Neversink River below Neversink Reservoir

Highest listed crest 12.99 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft4 crests since 1942

The Neversink River below Neversink Reservoir crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 4 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1942 to 2006. The highest, 12.99 ft on April 3, 2005, was major flooding, 3.99 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Neversink River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 2 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 12.99 ft; April 3, 2005; 12,300 cubic feet per second
Flood stage: 9.0 ft; Major flooding from 11.5 ft
Crests at major: 2; 68th of 160 gauges in New York
Most recent flood crest: June 28, 2006; 9.80 ft, minor flooding
Location: Sullivan County; New York
Identifiers: NWS NVXN6; USGS 01436000

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Neversink River below Neversink Reservoir

Action stage	8.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	9.0	1	Jun 28, 2006	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	10.5	1	Nov 25, 1950	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	11.5	2	Apr 3, 2005	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

4 crests from 1942 to 2006. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.
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, Neversink River below Neversink Reservoir

1	Apr 3, 2005	12.99	+3.99	Major	12,300
2	Sep 27, 1942	11.62	+2.62	Major	—
3	Nov 25, 1950	11.23	+2.23	Moderate	—
4	Jun 28, 2006	9.80	+0.80	Minor	7,840

The worst floods along the Neversink River

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

April 3, 2005: 12.99 ft here, major flooding

Neversink ReservoirNY · Apr 3, 2005 · 1,443.46 ft · Major · its highest
BridgevilleNY · Apr 3, 2005 · 21.25 ft · Major · its highest
GodeffroyNY · Apr 3, 2005 · 12.40 ft · Major

November 25, 1950: 11.23 ft here, moderate flooding

GodeffroyNY · Nov 26, 1950 · 11.79 ft · Moderate

June 28, 2006: 9.80 ft here, minor flooding

Neversink ReservoirNY · Jun 28, 2006 · 1,442.76 ft · Moderate
GodeffroyNY · Jun 28, 2006 · 11.08 ft · Moderate
BridgevilleNY · Jun 28, 2006 · 16.16 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Neversink River

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

Flood gauges on the Neversink River

Bridgeville	NY	13.0	21.25 ft, Apr 3, 2005	1
Godeffroy	NY	10.0	12.49 ft, Aug 19, 1955	3
Neversink Reservoir	NY	1,441.5	1,443.46 ft, Apr 3, 2005	2
Neversink Reservoir this gauge	NY	9.0	12.99 ft, Apr 3, 2005	2

Other gauges in Sullivan County

Flood gauges in Sullivan County

Callicoon	7.0	9.68 ft, Aug 17, 1947	2
Barryville	17.0	28.97 ft, Jun 28, 2006	2
Mongaup Valley	14.0	15.22 ft, Aug 19, 1955	1
Bridgeville	13.0	21.25 ft, Apr 3, 2005	1
Neversink Reservoir	1,441.5	1,443.46 ft, Apr 3, 2005	2

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge NVXN6, 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.