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Black River at Boonville

Highest listed crest 12.50 ftFlood stage 10.0 ft24 crests since 1912

The Black River at Boonville crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 24 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1912 to 2026. The highest, 12.50 ft on March 28, 1913, was major flooding, 2.50 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
12.50 ft
March 28, 1913; 12,400 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.0 ft
Major flooding from 12.0 ft
Crests at major
1
98th of 160 gauges in New York
Most recent flood crest
April 1, 2026
10.07 ft, minor flooding
Location
Oneida County
New York

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Black River at Boonville
Action stage8.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.017Apr 1, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.06Jan 13, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.01Mar 28, 1913Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

24 crests from 1912 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Black River at Boonville, 1912 to 2026 1010.51111.51212.5ft Flood stage 10.0 ftMajor 12.0 ft Apr 17, 1912: 10.40 ft, minor flooding; 6,800 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1913: 12.50 ft, major flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1922: 10.40 ft, minor flooding; 5,800 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 1924: 10.30 ft, minor flooding; 6,590 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1926: 10.60 ft, minor flooding; 7,240 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1928: 10.50 ft, minor flooding; 7,020 cubic feet per secondOct 7, 1932: 10.50 ft, minor flooding; 7,020 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1945: 11.25 ft, moderate flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondJun 3, 1947: 10.62 ft, minor flooding; 8,650 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1957: 10.46 ft, minor flooding; 8,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1961: 10.51 ft, minor flooding; 4,320 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1969: 11.27 ft, moderate flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1972: 10.65 ft, minor flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1976: 10.37 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1982: 11.31 ft, moderate flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1984: 11.41 ft, moderate flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1993: 10.79 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1998: 11.25 ft, moderate flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2006: 10.60 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2011: 10.66 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2014: 10.61 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2018: 11.03 ft, moderate flooding; 4,920 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2023: 10.24 ft, minor flooding; 8,560 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2026: 10.07 ft, minor flooding; 7,980 cubic feet per second Highest, 12.50 ft, Mar 28, 1913 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Black River at Boonville 1910s: 2 1920s: 4 4 1930s: 1 1940s: 2 1950s: 1 1960s: 2 1970s: 2 1980s: 2 1990s: 2 2000s: 1 2010s: 3 2020s: 2 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Black River at Boonville
1Mar 28, 191312.50+2.50Major12,400
2Dec 30, 198411.41+1.41Moderate12,800
3Apr 18, 198211.31+1.31Moderate12,800
4May 20, 196911.27+1.27Moderate11,300
5Oct 3, 194511.25+1.25Moderate10,400
6Jan 9, 199811.25+1.25Moderate12,100
7Jan 13, 201811.03+1.03Moderate4,920
8Apr 11, 199310.79+0.79Minor10,300
9Apr 29, 201110.66+0.66Minor10,500
10May 3, 197210.65+0.65Minor11,700
11Jun 3, 194710.62+0.62Minor8,650
12Apr 16, 201410.61+0.61Minor10,300
13Apr 25, 192610.60+0.60Minor7,240
14Jun 29, 200610.60+0.60Minor11,600
15Feb 27, 196110.51+0.51Minor4,320
16Apr 28, 192810.50+0.50Minor7,020
17Oct 7, 193210.50+0.50Minor7,020
18Dec 21, 195710.46+0.46Minor8,900
19Apr 17, 191210.40+0.40Minor6,800
20Apr 12, 192210.40+0.40Minor5,800
21Apr 2, 197610.37+0.37Minor10,300
22Jan 12, 192410.30+0.30Minor6,590
23Dec 19, 202310.24+0.24Minor8,560
24Apr 1, 202610.07+0.07Minor7,980

The worst floods along the Black River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Black River that crested above flood stage within a week.

December 30, 1984: 11.41 ft here, moderate flooding

  • DadvilleNY · Dec 31, 1984 · 24.29 ft · Moderate
  • WatertownNY · Jan 1, 1985 · 13.15 ft · Moderate

April 18, 1982: 11.31 ft here, moderate flooding

  • WatertownNY · Apr 20, 1982 · 11.65 ft · Minor

May 20, 1969: 11.27 ft here, moderate flooding

  • WatertownNY · May 22, 1969 · 11.86 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Black River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Black River
Boonville this gaugeNY10.012.50 ft, Mar 28, 19131
DadvilleNY22.026.39 ft, Jan 9, 19982
WatertownNY10.016.02 ft, Jan 10, 19982

Other gauges in Oneida County

Flood gauges in Oneida County
Delta Dam551.5553.76 ft, Aug 19, 20210
Utica403.0411.11 ft, Jan 4, 19077
McKeever12.017.45 ft, Jun 3, 19476
Oneida11.017.23 ft, Jun 28, 20135

Oneida County: every hazard · River floods across the country · New York

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BOON6, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.