Sacandaga River at Conklingville - Gt Sac Lk

Highest listed crest 774.47 ftFlood stage 773.0 ft13 crests since 1983

The Sacandaga River at Conklingville - Gt Sac Lk crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 13 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1983 to 2011. The highest, 774.47 ft on May 1, 2011, was major flooding, 1.47 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Sacandaga River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 774.47 ft; May 1, 2011
Flood stage: 773.0 ft; Major flooding from 774.0 ft
Crests at major: 1; 98th of 160 gauges in New York
Most recent flood crest: May 1, 2011; 774.47 ft, major flooding
Location: Saratoga County; Near Glens Falls (14.2 mi)
Identifiers: NWS SACN6; USGS 01323500

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Sacandaga River at Conklingville - Gt Sac Lk

Action stage	768.0	7	May 6, 1997	The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)	773.0	1	May 4, 1983	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	773.5	2	Apr 21, 2008	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	774.0	1	May 1, 2011	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

13 crests from 1983 to 2011. 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, Sacandaga River at Conklingville - Gt Sac Lk

1	May 1, 2011	774.47	+1.47	Major	—
2	Apr 21, 2008	773.55	+0.55	Moderate	—
3	Jun 30, 2006	773.53	+0.53	Moderate	—
4	May 4, 1983	773.29	+0.29	Minor	—
5	May 22, 1990	772.11	−0.89	Action	—
6	Apr 26, 1993	771.26	−1.74	Action	—
7	May 14, 1989	770.52	−2.48	Action	—
8	May 14, 1996	770.32	−2.68	Action	—
9	May 6, 1997	770.17	−2.83	Action	—
10	May 6, 1992	769.81	−3.19	Action	—
11	May 2, 1994	769.15	−3.85	Action	—
12	May 11, 1991	767.34	−5.66	Below flood stage	—
13	Jun 13, 1995	761.57	−11.43	Below flood stage	—

The worst floods along the Sacandaga River

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

May 1, 2011: 774.47 ft here, major flooding

HadleyNY · May 2, 2011 · 10.40 ft · Minor
HopeNY · Apr 28, 2011 · 7.83 ft · Minor

June 30, 2006: 773.53 ft here, moderate flooding

HopeNY · Jun 28, 2006 · 9.96 ft · Moderate

May 4, 1983: 773.29 ft here, minor flooding

HopeNY · May 1, 1983 · 7.75 ft · Minor

Gauges on the Sacandaga River

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

Flood gauges on the Sacandaga River

Hope	NY	7.0	12.26 ft, Nov 1, 2019	5
Conklingville - Gt Sac Lk this gauge	NY	773.0	774.47 ft, May 1, 2011	1
Hadley	NY	10.0	12.36 ft, Mar 28, 1913	1

Other gauges in Saratoga County

Flood gauges in Saratoga County

Hadley	14.0	23.00 ft, Mar 27, 1913	5
Waterford	34.0	36.38 ft, May 30, 1984	0
Hadley	10.0	12.36 ft, Mar 28, 1913	1

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SACN6, 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.