Ouleout Creek at East Sidney Dam

Highest listed crest 1,204.35 ftFlood stage 1,203.0 ft3 crests since 1993

The Ouleout Creek at East Sidney Dam crested above flood stage 1 time among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1993 to 2006. The highest, 1,204.35 ft on July 1, 2006, was minor flooding, 1.35 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 1,204.35 ft; July 1, 2006
Flood stage: 1,203.0 ft; Major flooding from 1,207.0 ft
Crests at major: 0; 1 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest: July 1, 2006; 1,204.35 ft, minor flooding
Location: Delaware County; Near Oneonta (12.0 mi)
Identifiers: NWS ESDN6; USGS 01499500

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Ouleout Creek at East Sidney Dam

Action stage	1,202.0	0	—	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	1,203.0	1	Jul 1, 2006	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	1,205.0	0	—	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	1,207.0	0	—	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

3 crests from 1993 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, Ouleout Creek at East Sidney Dam

1	Jul 1, 2006	1,204.35	+1.35	Minor	—
2	Apr 3, 1993	1,195.10	−7.90	Below flood stage	—
3	Mar 4, 1996	1,186.53	−16.47	Below flood stage	—

Gauges on the Ouleout Creek

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Ouleout Creek

East Sidney Dam this gauge	NY	1,203.0	1,204.35 ft, Jul 1, 2006	0
East Sidney Dam	NY	4.5	6.19 ft, Apr 7, 1960	1

Other gauges in Delaware County

Flood gauges in Delaware County

Cooks Falls	10.0	20.55 ft, Jun 28, 2006	2
Arkville	10.5	15.50 ft, Jan 19, 1996	5
Downsville below Pepacton Dam	9.0	16.00 ft, Oct 9, 1903	7
Fishs Eddy	13.0	21.45 ft, Jun 28, 2006	3
Harvard	10.0	16.93 ft, Sep 22, 1938	8
Margaretville	11.0	15.97 ft, Aug 28, 2011	3
Pepacton Reservoir	1,281.0	1,283.74 ft, Jun 28, 2006	0
Hancock	18.0	28.23 ft, Jun 28, 2006	3
East Sidney Dam	4.5	6.19 ft, Apr 7, 1960	1
Dunraven	7.0	11.20 ft, Jan 19, 1996	1
Sidney	979.5	988.30 ft, Jun 28, 2006	2
Andes	6.8	6.96 ft, Aug 9, 2024	0
Trout Creek	6.3	7.48 ft, Aug 9, 2024	3
Delhi	8.0	12.53 ft, Aug 29, 2011	5
Cannonsville Reservoir	1,153.0	1,158.00 ft, Jun 29, 2006	3
Hale Eddy	11.0	20.30 ft, Oct 10, 1903	9
Walton	11.5	16.85 ft, Jun 28, 2006	2

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ESDN6, 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.