Chenango River at Norwich

Highest listed crest 12.80 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft5 crests since 2005

The Chenango River at Norwich crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 5 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2005 to 2013. The highest, 12.80 ft on June 28, 2006, was major flooding, 3.80 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges 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: 12.80 ft; June 28, 2006
Flood stage: 9.0 ft; Major flooding from 12.0 ft
Crests at major: 2; 68th of 160 gauges in New York
Most recent flood crest: July 2, 2013; 11.88 ft, moderate flooding
Location: Chenango County; New York
Identifiers: NWS NWHN6; USGS 01505031

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 Norwich

Action stage	8.0	1	Jan 25, 2010	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	9.0	0	—	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	11.0	2	Jul 2, 2013	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	12.0	2	Jun 28, 2006	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

5 crests from 2005 to 2013. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.
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, Chenango River at Norwich

1	Jun 28, 2006	12.80	+3.80	Major	—
2	Apr 3, 2005	12.00	+3.00	Major	—
3	Jul 2, 2013	11.88	+2.88	Moderate	5,913
4	Sep 10, 2011	11.58	+2.58	Moderate	—
5	Jan 25, 2010	8.14	−0.86	Action	4,430

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.

June 28, 2006: 12.80 ft here, major flooding

OxfordNY · Jun 28, 2006 · 22.51 ft · Major · its highest
GreeneNY · Jun 28, 2006 · 21.16 ft · Major
SherburneNY · Jun 28, 2006 · 11.35 ft · Major
Chenango ForksNY · Jun 28, 2006 · 13.74 ft · Moderate

April 3, 2005: 12.00 ft here, major flooding

GreeneNY · Apr 3, 2005 · 18.67 ft · Major
Chenango ForksNY · Apr 3, 2005 · 14.34 ft · Major
SherburneNY · Apr 3, 2005 · 10.78 ft · Major

July 2, 2013: 11.88 ft here, moderate flooding

SherburneNY · Jul 1, 2013 · 11.14 ft · Major
OxfordNY · Jul 2, 2013 · 17.62 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Chenango River

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

Flood gauges on the Chenango River

Sherburne	NY	8.5	11.64 ft, Sep 8, 2011	6
Norwich this gauge	NY	9.0	12.80 ft, Jun 28, 2006	2
Oxford	NY	16.5	22.51 ft, Jun 28, 2006	2
Greene	NY	13.0	22.00 ft, Jul 8, 1935	5
Chenango Forks	NY	10.0	20.30 ft, Jul 8, 1935	7

Other gauges in Chenango County

Flood gauges in Chenango County

Greene	13.0	22.00 ft, Jul 8, 1935	5
Oxford	16.5	22.51 ft, Jun 28, 2006	2
Sherburne	8.5	11.64 ft, Sep 8, 2011	6
Bainbridge	15.0	27.05 ft, Jun 29, 2006	2
Rockdale	11.0	14.22 ft, Sep 8, 2011	2

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NWHN6, 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.