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Little Salmon River at Bombay

Highest listed crest 14.54 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft35 crests since 1974

The Little Salmon River at Bombay crested above flood stage 6 times among the 35 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1974 to 2024. The highest, 14.54 ft on August 10, 2024, was moderate flooding, 2.54 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.54 ft
August 10, 2024; 3,890 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
6 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
August 10, 2024
14.54 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Franklin 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, Little Salmon River at Bombay
Action stage10.013Apr 6, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.05Dec 19, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.01Aug 10, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream

Every listed crest

35 crests from 1974 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Little Salmon River at Bombay, 1974 to 2024 6810121416ft Flood stage 12.0 ft Apr 4, 1974: 12.90 ft, minor flooding; 3,250 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1985: 12.30 ft, minor flooding; 3,000 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1986: 12.58 ft, minor flooding; 23,170 cubic feet per secondDec 3, 1986: 9.16 ft, below flood stage; 1,750 cubic feet per secondMar 26, 1988: 8.27 ft, below flood stage; 1,440 cubic feet per secondNov 6, 1988: 10.30 ft, action stage; 2,170 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1990: 8.93 ft, below flood stage; 1,670 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1991: 9.84 ft, below flood stage; 2,000 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1993: 11.62 ft, action stage; 2,700 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1994: 7.73 ft, below flood stage; 1,210 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1996: 9.21 ft, below flood stage; 1,770 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 1996: 10.82 ft, action stage; 2,370 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1998: 13.27 ft, minor flooding; 3,420 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2002: 9.62 ft, below flood stage; 1,920 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 2003: 8.45 ft, below flood stage; 1,470 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 2004: 10.30 ft, action stage; 2,170 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2005: 9.71 ft, below flood stage; 1,950 cubic feet per secondOct 8, 2005: 7.82 ft, below flood stage; 1,240 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 2006: 9.22 ft, below flood stage; 1,770 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2008: 8.95 ft, below flood stage; 1,660 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 2008: 7.28 ft, below flood stage; 1,060 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 2010: 11.69 ft, action stage; 2,450 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2012: 6.47 ft, below flood stage; 820 cubic feet per secondJun 12, 2013: 11.92 ft, action stageApr 9, 2014: 11.21 ft, action stageApr 4, 2015: 8.56 ft, below flood stageMar 10, 2016: 9.69 ft, below flood stageApr 7, 2017: 10.28 ft, action stage; 2,100 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 2018: 11.49 ft, action stage; 289 cubic feet per secondJun 19, 2018: 11.01 ft, action stage; 2,380 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2019: 10.35 ft, action stage; 193 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2019: 10.26 ft, action stage; 2,090 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2023: 10.93 ft, action stage; 2,350 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2023: 12.08 ft, minor flooding; 2,810 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 2024: 14.54 ft, moderate flooding; 3,890 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.54 ft, Aug 10, 2024 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Little Salmon River at Bombay 1970s: 1 1980s: 2 2 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 0 2020s: 2 1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Little Salmon River at Bombay
1Aug 10, 202414.54+2.54Moderate3,890
2Mar 31, 199813.27+1.27Minor3,420
3Apr 4, 197412.90+0.90Minor3,250
4Mar 20, 198612.58+0.58Minor23,170
5Feb 25, 198512.30+0.30Minor3,000
6Dec 19, 202312.08+0.08Minor2,810
7Jun 12, 201311.92−0.08Action—
8Oct 16, 201011.69−0.31Action2,450
9Apr 25, 199311.62−0.38Action2,700
10Feb 21, 201811.49−0.51Action289
11Apr 9, 201411.21−0.79Action—
12Jun 19, 201811.01−0.99Action2,380
13Apr 6, 202310.93−1.07Action2,350
14Nov 9, 199610.82−1.18Action2,370
15Mar 16, 201910.35−1.65Action193
16Nov 6, 198810.30−1.70Action2,170
17Mar 27, 200410.30−1.70Action2,170
18Apr 7, 201710.28−1.72Action2,100
19Apr 20, 201910.26−1.74Action2,090
20Apr 10, 19919.84−2.16Below flood stage2,000
21Apr 3, 20059.71−2.29Below flood stage1,950
22Mar 10, 20169.69−2.31Below flood stage—
23Jun 12, 20029.62−2.38Below flood stage1,920
24Dec 2, 20069.22−2.78Below flood stage1,770
25Jan 19, 19969.21−2.79Below flood stage1,770
26Dec 3, 19869.16−2.84Below flood stage1,750
27Apr 12, 20088.95−3.05Below flood stage1,660
28Mar 17, 19908.93−3.07Below flood stage1,670
29Apr 4, 20158.56−3.44Below flood stage—
30Jun 14, 20038.45−3.55Below flood stage1,470
31Mar 26, 19888.27−3.73Below flood stage1,440
32Oct 8, 20057.82−4.18Below flood stage1,240
33Apr 10, 19947.73−4.27Below flood stage1,210
34Nov 16, 20087.28−4.72Below flood stage1,060
35Apr 23, 20126.47−5.53Below flood stage820

Other gauges in Franklin County

Flood gauges in Franklin County
Hogansburg 1.5 SW21.024.55 ft, Aug 10, 20240

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BOMN6, 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.