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Chenango River at Greene

Highest listed crest 22.00 ftFlood stage 13.0 ft52 crests since 1935

The Chenango River at Greene crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 52 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1935 to 2025. The highest, 22.00 ft on July 8, 1935, was major flooding, 9.00 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Chenango River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
22.00 ft
July 8, 1935
Flood stage
13.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
5
31st of 160 gauges in New York
Most recent flood crest
June 23, 2025
13.88 ft, minor flooding
Location
Chenango 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, Chenango River at Greene
Action stage11.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)13.032Jun 23, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage15.015Nov 17, 2006Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.05Sep 8, 2011Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

52 crests from 1935 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Chenango River at Greene, 1935 to 2025 121416182022ft Flood stage 13.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Jul 8, 1935: 22.00 ft, major floodingFeb 20, 1939: 13.73 ft, minor floodingApr 1, 1940: 15.80 ft, moderate floodingApr 5, 1940: 14.24 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1940: 14.85 ft, minor flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1942: 18.33 ft, major flooding; 18,900 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1943: 15.18 ft, moderate flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1944: 14.20 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1948: 13.31 ft, minor flooding; 9,210 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1948: 15.81 ft, moderate flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1950: 13.55 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1950: 14.70 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1956: 13.64 ft, minor flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1956: 15.18 ft, moderate flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1958: 13.21 ft, minor flooding; 9,860 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1959: 14.51 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1960: 15.00 ft, moderate flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1960: 14.38 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1961: 15.92 ft, moderate flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1962: 13.40 ft, minor flooding; 10,200 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1963: 14.22 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1964: 16.94 ft, moderate flooding; 16,800 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1972: 14.50 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1973: 14.95 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1975: 13.30 ft, minor flooding; 10,000 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1977: 15.49 ft, moderate flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1978: 14.64 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1979: 17.41 ft, moderate flooding; 17,900 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1983: 15.78 ft, moderate flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1986: 15.02 ft, moderate flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1993: 15.62 ft, moderate flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1996: 15.89 ft, moderate flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 1996: 14.24 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1999: 15.25 ft, moderate floodingFeb 28, 2000: 14.49 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2000: 13.35 ft, minor flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2001: 13.66 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2003: 13.15 ft, minor flooding; 9,780 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2005: 18.67 ft, major flooding; 20,800 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2006: 21.16 ft, major flooding; 27,100 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 2006: 15.46 ft, moderate flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2007: 13.31 ft, minor floodingMar 12, 2011: 13.90 ft, minor flooding; 11,000 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2011: 21.09 ft, major flooding; 24,180 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2017: 13.83 ft, minor flooding; 10,899 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2018: 14.27 ft, minor flooding; 11,656 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 2018: 13.62 ft, minor flooding; 10,546 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2018: 14.08 ft, minor flooding; 11,327 cubic feet per secondDec 26, 2020: 14.71 ft, minor flooding; 12,440 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2023: 13.64 ft, minor flooding; 10,580 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2023: 13.26 ft, minor flooding; 9,956 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 2025: 13.88 ft, minor flooding; 10,851 cubic feet per second Highest, 22.00 ft, Jul 8, 1935 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Chenango River at Greene 1930s: 2 1940s: 8 8 1950s: 6 1960s: 6 1970s: 6 1980s: 2 1990s: 4 2000s: 8 2010s: 6 2020s: 4 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

The 50 highest of 52 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Chenango River at Greene
1Jul 8, 193522.00+9.00Major—
2Jun 28, 200621.16+8.16Major27,100
3Sep 8, 201121.09+8.09Major24,180
4Apr 3, 200518.67+5.67Major20,800
5Dec 31, 194218.33+5.33Major18,900
6Mar 6, 197917.41+4.41Moderate17,900
7Mar 6, 196416.94+3.94Moderate16,800
8Feb 26, 196115.92+2.92Moderate14,700
9Jan 20, 199615.89+2.89Moderate14,700
10Mar 22, 194815.81+2.81Moderate13,200
11Apr 1, 194015.80+2.80Moderate—
12Dec 14, 198315.78+2.78Moderate14,500
13Apr 11, 199315.62+2.62Moderate14,200
14Mar 14, 197715.49+2.49Moderate13,900
15Nov 17, 200615.46+2.46Moderate13,800
16Jan 24, 199915.25+2.25Moderate—
17Mar 17, 194315.18+2.18Moderate13,000
18Apr 6, 195615.18+2.18Moderate13,300
19Mar 15, 198615.02+2.02Moderate13,000
20Apr 1, 196015.00+2.00Moderate12,900
21Dec 27, 197314.95+1.95Minor12,800
22Apr 9, 194014.85+1.85Minor12,700
23Dec 26, 202014.71+1.71Minor12,440
24Apr 5, 195014.70+1.70Minor11,800
25Jan 27, 197814.64+1.64Minor12,300
26Jan 22, 195914.51+1.51Minor11,800
27Jun 23, 197214.50+1.50Minor12,000
28Feb 28, 200014.49+1.49Minor12,000
29Apr 5, 196014.38+1.38Minor11,800
30Jan 13, 201814.27+1.27Minor11,656
31Apr 5, 194014.24+1.24Minor11,600
32Dec 2, 199614.24+1.24Minor11,600
33Mar 27, 196314.22+1.22Minor11,600
34Mar 17, 194414.20+1.20Minor11,000
35Sep 18, 201814.08+1.08Minor11,327
36Mar 12, 201113.90+0.90Minor11,000
37Jun 23, 202513.88+0.88Minor10,851
38Apr 7, 201713.83+0.83Minor10,899
39Feb 20, 193913.73+0.73Minor—
40Apr 10, 200113.66+0.66Minor10,600
41Mar 8, 195613.64+0.64Minor10,300
42May 1, 202313.64+0.64Minor10,580
43Jan 24, 201813.62+0.62Minor10,546
44Mar 29, 195013.55+0.55Minor10,100
45Apr 1, 196213.40+0.40Minor10,200
46Apr 4, 200013.35+0.35Minor10,100
47Mar 17, 194813.31+0.31Minor9,210
48Mar 16, 200713.31+0.31Minor—
49Feb 25, 197513.30+0.30Minor10,000
50Dec 19, 202313.26+0.26Minor9,956

The worst floods along the Chenango River

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

July 8, 1935: 22.00 ft here, major flooding

June 28, 2006: 21.16 ft here, major flooding

  • OxfordNY · Jun 28, 2006 · 22.51 ft · Major · its highest
  • NorwichNY · Jun 28, 2006 · 12.80 ft · Major · its highest
  • SherburneNY · Jun 28, 2006 · 11.35 ft · Major
  • Chenango ForksNY · Jun 28, 2006 · 13.74 ft · Moderate

September 8, 2011: 21.09 ft here, major flooding

  • OxfordNY · Sep 8, 2011 · 21.76 ft · Major
  • Chenango ForksNY · Sep 8, 2011 · 14.93 ft · Major
  • SherburneNY · Sep 8, 2011 · 11.64 ft · Major · its highest
  • NorwichNY · Sep 10, 2011 · 11.58 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Chenango River

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

Flood gauges on the Chenango River
SherburneNY8.511.64 ft, Sep 8, 20116
NorwichNY9.012.80 ft, Jun 28, 20062
OxfordNY16.522.51 ft, Jun 28, 20062
Greene this gaugeNY13.022.00 ft, Jul 8, 19355
Chenango ForksNY10.020.30 ft, Jul 8, 19357

Other gauges in Chenango County

Flood gauges in Chenango County
Norwich9.012.80 ft, Jun 28, 20062
Oxford16.522.51 ft, Jun 28, 20062
Sherburne8.511.64 ft, Sep 8, 20116
Bainbridge15.027.05 ft, Jun 29, 20062
Rockdale11.014.22 ft, Sep 8, 20112

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GNEN6, 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.