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Hudson River at Hadley

Highest listed crest 23.00 ftFlood stage 14.0 ft53 crests since 1913

The Hudson River at Hadley crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 53 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2023. The highest, 23.00 ft on March 27, 1913, was major flooding, 9.00 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Hudson River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
23.00 ft
March 27, 1913; 46,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
14.0 ft
Major flooding from 19.0 ft
Crests at major
5
31st of 160 gauges in New York
Most recent flood crest
December 19, 2023
16.81 ft, minor flooding
Location
Saratoga County
Near Glens Falls (10.0 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Hudson River at Hadley
Action stage8.525Apr 5, 1999The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)14.017Dec 19, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage17.05Nov 1, 2019Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage19.05Apr 29, 2011Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

53 crests from 1913 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Hudson River at Hadley, 1913 to 2023 510152025ft Flood stage 14.0 ftMajor 19.0 ft Mar 27, 1913: 23.00 ft, major flooding; 46,000 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1922: 19.71 ft, major flooding; 33,100 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1936: 19.59 ft, major flooding; 41,200 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1947: 17.32 ft, moderate flooding; 33,000 cubic feet per secondJan 1, 1949: 21.21 ft, major flooding; 42,700 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1953: 16.68 ft, minor flooding; 31,400 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1969: 14.32 ft, minor flooding; 25,800 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1972: 16.14 ft, minor flooding; 30,100 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1976: 17.49 ft, moderate flooding; 33,400 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1977: 13.62 ft, action stage; 24,100 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1977: 13.90 ft, action stage; 24,800 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1979: 14.31 ft, minor flooding; 25,800 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1979: 14.98 ft, minor flooding; 27,400 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1980: 13.03 ft, action stage; 22,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1981: 16.12 ft, minor flooding; 30,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1981: 12.28 ft, action stage; 20,800 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1983: 11.70 ft, action stage; 19,400 cubic feet per secondMay 2, 1983: 12.50 ft, action stage; 21,300 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1983: 13.17 ft, action stage; 22,900 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1986: 12.22 ft, action stage; 20,600 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1987: 15.46 ft, minor flooding; 28,500 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1987: 12.13 ft, action stage; 20,400 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1988: 8.77 ft, action stage; 12,500 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1989: 9.55 ft, action stage; 14,300 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1990: 14.52 ft, minor flooding; 26,200 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1990: 11.59 ft, action stage; 19,100 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1990: 10.28 ft, action stage; 16,000 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 1990: 10.35 ft, action stage; 16,200 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1992: 11.24 ft, action stage; 18,300 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 1993: 12.07 ft, action stage; 20,300 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1993: 15.99 ft, minor flooding; 29,700 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1993: 14.03 ft, minor flooding; 25,100 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1994: 14.77 ft, minor flooding; 26,800 cubic feet per secondApr 27, 1994: 10.80 ft, action stage; 17,300 cubic feet per secondJan 16, 1995: 7.79 ft, below flood stage; 10,300 cubic feet per secondOct 22, 1995: 12.91 ft, action stage; 22,300 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1996: 10.75 ft, action stage; 17,200 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1996: 11.95 ft, action stage; 20,000 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1996: 11.96 ft, action stage; 20,000 cubic feet per secondNov 10, 1996: 12.30 ft, action stage; 20,800 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 1996: 11.37 ft, action stage; 18,600 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1997: 10.07 ft, action stage; 15,500 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1998: 17.08 ft, moderate flooding; 32,400 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1998: 15.14 ft, minor flooding; 27,700 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1999: 9.93 ft, action stage; 15,200 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 2001: 15.12 ft, minor flooding; 27,600 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 2007: 14.16 ft, minor flooding; 25,400 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2011: 21.32 ft, major flooding; 43,100 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2014: 18.12 ft, moderate flooding; 35,836 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 2019: 15.66 ft, minor flooding; 29,695 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 2019: 17.96 ft, moderate flooding; 35,510 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2022: 14.33 ft, minor flooding; 26,395 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2023: 16.81 ft, minor flooding; 32,587 cubic feet per second Highest, 23.00 ft, Mar 27, 1913 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Hudson River at Hadley 1910s: 1 1920s: 1 1930s: 1 1940s: 2 1950s: 1 1960s: 1 1970s: 4 1980s: 2 1990s: 6 6 2000s: 2 2010s: 4 2020s: 2 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 53 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Hudson River at Hadley
1Mar 27, 191323.00+9.00Major46,000
2Apr 29, 201121.32+7.32Major43,100
3Jan 1, 194921.21+7.21Major42,700
4Apr 12, 192219.71+5.71Major33,100
5Mar 18, 193619.59+5.59Major41,200
6Apr 16, 201418.12+4.12Moderate35,836
7Nov 1, 201917.96+3.96Moderate35,510
8Apr 2, 197617.49+3.49Moderate33,400
9Jun 4, 194717.32+3.32Moderate33,000
10Jan 10, 199817.08+3.08Moderate32,400
11Dec 19, 202316.81+2.81Minor32,587
12Mar 28, 195316.68+2.68Minor31,400
13May 5, 197216.14+2.14Minor30,100
14Feb 21, 198116.12+2.12Minor30,000
15Apr 17, 199315.99+1.99Minor29,700
16Apr 21, 201915.66+1.66Minor29,695
17Apr 1, 198715.46+1.46Minor28,500
18Apr 2, 199815.14+1.14Minor27,700
19Apr 25, 200115.12+1.12Minor27,600
20Apr 28, 197914.98+0.98Minor27,400
21Apr 17, 199414.77+0.77Minor26,800
22Mar 16, 199014.52+0.52Minor26,200
23Apr 8, 202214.33+0.33Minor26,395
24Apr 23, 196914.32+0.32Minor25,800
25Mar 25, 197914.31+0.31Minor25,800
26Apr 24, 200714.16+0.16Minor25,400
27Apr 23, 199314.03+0.03Minor25,100
28Apr 25, 197713.90−0.10Action24,800
29Mar 14, 197713.62−0.38Action24,100
30Dec 14, 198313.17−0.83Action22,900
31Apr 10, 198013.03−0.97Action22,700
32Oct 22, 199512.91−1.09Action22,300
33May 2, 198312.50−1.50Action21,300
34Nov 10, 199612.30−1.70Action20,800
35Feb 25, 198112.28−1.72Action20,800
36Mar 31, 198612.22−1.78Action20,600
37Apr 6, 198712.13−1.87Action20,400
38Apr 12, 199312.07−1.93Action20,300
39May 12, 199611.96−2.04Action20,000
40Apr 24, 199611.95−2.05Action20,000
41Apr 26, 198311.70−2.30Action19,400
42Apr 4, 199011.59−2.41Action19,100
43Dec 2, 199611.37−2.63Action18,600
44Apr 23, 199211.24−2.76Action18,300
45Apr 27, 199410.80−3.20Action17,300
46Apr 17, 199610.75−3.25Action17,200
47Oct 24, 199010.35−3.65Action16,200
48May 18, 199010.28−3.72Action16,000
49Apr 8, 199710.07−3.93Action15,500
50Apr 5, 19999.93−4.07Action15,200

The worst floods along the Hudson River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Hudson River that crested above flood stage within a week.

March 27, 1913: 23.00 ft here, major flooding

  • TroyNY · Mar 28, 1913 · 29.70 ft · Major · its highest
  • AlbanyNY · Mar 28, 1913 · 21.45 ft · Major
  • North CreekNY · Mar 27, 1913 · 11.70 ft · Moderate

April 29, 2011: 21.32 ft here, major flooding

  • Fort EdwardNY · Apr 29, 2011 · 31.34 ft · Major
  • North CreekNY · Apr 29, 2011 · 13.65 ft · Major · its highest
  • TroyNY · Apr 30, 2011 · 23.02 ft · Minor
  • NewcombNY · Apr 29, 2011 · 12.59 ft · Minor

January 1, 1949: 21.21 ft here, major flooding

  • Fort EdwardNY · Jan 1, 1949 · 29.20 ft · Major
  • TroyNY · Dec 31, 1948 · 27.05 ft · Major
  • AlbanyNY · Jan 1, 1949 · 17.50 ft · Major
  • North CreekNY · Dec 31, 1948 · 12.14 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Hudson River

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Hudson River
AlbanyNY11.021.71 ft, Feb 9, 185714
Fort EdwardNY26.034.00 ft, Mar 14, 19134
Hadley this gaugeNY14.023.00 ft, Mar 27, 19135
North CreekNY10.013.65 ft, Apr 29, 20111
TroyNY21.529.70 ft, Mar 28, 19135
NewcombNY12.512.84 ft, Jan 9, 19980
PoughkeepsieNY4.29.05 ft, Oct 30, 20221
WaterfordNY34.036.38 ft, May 30, 19840

Other gauges in Saratoga County

Flood gauges in Saratoga County
Waterford34.036.38 ft, May 30, 19840
Conklingville - Gt Sac Lk773.0774.47 ft, May 1, 20111
Hadley10.012.36 ft, Mar 28, 19131

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HDYN6, 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.