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Dry Brook at Arkville

Highest listed crest 15.50 ftFlood stage 10.5 ft8 crests since 1996

The Dry Brook at Arkville crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 8 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1996 to 2011. The highest, 15.50 ft on January 19, 1996, was major flooding, 5.00 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
15.50 ft
January 19, 1996; 12,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
10.5 ft
Major flooding from 12.5 ft
Crests at major
5
31st of 160 gauges in New York
Most recent flood crest
August 28, 2011
14.14 ft, major flooding
Location
Delaware 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, Dry Brook at Arkville
Action stage9.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)10.51Jun 28, 2006Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage11.52Sep 18, 2004Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage12.55Aug 28, 2011Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

8 crests from 1996 to 2011. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Dry Brook at Arkville, 1996 to 2011 10121416ft Flood stage 10.5 ftMajor 12.5 ft Jan 19, 1996: 15.50 ft, major flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 1996: 12.01 ft, moderate flooding; 8,880 cubic feet per secondDec 7, 2000: 12.67 ft, major flooding; 9,780 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 2000: 12.67 ft, major flooding; 9,780 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2004: 12.39 ft, moderate flooding; 9,420 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 2005: 13.86 ft, major flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2006: 11.48 ft, minor floodingAug 28, 2011: 14.14 ft, major flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per second Highest, 15.50 ft, Jan 19, 1996 200020052010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Dry Brook at Arkville 1990s: 2 2000s: 5 5 2010s: 1 1990s2000s2010s
  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, Dry Brook at Arkville
1Jan 19, 199615.50+5.00Major12,000
2Aug 28, 201114.14+3.64Major11,400
3Apr 2, 200513.86+3.36Major11,100
4Dec 7, 200012.67+2.17Major9,780
5Dec 17, 200012.67+2.17Major9,780
6Sep 18, 200412.39+1.89Moderate9,420
7Nov 9, 199612.01+1.51Moderate8,880
8Jun 28, 200611.48+0.98Minor—

Other gauges in Delaware County

Flood gauges in Delaware County
Cooks Falls10.020.55 ft, Jun 28, 20062
Downsville below Pepacton Dam9.016.00 ft, Oct 9, 19037
Fishs Eddy13.021.45 ft, Jun 28, 20063
Harvard10.016.93 ft, Sep 22, 19388
Margaretville11.015.97 ft, Aug 28, 20113
Pepacton Reservoir1,281.01,283.74 ft, Jun 28, 20060
Hancock18.028.23 ft, Jun 28, 20063
East Sidney Dam1,203.01,204.35 ft, Jul 1, 20060
East Sidney Dam4.56.19 ft, Apr 7, 19601
Dunraven7.011.20 ft, Jan 19, 19961
Sidney979.5988.30 ft, Jun 28, 20062
Andes6.86.96 ft, Aug 9, 20240
Trout Creek6.37.48 ft, Aug 9, 20243
Delhi8.012.53 ft, Aug 29, 20115
Cannonsville Reservoir1,153.01,158.00 ft, Jun 29, 20063
Hale Eddy11.020.30 ft, Oct 10, 19039
Walton11.516.85 ft, Jun 28, 20062

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge DRYN6, 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.