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Chenango River at Sherburne

Highest listed crest 11.64 ftFlood stage 8.5 ft111 crests since 1910

The Chenango River at Sherburne crested at major flood stage 6 times among the 111 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1910 to 2026. The highest, 11.64 ft on September 8, 2011, was major flooding, 3.14 feet above flood stage. 4 other gauges on the Chenango River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.64 ft
September 8, 2011; 10,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.5 ft
Major flooding from 10.6 ft
Crests at major
6
24th of 160 gauges in New York
Most recent flood crest
April 1, 2026
9.05 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 Sherburne
Action stage6.50—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.573Apr 1, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage9.532Jun 22, 2025Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage10.66Jul 1, 2013Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

111 crests from 1910 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Chenango River at Sherburne, 1910 to 2026 89101112ft Flood stage 8.5 ftMajor 10.6 ft Feb 28, 1910: 9.40 ft, minor floodingMar 27, 1913: 9.50 ft, moderate floodingMar 28, 1914: 11.20 ft, major floodingFeb 26, 1918: 9.40 ft, minor floodingSep 30, 1924: 9.60 ft, moderate floodingMar 14, 1929: 9.90 ft, moderate floodingJan 10, 1935: 9.30 ft, minor floodingOct 31, 1935: 9.70 ft, moderate floodingMar 12, 1936: 9.60 ft, moderate floodingMar 18, 1936: 10.60 ft, major flooding; 12,500 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1937: 9.30 ft, minor floodingFeb 20, 1939: 9.16 ft, minor flooding; 5,150 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1939: 8.84 ft, minor flooding; 4,190 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1940: 9.40 ft, minor floodingApr 4, 1940: 9.30 ft, minor floodingApr 9, 1940: 9.52 ft, moderate flooding; 5,620 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 1940: 8.90 ft, minor flooding; 4,460 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1941: 9.25 ft, minor flooding; 4,960 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1942: 9.10 ft, minor flooding; 4,280 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1942: 9.71 ft, moderate flooding; 4,700 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 1942: 9.00 ft, minor flooding; 3,960 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1942: 9.99 ft, moderate floodingMar 17, 1943: 9.75 ft, moderate floodingMar 17, 1944: 9.37 ft, minor flooding; 4,680 cubic feet per secondJul 20, 1945: 9.04 ft, minor flooding; 3,510 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1946: 9.02 ft, minor flooding; 3,430 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1947: 9.12 ft, minor flooding; 3,950 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1947: 9.42 ft, minor flooding; 4,790 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1948: 9.66 ft, moderate flooding; 6,450 cubic feet per secondJan 6, 1949: 8.61 ft, minor flooding; 3,040 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1950: 9.38 ft, minor flooding; 5,740 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1950: 9.60 ft, moderate floodingSep 1, 1950: 9.90 ft, moderate flooding; 7,000 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1950: 8.83 ft, minor flooding; 3,810 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1951: 8.86 ft, minor flooding; 3,970 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1951: 9.16 ft, minor flooding; 5,120 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1952: 9.37 ft, minor flooding; 5,710 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1952: 8.85 ft, minor flooding; 3,510 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1952: 9.38 ft, minor flooding; 5,740 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1953: 9.16 ft, minor flooding; 5,120 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1953: 9.38 ft, minor flooding; 5,740 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1955: 9.18 ft, minor flooding; 4,680 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1956: 9.18 ft, minor flooding; 5,890 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1958: 8.94 ft, minor flooding; 4,740 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1959: 9.59 ft, moderate flooding; 6,200 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1959: 8.80 ft, minor flooding; 4,180 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1959: 8.80 ft, minor flooding; 4,260 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1960: 8.59 ft, minor flooding; 3,880 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1960: 9.27 ft, minor flooding; 5,720 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1960: 9.17 ft, minor flooding; 5,290 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1961: 9.77 ft, moderate flooding; 8,980 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1963: 9.13 ft, minor flooding; 5,140 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1964: 9.80 ft, moderate flooding; 9,200 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1970: 8.89 ft, minor flooding; 4,460 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1970: 8.71 ft, minor flooding; 4,070 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1972: 9.57 ft, moderate flooding; 7,500 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 1972: 8.75 ft, minor flooding; 4,150 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1975: 8.79 ft, minor flooding; 4,230 cubic feet per secondFeb 22, 1976: 8.81 ft, minor flooding; 4,270 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1976: 8.84 ft, minor flooding; 4,340 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1976: 9.26 ft, minor flooding; 5,670 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1977: 9.91 ft, moderate flooding; 10,100 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1977: 9.30 ft, minor flooding; 5,850 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1977: 9.04 ft, minor flooding; 4,850 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1977: 9.17 ft, minor flooding; 5,300 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1978: 9.07 ft, minor flooding; 4,960 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1978: 8.79 ft, minor flooding; 4,230 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 1979: 8.65 ft, minor flooding; 4,050 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1979: 9.94 ft, moderate flooding; 10,400 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1980: 9.19 ft, minor flooding; 5,560 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1981: 9.18 ft, minor floodingFeb 20, 1981: 8.73 ft, minor flooding; 4,260 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1983: 8.68 ft, minor flooding; 4,150 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1983: 9.51 ft, moderate floodingFeb 15, 1984: 9.59 ft, moderate flooding; 6,640 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1986: 9.88 ft, moderate flooding; 7,070 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1986: 8.62 ft, minor flooding; 3,940 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1990: 8.53 ft, minor flooding; 3,860 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 1990: 8.69 ft, minor flooding; 4,170 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1993: 9.23 ft, minor flooding; 5,240 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1993: 9.93 ft, moderate flooding; 7,180 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1994: 8.91 ft, minor flooding; 4,540 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1996: 10.47 ft, moderate flooding; 8,000 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 1996: 8.99 ft, minor flooding; 4,680 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1998: 8.56 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 1998: 8.61 ft, minor flooding; 3,860 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1999: 9.20 ft, minor flooding; 5,170 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2000: 9.56 ft, moderate flooding; 6,100 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2000: 8.88 ft, minor flooding; 4,400 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2001: 9.53 ft, moderate flooding; 6,020 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2003: 9.08 ft, minor flooding; 4,880 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 2004: 8.80 ft, minor flooding; 4,345 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2005: 10.78 ft, major flooding; 9,768 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2006: 11.35 ft, major flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 2006: 9.52 ft, moderate flooding; 5,780 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2007: 9.15 ft, minor flooding; 4,950 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 2007: 8.62 ft, minor flooding; 3,910 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 2008: 9.19 ft, minor flooding; 5,040 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2011: 10.28 ft, moderate flooding; 7,710 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2011: 10.35 ft, moderate flooding; 7,910 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2011: 11.64 ft, major flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondJul 1, 2013: 11.14 ft, major flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 2013: 8.53 ft, minor flooding; 3,670 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2017: 8.98 ft, minor flooding; 4,747 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 2019: 10.07 ft, moderate flooding; 6,234 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2020: 10.00 ft, moderate flooding; 6,111 cubic feet per secondOct 27, 2021: 9.24 ft, minor flooding; 4,869 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2023: 8.56 ft, minor flooding; 3,520 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2023: 9.85 ft, moderate flooding; 5,852 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 2025: 10.45 ft, moderate flooding; 6,641 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2026: 9.05 ft, minor flooding; 4,101 cubic feet per second Highest, 11.64 ft, Sep 8, 2011 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Chenango River at Sherburne 1910s: 4 1920s: 2 1930s: 7 1940s: 17 17 1950s: 17 1960s: 6 1970s: 16 1980s: 8 1990s: 10 2000s: 11 2010s: 7 2020s: 6 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

The 50 highest of 111 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Chenango River at Sherburne
1Sep 8, 201111.64+3.14Major10,900
2Jun 28, 200611.35+2.85Major11,400
3Mar 28, 191411.20+2.70Major—
4Jul 1, 201311.14+2.64Major10,500
5Apr 3, 200510.78+2.28Major9,768
6Mar 18, 193610.60+2.10Major12,500
7Jan 19, 199610.47+1.97Moderate8,000
8Jun 22, 202510.45+1.95Moderate6,641
9Apr 28, 201110.35+1.85Moderate7,910
10Mar 11, 201110.28+1.78Moderate7,710
11Nov 1, 201910.07+1.57Moderate6,234
12Dec 25, 202010.00+1.50Moderate6,111
13Dec 30, 19429.99+1.49Moderate—
14Mar 6, 19799.94+1.44Moderate10,400
15Apr 11, 19939.93+1.43Moderate7,180
16Mar 14, 19779.91+1.41Moderate10,100
17Mar 14, 19299.90+1.40Moderate—
18Sep 1, 19509.90+1.40Moderate7,000
19Mar 15, 19869.88+1.38Moderate7,070
20Dec 18, 20239.85+1.35Moderate5,852
21Mar 5, 19649.80+1.30Moderate9,200
22Feb 26, 19619.77+1.27Moderate8,980
23Mar 17, 19439.75+1.25Moderate—
24Mar 17, 19429.71+1.21Moderate4,700
25Oct 31, 19359.70+1.20Moderate—
26Mar 20, 19489.66+1.16Moderate6,450
27Sep 30, 19249.60+1.10Moderate—
28Mar 12, 19369.60+1.10Moderate—
29Apr 4, 19509.60+1.10Moderate—
30Jan 22, 19599.59+1.09Moderate6,200
31Feb 15, 19849.59+1.09Moderate6,640
32Jun 23, 19729.57+1.07Moderate7,500
33Feb 28, 20009.56+1.06Moderate6,100
34Apr 10, 20019.53+1.03Moderate6,020
35Apr 9, 19409.52+1.02Moderate5,620
36Nov 17, 20069.52+1.02Moderate5,780
37Dec 14, 19839.51+1.01Moderate—
38Mar 27, 19139.50+1.00Moderate—
39Apr 6, 19479.42+0.92Minor4,790
40Feb 28, 19109.40+0.90Minor—
41Feb 26, 19189.40+0.90Minor—
42Mar 31, 19409.40+0.90Minor—
43Mar 28, 19509.38+0.88Minor5,740
44Dec 11, 19529.38+0.88Minor5,740
45Dec 11, 19539.38+0.88Minor5,740
46Mar 17, 19449.37+0.87Minor4,680
47Mar 11, 19529.37+0.87Minor5,710
48Jan 10, 19359.30+0.80Minor—
49Apr 6, 19379.30+0.80Minor—
50Apr 4, 19409.30+0.80Minor—

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.

September 8, 2011: 11.64 ft here, major flooding

  • OxfordNY · Sep 8, 2011 · 21.76 ft · Major
  • GreeneNY · Sep 8, 2011 · 21.09 ft · Major
  • Chenango ForksNY · Sep 8, 2011 · 14.93 ft · Major
  • NorwichNY · Sep 10, 2011 · 11.58 ft · Moderate

June 28, 2006: 11.35 ft here, major flooding

  • OxfordNY · Jun 28, 2006 · 22.51 ft · Major · its highest
  • GreeneNY · Jun 28, 2006 · 21.16 ft · Major
  • NorwichNY · Jun 28, 2006 · 12.80 ft · Major · its highest
  • Chenango ForksNY · Jun 28, 2006 · 13.74 ft · Moderate

March 28, 1914: 11.20 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Chenango River

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

Flood gauges on the Chenango River
Sherburne this gaugeNY8.511.64 ft, Sep 8, 20116
NorwichNY9.012.80 ft, Jun 28, 20062
OxfordNY16.522.51 ft, Jun 28, 20062
GreeneNY13.022.00 ft, Jul 8, 19355
Chenango ForksNY10.020.30 ft, Jul 8, 19357

Other gauges in Chenango County

Flood gauges in Chenango County
Greene13.022.00 ft, Jul 8, 19355
Norwich9.012.80 ft, Jun 28, 20062
Oxford16.522.51 ft, Jun 28, 20062
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 SHBN6, 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.