Hudson River Above Lock 1 Near Waterford NY

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

Hudson River Above Lock 1 Near Waterford NY on the Hudson River is currently at 7,100 cfs (Normal — 60th 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 June 11 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 2,830
25th Low threshold 3,580
50th (Median) Normal (median) 5,550
75th High threshold 9,580 Today: 7,100 cfs
95th Very High threshold 15,000

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.

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