Hudson River Above Lock 1 Near Waterford NY

USGS Site No: 01335754 • Hudson River • Saratoga County, NY

Hudson River Above Lock 1 Near Waterford NY on the Hudson River is currently at 7,100 cfs (Normal — 58th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 31.02 ft.

Reading from

7,100
CFS Discharge
31.02
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 3,010
25th Low threshold 3,790
50th (Median) Normal (median) 6,070
75th High threshold 9,230 Today: 7,100 cfs
95th Very High threshold 17,600

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

41k 21k 0 cfs Apr 6 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 9,630 —
May 27, 2026 10,800 —
May 26, 2026 9,750 —
May 25, 2026 5,620 —
May 24, 2026 4,430 —
May 23, 2026 4,520 —
May 22, 2026 4,780 —
May 21, 2026 4,970 —
May 20, 2026 5,460 —
May 19, 2026 6,080 —
May 18, 2026 7,120 —
May 17, 2026 7,800 —
May 16, 2026 8,120 —
May 15, 2026 8,330 —
Apr 21, 2026 12,700 —
Apr 20, 2026 14,700 —
Apr 19, 2026 14,900 —
Apr 18, 2026 15,000 —
Apr 17, 2026 13,300 —
Apr 16, 2026 12,000 —
Apr 15, 2026 10,800 —
Apr 14, 2026 10,400 —
Apr 13, 2026 11,700 —
Apr 12, 2026 12,000 —
Apr 11, 2026 12,200 —
Apr 10, 2026 12,200 —
Apr 9, 2026 13,700 —
Apr 8, 2026 15,100 —
Apr 7, 2026 17,300 —
Apr 6, 2026 19,400 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
01335754
State
NY
Coordinates
42.8296, -73.6663
Drainage Area
4,605 mi²
Datum (ft)
0.0
HUC Code
020200031106
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
33.0 ft
Flood Stage
34.0 ft
Moderate Flood
35.0 ft
Major Flood
37.0 ft

Currently 2.98 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
45,500 cfs
May 10, 2025
Min discharge
2,160 cfs
Oct 7, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

Nearby Gauges