Search
Menu

Explore

Hazards

Analysis

Rankings

Reference

Honeoye Creek at Honeoye Falls

Highest listed crest 7.99 ftFlood stage 6.5 ft11 crests since 1955

The Honeoye Creek at Honeoye Falls crested above flood stage 11 times among the 11 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1955 to 2026. The highest, 7.99 ft on March 1, 1955, was moderate flooding, 1.49 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
7.99 ft
March 1, 1955; 3,790 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
6.5 ft
Major flooding from 8.0 ft
Crests at major
0
11 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
April 1, 2026
7.54 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Monroe County
Near Rochester (14.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Honeoye Creek at Honeoye Falls
Action stage6.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)6.51Oct 27, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage7.010Apr 1, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage8.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

11 crests from 1955 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Honeoye Creek at Honeoye Falls, 1955 to 2026 6.577.58ft Flood stage 6.5 ftMajor 8.0 ft Mar 1, 1955: 7.99 ft, moderate flooding; 3,790 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1956: 7.84 ft, moderate flooding; 3,880 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1959: 7.32 ft, moderate flooding; 2,690 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1960: 7.94 ft, moderate flooding; 3,700 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1976: 7.28 ft, moderate flooding; 3,960 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1993: 7.33 ft, moderate flooding; 3,960 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1998: 7.00 ft, moderate flooding; 1,998 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2005: 7.06 ft, moderate flooding; 3,580 cubic feet per secondMay 17, 2014: 7.11 ft, moderate flooding; 3,664 cubic feet per secondOct 27, 2021: 6.85 ft, minor flooding; 2,927 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2026: 7.54 ft, moderate flooding; 3,722 cubic feet per second Highest, 7.99 ft, Mar 1, 1955 1960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Honeoye Creek at Honeoye Falls 1950s: 3 3 1960s: 1 1970s: 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 2 2000s: 1 2010s: 1 2020s: 2 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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.
  3. 2 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 8.42 ft on Mar 28, 1950; 8.30 ft on Jun 23, 1972.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Honeoye Creek at Honeoye Falls
1Mar 1, 19557.99+1.49Moderate3,790
2Mar 30, 19607.94+1.44Moderate3,700
3Mar 7, 19567.84+1.34Moderate3,880
4Apr 1, 20267.54+1.04Moderate3,722
5Apr 2, 19937.33+0.83Moderate3,960
6Jan 22, 19597.32+0.82Moderate2,690
7Mar 4, 19767.28+0.78Moderate3,960
8May 17, 20147.11+0.61Moderate3,664
9Apr 4, 20057.06+0.56Moderate3,580
10Jan 9, 19987.00+0.50Moderate1,998
11Oct 27, 20216.85+0.35Minor2,927

Other gauges in Monroe County

Flood gauges in Monroe County
Churchville6.09.44 ft, Mar 31, 19605
Rochester15.024.50 ft, Mar 18, 18651
Garbutt6.08.64 ft, Mar 31, 19605

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HNYN6, 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.