Chittenango Creek near Chittenango

Highest listed crest 9.13 ftFlood stage 6.0 ft2 crests since 1972

The Chittenango Creek near Chittenango crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 2 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1972 to 2021. The highest, 9.13 ft on June 22, 1972, was major flooding, 3.13 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 9.13 ft; June 22, 1972
Flood stage: 6.0 ft; Major flooding from 8.0 ft
Crests at major: 1; 98th of 160 gauges in New York
Most recent flood crest: October 26, 2021; 6.39 ft, minor flooding
Location: Madison County; Near Oneida (9.9 mi), Syracuse (14.5 mi)
Identifiers: NWS CTTN6; USGS 04244000

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Chittenango Creek near Chittenango

Action stage	5.5	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	6.0	1	Oct 26, 2021	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	7.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	8.0	1	Jun 22, 1972	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

2 crests from 1972 to 2021. 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, Chittenango Creek near Chittenango

1	Jun 22, 1972	9.13	+3.13	Major	—
2	Oct 26, 2021	6.39	+0.39	Minor	2,386

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge CTTN6, 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.