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Mohawk River at Little Falls

Highest listed crest 19.86 ftFlood stage 15.0 ft76 crests since 1901

The Mohawk River at Little Falls crested at major flood stage 9 times among the 76 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1901 to 2023. The highest, 19.86 ft on November 2, 2019, was major flooding, 4.86 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Mohawk River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
19.86 ft
November 2, 2019; 35,515 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
15.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
9
13th of 160 gauges in New York
Most recent flood crest
December 18, 2023
15.00 ft, minor flooding
Location
Herkimer 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, Mohawk River at Little Falls
Action stage13.031Jul 4, 1999The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)15.023Dec 18, 2023Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage17.09May 14, 2000Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.09Nov 2, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

76 crests from 1901 to 2023. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Mohawk River at Little Falls, 1901 to 2023 8101214161820ft Flood stage 15.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Mar 21, 1901: 17.20 ft, moderate flooding; 23,200 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1913: 19.00 ft, major flooding; 34,200 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1936: 17.24 ft, moderate flooding; 23,200 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1938: 17.01 ft, moderate flooding; 22,700 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1940: 17.05 ft, moderate flooding; 22,800 cubic feet per secondOct 3, 1945: 17.80 ft, moderate flooding; 25,300 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1947: 16.89 ft, minor flooding; 22,900 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1948: 14.56 ft, action stage; 17,300 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1959: 16.90 ft, minor flooding; 23,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1961: 16.89 ft, minor flooding; 23,000 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1964: 18.33 ft, major flooding; 27,200 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1969: 14.70 ft, action stage; 17,800 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1970: 14.48 ft, action stage; 17,300 cubic feet per secondMay 4, 1972: 14.42 ft, action stage; 17,100 cubic feet per secondJun 4, 1972: 14.65 ft, action stage; 17,700 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1972: 15.37 ft, minor flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 1972: 16.19 ft, minor flooding; 22,300 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1973: 14.84 ft, action stage; 19,200 cubic feet per secondDec 27, 1973: 15.45 ft, minor flooding; 20,600 cubic feet per secondJul 3, 1974: 15.72 ft, minor flooding; 21,200 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1976: 14.36 ft, action stage; 18,000 cubic feet per secondOct 9, 1976: 14.75 ft, action stage; 19,000 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1977: 19.17 ft, major flooding; 33,100 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 1977: 13.89 ft, action stage; 17,100 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1977: 14.34 ft, action stage; 18,300 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1979: 15.90 ft, minor flooding; 22,700 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1980: 17.93 ft, moderate flooding; 29,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 1, 1981: 15.25 ft, minor floodingFeb 20, 1981: 14.27 ft, action stage; 18,100 cubic feet per secondOct 28, 1981: 15.10 ft, minor flooding; 20,400 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1982: 15.55 ft, minor flooding; 21,700 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1982: 14.31 ft, action stage; 18,200 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1983: 14.27 ft, action stage; 18,100 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1983: 13.89 ft, action stage; 17,100 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1983: 14.81 ft, action stage; 19,600 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1983: 15.60 ft, minor flooding; 21,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1984: 14.85 ft, action stage; 19,700 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 1984: 14.23 ft, action stage; 18,000 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1986: 14.75 ft, action stage; 19,400 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1986: 16.83 ft, minor flooding; 25,600 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1986: 14.70 ft, action stage; 19,300 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1987: 12.31 ft, below flood stage; 13,100 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1989: 12.90 ft, below flood stage; 14,600 cubic feet per secondNov 16, 1989: 14.64 ft, action stage; 19,100 cubic feet per secondMar 1, 1990: 16.50 ft, minor flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1990: 13.73 ft, action stage; 16,700 cubic feet per secondMay 21, 1990: 13.87 ft, action stage; 17,100 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 1990: 14.81 ft, action stage; 19,600 cubic feet per secondNov 10, 1990: 14.31 ft, action stage; 18,200 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1992: 13.45 ft, action stage; 16,000 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 1992: 14.83 ft, action stage; 19,600 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1993: 14.89 ft, action stage; 19,800 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1993: 17.05 ft, moderate flooding; 26,300 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1993: 14.66 ft, action stage; 19,200 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1993: 15.01 ft, minor flooding; 20,100 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1994: 15.14 ft, minor flooding; 20,500 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1994: 13.98 ft, action stage; 17,300 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1995: 11.45 ft, below flood stage; 11,100 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1996: 18.47 ft, major flooding; 30,700 cubic feet per secondMay 12, 1996: 13.54 ft, action stage; 16,200 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 1996: 15.85 ft, minor flooding; 22,600 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 1998: 16.35 ft, minor flooding; 24,100 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1998: 17.40 ft, moderate flooding; 23,749 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1999: 9.24 ft, below flood stageJul 4, 1999: 14.97 ft, action stage; 20,000 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2000: 17.50 ft, moderate flooding; 27,600 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2001: 15.85 ft, minor flooding; 22,600 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2006: 19.72 ft, major flooding; 35,180 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 2006: 16.06 ft, minor flooding; 23,100 cubic feet per secondApr 29, 2011: 18.11 ft, major flooding; 29,600 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2011: 18.20 ft, major flooding; 29,840 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2013: 18.22 ft, major flooding; 29,903 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2013: 16.26 ft, minor flooding; 23,828 cubic feet per secondJul 2, 2017: 15.89 ft, minor flooding; 22,673 cubic feet per secondNov 2, 2019: 19.86 ft, major flooding; 35,515 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2023: 15.00 ft, minor flooding; 21,178 cubic feet per second Highest, 19.86 ft, Nov 2, 2019 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Mohawk River at Little Falls 1900s: 1 1910s: 1 1920s: 0 1930s: 2 1940s: 3 1950s: 1 1960s: 2 1970s: 6 1980s: 6 1990s: 8 8 2000s: 4 2010s: 6 2020s: 1 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 76 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Mohawk River at Little Falls
1Nov 2, 201919.86+4.86Major35,515
2Jun 28, 200619.72+4.72Major35,180
3Mar 14, 197719.17+4.17Major33,100
4Mar 28, 191319.00+4.00Major34,200
5Jan 19, 199618.47+3.47Major30,700
6Mar 5, 196418.33+3.33Major27,200
7Jun 28, 201318.22+3.22Major29,903
8Sep 8, 201118.20+3.20Major29,840
9Apr 29, 201118.11+3.11Major29,600
10Mar 21, 198017.93+2.93Moderate29,000
11Oct 3, 194517.80+2.80Moderate25,300
12May 14, 200017.50+2.50Moderate27,600
13Mar 14, 199817.40+2.40Moderate23,749
14Mar 18, 193617.24+2.24Moderate23,200
15Mar 21, 190117.20+2.20Moderate23,200
16Apr 9, 194017.05+2.05Moderate22,800
17Apr 11, 199317.05+2.05Moderate26,300
18Sep 22, 193817.01+2.01Moderate22,700
19Nov 28, 195916.90+1.90Minor23,000
20Jun 4, 194716.89+1.89Minor22,900
21Feb 26, 196116.89+1.89Minor23,000
22Mar 19, 198616.83+1.83Minor25,600
23Mar 1, 199016.50+1.50Minor22,000
24Jan 10, 199816.35+1.35Minor24,100
25Jul 2, 201316.26+1.26Minor23,828
26Nov 9, 197216.19+1.19Minor22,300
27Nov 17, 200616.06+1.06Minor23,100
28Mar 6, 197915.90+0.90Minor22,700
29Jul 2, 201715.89+0.89Minor22,673
30Dec 2, 199615.85+0.85Minor22,600
31Apr 10, 200115.85+0.85Minor22,600
32Jul 3, 197415.72+0.72Minor21,200
33Dec 14, 198315.60+0.60Minor21,800
34Apr 1, 198215.55+0.55Minor21,700
35Dec 27, 197315.45+0.45Minor20,600
36Jun 23, 197215.37+0.37Minor19,300
37Feb 1, 198115.25+0.25Minor—
38Apr 16, 199415.14+0.14Minor20,500
39Oct 28, 198115.10+0.10Minor20,400
40Apr 22, 199315.01+0.01Minor20,100
41Dec 18, 202315.000.00Minor21,178
42Jul 4, 199914.97−0.03Action20,000
43Mar 31, 199314.89−0.11Action19,800
44Feb 15, 198414.85−0.15Action19,700
45Apr 5, 197314.84−0.16Action19,200
46Nov 23, 199214.83−0.17Action19,600
47May 3, 198314.81−0.19Action19,600
48Oct 24, 199014.81−0.19Action19,600
49Oct 9, 197614.75−0.25Action19,000
50Mar 15, 198614.75−0.25Action19,400

The worst floods along the Mohawk River

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

November 2, 2019: 19.86 ft here, major flooding

  • Delta DamNY · Nov 1, 2019 · 553.00 ft · Moderate

June 28, 2006: 19.72 ft here, major flooding

March 14, 1977: 19.17 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Mohawk River

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

Flood gauges on the Mohawk River
CohoesNY20.023.15 ft, Mar 6, 19644
Delta DamNY551.5553.76 ft, Aug 19, 20210
Little Falls this gaugeNY15.019.86 ft, Nov 2, 20199
Schenectady (Freeman's Bridge)NY220.0232.90 ft, Mar 28, 191420
UticaNY403.0411.11 ft, Jan 4, 19077

Other gauges in Herkimer County

Flood gauges in Herkimer County
Stillwater Reservoir80.01,681.57 ft, Apr 16, 20020
Hinckley Dam1,227.01,231.49 ft, Nov 1, 20193
Kast Bridge6.010.92 ft, Nov 1, 20198

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LTLN6, 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.