monitor flood potential.

USGS Stream flow main page:

USGS Live Water Flow Gauge Stations in order, Hudson River Basin:

Spend some time looking at the above USGS links and see how the cfs increases as you move down stream on the Schoharie Creek. If the cfs at Gilboa is 11,00' and rising, the creek just beginning to flood and you should stay tuned to local authorities for advice regarding what to do if there is a possible need to evacuate. Checking these water levels sounds more complicated than it really is, why not give it a try!

Schoharie and New York City Current Reservoir Levels

To view the current water input into the Schoharie Reservoir either use the USGS Real-time links above or go to USGS Real Time Data for New York: Streamflow and bookmark it for quick reference. To use the information, find the Hudson River Basin heading, scroll to #01350000 (Schoharie Creek at Prattsville NY) for the amount of water going into the Schoharie Reservoir at the southern end, remember the Schoharie Creek flows northward; it indicated input of 426 cubic feet / second going in at 5:15 this a.m. Scroll to #01362230-Diversion from the Schoharie Reservoir (Shandaken Tunnel) the amount of water flowing out of the Schoharie Reservoir; 546 cfs at 5:15 this a.m.

As you can see, more water was going out of the reservoir than was coming in at the 5:15 a.m. reading. This site also shows all the monitoring sites along the Schoharie Creek from Gilboa to Burtonsville. Some steams do not have USGS monitoring sites, i.e. the Cobleskill Creek or the Fox Creek.

The DEP ( Department of Environmental Protection ) website displays a Current Reservoir Levels map for the New York City Water Supply System. This map allows you to check "the latest reservoir levels, consumption data and overall watershed precipitation". Data is included for the following Reservoirs; Cannonsville, Schoharie, Ashokan, Pepacton, Rondout, Neversink Reservoir, and Croton System.

DCC hopes that this will help answer questions you might have about potential flooding. If you have further questions feel free to e-mail us by using the "contact" link at the top of each page.