Mohawk River at Cohoes NY

USGS Site No: 01357500Mohawk River • Albany County, NY

Mohawk River at Cohoes NY on the Mohawk River is currently at 3,130 cfs (Normal — 58th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 9.71 ft.

Reading from

3,130
CFS Discharge
9.71
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 1,150
25th Low threshold 1,740
50th (Median) Normal (median) 2,620
75th High threshold 4,210 Today: 3,130 cfs
95th Very High threshold 11,800

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.

52k 26k 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 6,380
May 27, 2026 9,310
May 26, 2026 12,000
May 25, 2026 6,380
May 24, 2026 2,580
May 23, 2026 2,190
May 22, 2026 1,960
May 21, 2026 1,690
May 20, 2026 3,050
May 19, 2026 3,120
May 18, 2026 3,710
May 17, 2026 4,570
May 16, 2026 5,160
May 15, 2026 5,380
Apr 21, 2026 7,150
Apr 20, 2026 7,220
Apr 19, 2026 7,070
Apr 18, 2026 7,240
Apr 17, 2026 7,380
Apr 16, 2026 7,100
Apr 15, 2026 7,330
Apr 14, 2026 7,300
Apr 13, 2026 7,970
Apr 12, 2026 9,450
Apr 11, 2026 9,990
Apr 10, 2026 11,200
Apr 9, 2026 13,500
Apr 8, 2026 16,800
Apr 7, 2026 21,300
Apr 6, 2026 25,700

Station Information

USGS Site No
01357500
State
NY
County
Albany County
Coordinates
42.7854, -73.7078
Drainage Area
3,450 mi²
Datum (ft)
48.5
HUC Code
02020004
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
17.0 ft
Flood Stage
20.0 ft
Moderate Flood
21.0 ft
Major Flood
22.0 ft

Currently 10.29 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
46,900 cfs
Apr 2, 2026
Min discharge
280 cfs
Sep 19, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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