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Hudson River at Troy

Highest listed crest 29.70 ftFlood stage 21.5 ft66 crests since 1913

The Hudson River at Troy crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 66 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2024. The highest, 29.70 ft on March 28, 1913, was major flooding, 8.20 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
29.70 ft
March 28, 1913; 220,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
21.5 ft
Major flooding from 27.0 ft
Crests at major
5
31st of 160 gauges in New York
Most recent flood crest
March 8, 2024
21.94 ft, minor flooding
Location
Albany County
Near Troy (1.3 mi), Cohoes (1.7 mi), Watervliet (2.1 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 Troy
Action stage21.02Feb 26, 2017The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)21.541Mar 8, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage24.08Sep 9, 2011Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage27.05Aug 29, 2011Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

66 crests from 1913 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Hudson River at Troy, 1913 to 2024 18202224262830ft Flood stage 21.5 ftMajor 27.0 ft Mar 28, 1913: 29.70 ft, major flooding; 220,000 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1936: 24.40 ft, moderate floodingMar 19, 1936: 29.48 ft, major flooding; 215,000 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1938: 27.10 ft, major flooding; 181,000 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1948: 27.05 ft, major flooding; 181,000 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1955: 23.13 ft, minor flooding; 113,000 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1960: 24.41 ft, moderate flooding; 135,000 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1963: 22.02 ft, minor flooding; 85,400 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1964: 24.82 ft, moderate flooding; 141,000 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1965: 19.46 ft, below flood stage; 37,400 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1966: 20.25 ft, below flood stage; 50,500 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1967: 20.59 ft, below flood stage; 56,900 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 1968: 22.12 ft, minor flooding; 91,200 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1969: 21.86 ft, minor flooding; 82,200 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1970: 22.33 ft, minor flooding; 91,700 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1971: 20.88 ft, below flood stage; 62,500 cubic feet per secondMay 5, 1972: 22.48 ft, minor flooding; 99,300 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1973: 21.94 ft, minor flooding; 88,100 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1973: 22.39 ft, minor flooding; 98,400 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1975: 21.93 ft, minor flooding; 86,000 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1976: 22.82 ft, minor flooding; 106,000 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1977: 26.53 ft, moderate flooding; 175,000 cubic feet per secondOct 18, 1977: 22.72 ft, minor flooding; 104,000 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1979: 23.64 ft, minor flooding; 121,000 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1980: 23.62 ft, minor flooding; 123,000 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1983: 22.83 ft, minor flooding; 106,000 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1983: 22.67 ft, minor floodingMay 30, 1984: 22.98 ft, minor flooding; 109,000 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1986: 23.41 ft, minor flooding; 117,000 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1987: 23.79 ft, minor flooding; 122,000 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1988: 20.55 ft, below flood stage; 59,400 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 1990: 21.96 ft, minor flooding; 88,900 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1992: 20.91 ft, below flood stage; 68,900 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1993: 23.57 ft, minor flooding; 120,000 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1994: 22.39 ft, minor flooding; 98,800 cubic feet per secondDec 6, 1994: 20.04 ft, below flood stage; 30,000 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1996: 26.22 ft, moderate flooding; 165,000 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1996: 20.90 ft, below flood stageDec 2, 1996: 23.31 ft, minor flooding; 114,000 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1998: 24.77 ft, moderate flooding; 140,000 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1998: 21.62 ft, minor floodingApr 2, 1998: 21.36 ft, action stageJan 25, 1999: 20.95 ft, below flood stage; 70,000 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1999: 19.02 ft, below flood stageFeb 29, 2000: 23.30 ft, minor flooding; 116,000 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2003: 22.08 ft, minor flooding; 91,600 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2005: 24.22 ft, moderate flooding; 131,000 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 2006: 23.67 ft, minor flooding; 123,000 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2007: 23.13 ft, minor flooding; 113,000 cubic feet per secondMar 24, 2010: 22.64 ft, minor flooding; 97,799 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2010: 22.16 ft, minor flooding; 88,200 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2011: 21.71 ft, minor flooding; 79,141 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 2011: 21.53 ft, minor flooding; 75,506 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 2011: 23.02 ft, minor flooding; 106,000 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 2011: 27.05 ft, major flooding; 181,949 cubic feet per secondSep 9, 2011: 24.20 ft, moderate flooding; 128,800 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2013: 22.74 ft, minor flooding; 99,799 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2014: 21.95 ft, minor flooding; 83,990 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2017: 21.48 ft, action stage; 74,496 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2017: 22.05 ft, minor flooding; 86,000 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2019: 21.52 ft, minor flooding; 75,304 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 2019: 22.82 ft, minor floodingDec 26, 2020: 22.81 ft, minor flooding; 101,200 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2022: 23.44 ft, minor flooding; 113,800 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2023: 23.66 ft, minor flooding; 118,200 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 2024: 21.94 ft, minor flooding; 83,788 cubic feet per second Highest, 29.70 ft, Mar 28, 1913 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Hudson River at Troy 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 3 1940s: 1 1950s: 1 1960s: 5 1970s: 9 1980s: 6 1990s: 7 2000s: 5 2010s: 12 12 2020s: 4 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 66 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Hudson River at Troy
1Mar 28, 191329.70+8.20Major220,000
2Mar 19, 193629.48+7.98Major215,000
3Sep 22, 193827.10+5.60Major181,000
4Dec 31, 194827.05+5.55Major181,000
5Aug 29, 201127.05+5.55Major181,949
6Mar 14, 197726.53+5.03Moderate175,000
7Jan 20, 199626.22+4.72Moderate165,000
8Mar 6, 196424.82+3.32Moderate141,000
9Jan 9, 199824.77+3.27Moderate140,000
10Apr 5, 196024.41+2.91Moderate135,000
11Mar 13, 193624.40+2.90Moderate—
12Apr 4, 200524.22+2.72Moderate131,000
13Sep 9, 201124.20+2.70Moderate128,800
14Apr 5, 198723.79+2.29Minor122,000
15Jun 29, 200623.67+2.17Minor123,000
16Dec 19, 202323.66+2.16Minor118,200
17Mar 7, 197923.64+2.14Minor121,000
18Mar 22, 198023.62+2.12Minor123,000
19Mar 30, 199323.57+2.07Minor120,000
20Apr 9, 202223.44+1.94Minor113,800
21Mar 16, 198623.41+1.91Minor117,000
22Dec 2, 199623.31+1.81Minor114,000
23Feb 29, 200023.30+1.80Minor116,000
24Oct 17, 195523.13+1.63Minor113,000
25Apr 17, 200723.13+1.63Minor113,000
26Apr 30, 201123.02+1.52Minor106,000
27May 30, 198422.98+1.48Minor109,000
28Apr 26, 198322.83+1.33Minor106,000
29Apr 2, 197622.82+1.32Minor106,000
30Nov 2, 201922.82+1.32Minor—
31Dec 26, 202022.81+1.31Minor101,200
32Jun 14, 201322.74+1.24Minor99,799
33Oct 18, 197722.72+1.22Minor104,000
34Dec 14, 198322.67+1.17Minor—
35Mar 24, 201022.64+1.14Minor97,799
36May 5, 197222.48+0.98Minor99,300
37Dec 27, 197322.39+0.89Minor98,400
38Apr 17, 199422.39+0.89Minor98,800
39Apr 3, 197022.33+0.83Minor91,700
40Mar 31, 201022.16+0.66Minor88,200
41Mar 24, 196822.12+0.62Minor91,200
42Mar 23, 200322.08+0.58Minor91,600
43Apr 7, 201722.05+0.55Minor86,000
44Mar 28, 196322.02+0.52Minor85,400
45Nov 11, 199021.96+0.46Minor88,900
46Apr 16, 201421.95+0.45Minor83,990
47Apr 5, 197321.94+0.44Minor88,100
48Mar 8, 202421.94+0.44Minor83,788
49Feb 25, 197521.93+0.43Minor86,000
50Apr 23, 196921.86+0.36Minor82,200

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 28, 1913: 29.70 ft here, major flooding

  • HadleyNY · Mar 27, 1913 · 23.00 ft · Major · its highest
  • AlbanyNY · Mar 28, 1913 · 21.45 ft · Major
  • North CreekNY · Mar 27, 1913 · 11.70 ft · Moderate

March 19, 1936: 29.48 ft here, major flooding

  • Fort EdwardNY · Mar 18, 1936 · 29.00 ft · Major
  • HadleyNY · Mar 18, 1936 · 19.59 ft · Major
  • AlbanyNY · Mar 19, 1936 · 17.86 ft · Major
  • North CreekNY · Mar 19, 1936 · 12.10 ft · Moderate

September 22, 1938: 27.10 ft here, major flooding

  • AlbanyNY · Sep 22, 1938 · 16.50 ft · Major

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
HadleyNY14.023.00 ft, Mar 27, 19135
North CreekNY10.013.65 ft, Apr 29, 20111
Troy this gaugeNY21.529.70 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 Albany County

Flood gauges in Albany County
Albany11.021.71 ft, Feb 9, 185714
Cohoes20.023.15 ft, Mar 6, 19644

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TRYN6, 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.