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Keuka Lake at Penn Yan

Highest listed crest 719.30 ftFlood stage 716.5 ft23 crests since 1972

The Keuka Lake at Penn Yan crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 23 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1972 to 2014. The highest, 719.30 ft on June 23, 1972, was major flooding, 2.80 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
719.30 ft
June 23, 1972
Flood stage
716.5 ft
Major flooding from 719.0 ft
Crests at major
1
98th of 160 gauges in New York
Most recent flood crest
December 31, 1993
716.60 ft, minor flooding
Location
Yates County
New York
Identifiers
NWS KKPN6
No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Keuka Lake at Penn Yan
Action stage715.06Dec 31, 2014The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)716.51Dec 31, 1993Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage718.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage719.01Jun 23, 1972Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

23 crests from 1972 to 2014. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Keuka Lake at Penn Yan, 1972 to 2014 712714716718720ft Flood stage 716.5 ftMajor 719.0 ft Jun 23, 1972: 719.30 ft, major floodingDec 31, 1993: 716.60 ft, minor floodingDec 31, 1994: 714.70 ft, below flood stageDec 31, 1995: 713.60 ft, below flood stageDec 31, 1996: 715.80 ft, action stageDec 31, 1997: 714.60 ft, below flood stageDec 31, 1998: 715.40 ft, action stageDec 31, 1999: 714.20 ft, below flood stageDec 31, 2000: 714.50 ft, below flood stageDec 31, 2001: 715.60 ft, action stageDec 31, 2002: 714.60 ft, below flood stageDec 31, 2003: 714.50 ft, below flood stageDec 31, 2004: 714.80 ft, below flood stageDec 31, 2005: 715.70 ft, action stageDec 31, 2006: 715.10 ft, action stageDec 31, 2007: 714.40 ft, below flood stageDec 31, 2008: 714.40 ft, below flood stageDec 31, 2009: 714.40 ft, below flood stageDec 31, 2010: 714.30 ft, below flood stageDec 31, 2011: 714.80 ft, below flood stageDec 31, 2012: 714.30 ft, below flood stageDec 31, 2013: 714.30 ft, below flood stageDec 31, 2014: 715.60 ft, action stage Highest, 719.30 ft, Jun 23, 1972 1980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Keuka Lake at Penn Yan 1970s: 1 1 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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, Keuka Lake at Penn Yan
1Jun 23, 1972719.30+2.80Major—
2Dec 31, 1993716.60+0.10Minor—
3Dec 31, 1996715.80−0.70Action—
4Dec 31, 2005715.70−0.80Action—
5Dec 31, 2001715.60−0.90Action—
6Dec 31, 2014715.60−0.90Action—
7Dec 31, 1998715.40−1.10Action—
8Dec 31, 2006715.10−1.40Action—
9Dec 31, 2004714.80−1.70Below flood stage—
10Dec 31, 2011714.80−1.70Below flood stage—
11Dec 31, 1994714.70−1.80Below flood stage—
12Dec 31, 1997714.60−1.90Below flood stage—
13Dec 31, 2002714.60−1.90Below flood stage—
14Dec 31, 2000714.50−2.00Below flood stage—
15Dec 31, 2003714.50−2.00Below flood stage—
16Dec 31, 2007714.40−2.10Below flood stage—
17Dec 31, 2008714.40−2.10Below flood stage—
18Dec 31, 2009714.40−2.10Below flood stage—
19Dec 31, 2010714.30−2.20Below flood stage—
20Dec 31, 2012714.30−2.20Below flood stage—
21Dec 31, 2013714.30−2.20Below flood stage—
22Dec 31, 1999714.20−2.30Below flood stage—
23Dec 31, 1995713.60−2.90Below flood stage—

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge KKPN6, 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.