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Rondout Creek at Rosendale

Highest listed crest 26.96 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft49 crests since 1971

The Rondout Creek at Rosendale crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 49 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1971 to 2024. The highest, 26.96 ft on August 28, 2011, was major flooding, 8.96 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Rondout Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
26.96 ft
August 28, 2011; 36,571 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
18.0 ft
Major flooding from 23.0 ft
Crests at major
2
68th of 160 gauges in New York
Most recent flood crest
January 10, 2024
18.10 ft, minor flooding
Location
Ulster County
Near Kingston (7.6 mi), Poughkeepsie (13.4 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Rondout Creek at Rosendale
Action stage16.010Jun 15, 1998The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.027Jan 10, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage21.06Mar 11, 2011Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage23.02Aug 28, 2011Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

49 crests from 1971 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Rondout Creek at Rosendale, 1971 to 2024 1015202530ft Flood stage 18.0 ftMajor 23.0 ft Aug 28, 1971: 17.25 ft, action stage; 10,800 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1972: 18.80 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1973: 18.60 ft, minor flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1973: 19.71 ft, minor flooding; 16,600 cubic feet per secondMar 20, 1975: 17.66 ft, action stage; 12,100 cubic feet per secondJan 28, 1976: 17.71 ft, action stage; 12,200 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1977: 18.03 ft, minor flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 1977: 21.32 ft, moderate flooding; 20,800 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1980: 22.47 ft, moderate flooding; 23,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 20, 1981: 18.11 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1983: 18.40 ft, minor flooding; 13,800 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1984: 22.62 ft, moderate flooding; 24,000 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1986: 18.16 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1987: 22.65 ft, moderate flooding; 24,100 cubic feet per secondOct 28, 1987: 15.03 ft, below flood stage; 7,250 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1989: 17.17 ft, action stageMay 11, 1989: 15.66 ft, below flood stageMay 17, 1989: 17.62 ft, action stage; 12,100 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 1989: 17.56 ft, action stage; 12,000 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1990: 17.04 ft, action stage; 10,900 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1992: 17.61 ft, action stage; 12,100 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1993: 15.76 ft, below flood stage; 8,520 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1993: 17.72 ft, action stage; 12,300 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1995: 18.49 ft, minor flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1996: 19.77 ft, minor flooding; 16,800 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 1996: 18.18 ft, minor flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondJun 15, 1998: 17.51 ft, action stage; 11,900 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1999: 13.82 ft, below flood stage; 4,910 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1999: 18.77 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2000: 18.22 ft, minor flooding; 13,400 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 2000: 20.17 ft, minor flooding; 17,800 cubic feet per secondAug 31, 2004: 18.47 ft, minor flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2005: 24.96 ft, major flooding; 30,500 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2006: 19.28 ft, minor flooding; 15,700 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2007: 22.59 ft, moderate flooding; 23,916 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 2008: 18.97 ft, minor flooding; 15,000 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2010: 18.16 ft, minor flooding; 13,284 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2010: 18.46 ft, minor flooding; 13,919 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2011: 18.82 ft, minor flooding; 14,667 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2011: 21.40 ft, moderate flooding; 20,819 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 2011: 26.96 ft, major flooding; 36,571 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2011: 20.34 ft, minor flooding; 18,216 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 2011: 18.23 ft, minor flooding; 13,451 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2020: 18.09 ft, minor flooding; 12,567 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2021: 19.91 ft, minor flooding; 16,766 cubic feet per secondOct 27, 2021: 19.08 ft, minor flooding; 14,789 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2022: 20.77 ft, minor flooding; 18,920 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2023: 19.51 ft, minor flooding; 15,799 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2024: 18.10 ft, minor flooding; 12,589 cubic feet per second Highest, 26.96 ft, Aug 28, 2011 19801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Rondout Creek at Rosendale 1970s: 5 1980s: 6 1990s: 4 2000s: 7 7 2010s: 7 2020s: 6 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.
  3. 9 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 21.70 ft on Apr 26, 1910; 23.90 ft on Aug 27, 1928; 21.50 ft on Mar 12, 1936; 20.00 ft on Mar 18, 1936; 20.30 ft on Sep 22, 1938; 22.10 ft on Dec 31, 1948; and more.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Rondout Creek at Rosendale
1Aug 28, 201126.96+8.96Major36,571
2Apr 3, 200524.96+6.96Major30,500
3Apr 5, 198722.65+4.65Moderate24,100
4Apr 5, 198422.62+4.62Moderate24,000
5Apr 16, 200722.59+4.59Moderate23,916
6Mar 22, 198022.47+4.47Moderate23,600
7Mar 11, 201121.40+3.40Moderate20,819
8Nov 9, 197721.32+3.32Moderate20,800
9Apr 8, 202220.77+2.77Minor18,920
10Sep 8, 201120.34+2.34Minor18,216
11Dec 17, 200020.17+2.17Minor17,800
12Sep 2, 202119.91+1.91Minor16,766
13Jul 13, 199619.77+1.77Minor16,800
14Dec 21, 197319.71+1.71Minor16,600
15Dec 18, 202319.51+1.51Minor15,799
16Jun 28, 200619.28+1.28Minor15,700
17Oct 27, 202119.08+1.08Minor14,789
18Mar 8, 200818.97+0.97Minor15,000
19Mar 7, 201118.82+0.82Minor14,667
20Jun 23, 197218.80+0.80Minor14,600
21Mar 22, 199918.77+0.77Minor14,600
22Jun 30, 197318.60+0.60Minor14,100
23Mar 9, 199518.49+0.49Minor13,900
24Aug 31, 200418.47+0.47Minor13,900
25Mar 23, 201018.46+0.46Minor13,919
26Apr 16, 198318.40+0.40Minor13,800
27Sep 29, 201118.23+0.23Minor13,451
28Jun 7, 200018.22+0.22Minor13,400
29Oct 20, 199618.18+0.18Minor13,300
30Mar 15, 198618.16+0.16Minor13,200
31Jan 26, 201018.16+0.16Minor13,284
32Feb 20, 198118.11+0.11Minor13,100
33Jan 10, 202418.10+0.10Minor12,589
34Dec 25, 202018.09+0.09Minor12,567
35Mar 14, 197718.03+0.03Minor12,900
36Nov 28, 199317.72−0.28Action12,300
37Jan 28, 197617.71−0.29Action12,200
38Mar 20, 197517.66−0.34Action12,100
39May 17, 198917.62−0.38Action12,100
40Jun 6, 199217.61−0.39Action12,100
41Oct 20, 198917.56−0.44Action12,000
42Jun 15, 199817.51−0.49Action11,900
43Aug 28, 197117.25−0.75Action10,800
44May 6, 198917.17−0.83Action—
45Dec 4, 199017.04−0.96Action10,900
46Apr 1, 199315.76−2.24Below flood stage8,520
47May 11, 198915.66−2.34Below flood stage—
48Oct 28, 198715.03−2.97Below flood stage7,250
49Mar 4, 199913.82−4.18Below flood stage4,910

The worst floods along the Rondout Creek

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

August 28, 2011: 26.96 ft here, major flooding

April 3, 2005: 24.96 ft here, major flooding

  • Rondout RsvrNY · Apr 3, 2005 · 842.77 ft · Moderate · its highest

April 5, 1987: 22.65 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the Rondout Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Rondout Creek
Rondout RsvrNY841.0842.77 ft, Apr 3, 20050
Rosendale this gaugeNY18.026.96 ft, Aug 28, 20112

Other gauges in Ulster County

Flood gauges in Ulster County
Ashokan Reservoir East589.0592.23 ft, Mar 31, 19512
Cold Brook11.023.34 ft, Aug 28, 201110
Mount Marion20.026.46 ft, Apr 3, 20056
Rondout Rsvr841.0842.77 ft, Apr 3, 20050
Gardiner13.019.81 ft, Oct 16, 19552

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge ROSN6, 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.