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Sacandaga River at Hope

Highest listed crest 12.26 ftFlood stage 7.0 ft105 crests since 1913

The Sacandaga River at Hope crested at major flood stage 5 times among the 105 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1913 to 2026. The highest, 12.26 ft on November 1, 2019, was major flooding, 5.26 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
12.26 ft
November 1, 2019; 47,943 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
7.0 ft
Major flooding from 10.0 ft
Crests at major
5
31st of 160 gauges in New York
Most recent flood crest
March 17, 2026
7.02 ft, minor flooding
Location
Hamilton 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, Sacandaga River at Hope
Action stage6.010Apr 4, 1999The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)7.083Mar 17, 2026Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage9.07Dec 18, 2023Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage10.05Nov 1, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

105 crests from 1913 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Sacandaga River at Hope, 1913 to 2026 68101214ft Flood stage 7.0 ftMajor 10.0 ft Mar 27, 1913: 11.00 ft, major flooding; 32,000 cubic feet per secondJul 11, 1921: 9.30 ft, moderate flooding; 20,400 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1936: 9.40 ft, moderate flooding; 23,900 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1948: 10.55 ft, major flooding; 31,400 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1962: 7.88 ft, minor flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1962: 7.41 ft, minor flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1963: 7.36 ft, minor flooding; 12,200 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1964: 10.14 ft, major flooding; 2,800 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1964: 8.34 ft, minor flooding; 17,000 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 1964: 7.31 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1968: 7.31 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1969: 7.17 ft, minor flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondApr 19, 1969: 7.83 ft, minor flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1969: 7.77 ft, minor flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1970: 7.08 ft, minor flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1972: 7.55 ft, minor flooding; 13,100 cubic feet per secondJun 24, 1972: 7.22 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 1972: 7.13 ft, minor flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1973: 8.09 ft, minor flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1973: 7.25 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondMay 18, 1973: 7.08 ft, minor flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 1974: 7.08 ft, minor flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1976: 9.45 ft, moderate flooding; 23,400 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1977: 8.76 ft, minor flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1977: 7.01 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondApr 24, 1977: 7.82 ft, minor flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1979: 7.29 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1979: 7.98 ft, minor flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 1979: 7.79 ft, minor flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 1979: 7.93 ft, minor flooding; 14,900 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1980: 7.82 ft, minor flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1980: 7.90 ft, minor flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1981: 7.69 ft, minor floodingFeb 20, 1981: 12.00 ft, major floodingFeb 24, 1981: 7.05 ft, minor flooding; 10,600 cubic feet per secondOct 28, 1981: 8.67 ft, minor flooding; 18,000 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1982: 7.88 ft, minor flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondApr 18, 1982: 8.07 ft, minor flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondApr 30, 1982: 7.41 ft, minor flooding; 12,400 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 1983: 7.75 ft, minor flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1983: 7.75 ft, minor flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1984: 7.62 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1984: 7.10 ft, minor flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondDec 29, 1984: 7.05 ft, minor flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1986: 7.22 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1987: 8.47 ft, minor flooding; 17,700 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1987: 7.62 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 1989: 7.33 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1989: 7.00 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 1989: 7.04 ft, minor flooding; 11,100 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1990: 8.42 ft, minor flooding; 3,000 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1990: 7.16 ft, minor flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1990: 7.17 ft, minor flooding; 11,600 cubic feet per secondNov 10, 1990: 6.82 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondDec 23, 1990: 6.94 ft, action stage; 10,700 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1992: 6.53 ft, action stage; 9,120 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1992: 6.67 ft, action stage; 9,630 cubic feet per secondMay 3, 1992: 6.70 ft, action stage; 9,740 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1993: 7.49 ft, minor flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1993: 8.88 ft, minor flooding; 19,900 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 1993: 7.71 ft, minor flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1994: 7.82 ft, minor flooding; 14,400 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1994: 6.55 ft, action stage; 9,190 cubic feet per secondApr 26, 1994: 7.12 ft, minor flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1994: 6.46 ft, action stage; 8,890 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 1995: 8.95 ft, minor flooding; 20,400 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 1995: 6.80 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1996: 9.29 ft, moderate flooding; 22,400 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1996: 7.20 ft, minor flooding; 11,800 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 1996: 9.16 ft, moderate flooding; 21,600 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 1996: 8.97 ft, minor flooding; 20,500 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1997: 6.54 ft, action stage; 9,180 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1998: 8.97 ft, minor flooding; 20,100 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1998: 7.59 ft, minor flooding; 13,500 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1999: 6.51 ft, action stage; 9,070 cubic feet per secondApr 23, 2001: 8.05 ft, minor flooding; 15,600 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2004: 7.26 ft, minor flooding; 12,092 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 2004: 7.96 ft, minor flooding; 15,216 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2005: 7.60 ft, minor flooding; 13,560 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2006: 9.96 ft, moderate flooding; 32,000 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2010: 8.34 ft, minor flooding; 17,100 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2011: 7.11 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 2011: 7.83 ft, minor flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 2011: 7.13 ft, minor flooding; 12,172 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2011: 7.19 ft, minor flooding; 12,436 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2013: 7.02 ft, minor flooding; 11,688 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2014: 8.39 ft, minor flooding; 18,484 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2017: 7.30 ft, minor flooding; 12,905 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2017: 7.22 ft, minor flooding; 12,741 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2018: 7.49 ft, minor floodingApr 26, 2018: 7.85 ft, minor flooding; 15,614 cubic feet per secondApr 15, 2019: 7.02 ft, minor flooding; 11,897 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 2019: 7.72 ft, minor flooding; 14,991 cubic feet per secondJun 21, 2019: 7.04 ft, minor flooding; 11,982 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 2019: 7.05 ft, minor flooding; 12,024 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 2019: 12.26 ft, major flooding; 47,943 cubic feet per secondJan 12, 2020: 7.03 ft, minor flooding; 11,939 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2020: 8.61 ft, minor flooding; 19,398 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2022: 8.97 ft, minor flooding; 21,054 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 2023: 7.43 ft, minor flooding; 14,227 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2023: 9.68 ft, moderate flooding; 24,398 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2024: 7.30 ft, minor flooding; 12,832 cubic feet per secondApr 12, 2024: 7.49 ft, minor flooding; 13,658 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 2025: 7.05 ft, minor flooding; 11,793 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 2026: 7.02 ft, minor flooding; 11,669 cubic feet per second Highest, 12.26 ft, Nov 1, 2019 192019401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Sacandaga River at Hope 1910s: 1 1920s: 1 1930s: 1 1940s: 1 1950s: 0 1960s: 10 1970s: 16 1980s: 20 20 1990s: 15 2000s: 5 2010s: 16 2020s: 9 1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 105 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Sacandaga River at Hope
1Nov 1, 201912.26+5.26Major47,943
2Feb 20, 198112.00+5.00Major—
3Mar 27, 191311.00+4.00Major32,000
4Dec 31, 194810.55+3.55Major31,400
5Jan 26, 196410.14+3.14Major2,800
6Jun 28, 20069.96+2.96Moderate32,000
7Dec 18, 20239.68+2.68Moderate24,398
8Apr 1, 19769.45+2.45Moderate23,400
9Mar 18, 19369.40+2.40Moderate23,900
10Jul 11, 19219.30+2.30Moderate20,400
11Jan 19, 19969.29+2.29Moderate22,400
12Nov 9, 19969.16+2.16Moderate21,600
13Dec 2, 19968.97+1.97Minor20,500
14Jan 8, 19988.97+1.97Minor20,100
15Apr 8, 20228.97+1.97Minor21,054
16Oct 21, 19958.95+1.95Minor20,400
17Apr 17, 19938.88+1.88Minor19,900
18Mar 14, 19778.76+1.76Minor19,300
19Oct 28, 19818.67+1.67Minor18,000
20Dec 25, 20208.61+1.61Minor19,398
21Mar 31, 19878.47+1.47Minor17,700
22Jan 26, 19908.42+1.42Minor3,000
23Apr 16, 20148.39+1.39Minor18,484
24Mar 5, 19648.34+1.34Minor17,000
25Mar 23, 20108.34+1.34Minor17,100
26Mar 18, 19738.09+1.09Minor15,800
27Apr 18, 19828.07+1.07Minor15,600
28Apr 23, 20018.05+1.05Minor15,600
29Mar 25, 19797.98+0.98Minor15,200
30May 24, 20047.96+0.96Minor15,216
31Nov 27, 19797.93+0.93Minor14,900
32Apr 9, 19807.90+0.90Minor14,800
33Apr 7, 19627.88+0.88Minor14,700
34Apr 7, 19827.88+0.88Minor14,700
35Apr 26, 20187.85+0.85Minor15,614
36Apr 19, 19697.83+0.83Minor14,400
37Apr 28, 20117.83+0.83Minor15,500
38Apr 24, 19777.82+0.82Minor14,400
39Mar 23, 19807.82+0.82Minor14,400
40Apr 16, 19947.82+0.82Minor14,400
41Apr 28, 19797.79+0.79Minor14,200
42May 20, 19697.77+0.77Minor14,200
43May 1, 19837.75+0.75Minor14,100
44Dec 14, 19837.75+0.75Minor14,100
45Apr 20, 20197.72+0.72Minor14,991
46Apr 23, 19937.71+0.71Minor13,900
47Feb 12, 19817.69+0.69Minor—
48Apr 6, 19847.62+0.62Minor13,500
49Apr 5, 19877.62+0.62Minor13,500
50Apr 3, 20057.60+0.60Minor13,560

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.

March 27, 1913: 11.00 ft here, major flooding

  • HadleyNY · Mar 28, 1913 · 12.36 ft · Major · its highest

Gauges on the Sacandaga River

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

Flood gauges on the Sacandaga River
Hope this gaugeNY7.012.26 ft, Nov 1, 20195
Conklingville - Gt Sac LkNY773.0774.47 ft, May 1, 20111
HadleyNY10.012.36 ft, Mar 28, 19131

Other gauges in Hamilton County

Flood gauges in Hamilton County
Indian Lake1,652.51,656.71 ft, Mar 28, 19130
Indian Lake5.57.81 ft, Apr 29, 20110

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HOPN6, 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.