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Schoharie Creek at Prattsville

Highest listed crest 24.38 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft103 crests since 1933

The Schoharie Creek at Prattsville crested at major flood stage 13 times among the 103 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1933 to 2026. The highest, 24.38 ft on August 28, 2011, was major flooding, 12.38 feet above flood stage. 3 other gauges on the Schoharie Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 3 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
24.38 ft
August 28, 2011; 120,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
13
5th of 160 gauges in New York
Most recent flood crest
July 29, 2026
15.07 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Greene 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, Schoharie Creek at Prattsville
Action stage9.037Mar 22, 1999The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.020Oct 26, 2021Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.013Jul 29, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.013Dec 25, 2020Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

103 crests from 1933 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Schoharie Creek at Prattsville, 1933 to 2026 510152025ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 16.0 ft Aug 24, 1933: 18.30 ft, major flooding; 39,000 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1936: 17.44 ft, major flooding; 38,500 cubic feet per secondSep 21, 1938: 15.60 ft, moderate flooding; 45,000 cubic feet per secondNov 25, 1950: 15.50 ft, moderate flooding; 49,500 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 1955: 19.14 ft, major flooding; 55,200 cubic feet per secondSep 12, 1960: 18.35 ft, major flooding; 49,900 cubic feet per secondJun 22, 1972: 13.95 ft, minor flooding; 26,800 cubic feet per secondNov 8, 1972: 9.87 ft, action stage; 11,600 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1973: 10.41 ft, action stage; 14,400 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1973: 13.34 ft, minor flooding; 26,300 cubic feet per secondDec 8, 1974: 13.32 ft, minor flooding; 26,200 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1975: 9.66 ft, action stage; 12,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1976: 12.37 ft, minor floodingAug 10, 1976: 12.08 ft, minor flooding; 20,800 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1977: 13.42 ft, minor floodingMar 14, 1977: 9.99 ft, action stage; 13,000 cubic feet per secondSep 20, 1977: 10.51 ft, action stage; 14,800 cubic feet per secondOct 17, 1977: 11.42 ft, action stage; 18,200 cubic feet per secondNov 8, 1977: 14.09 ft, moderate flooding; 30,400 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1978: 14.71 ft, moderate flooding; 33,700 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1978: 19.50 ft, major floodingJan 21, 1979: 14.53 ft, moderate floodingJan 25, 1979: 11.34 ft, action stageMar 5, 1979: 19.57 ft, major flooding; 10,300 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1979: 11.46 ft, action stage; 18,600 cubic feet per secondSep 6, 1979: 11.87 ft, action stage; 2,400 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 1979: 11.02 ft, action stage; 16,700 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1979: 11.85 ft, action stage; 20,200 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 1980: 16.72 ft, major flooding; 45,200 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1980: 9.35 ft, action stage; 10,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1981: 10.76 ft, action stageFeb 20, 1981: 12.63 ft, minor flooding; 23,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 3, 1982: 12.73 ft, minor flooding; 4,000 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1982: 8.99 ft, below flood stage; 9,770 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1983: 9.81 ft, action stage; 1,300 cubic feet per secondMar 19, 1983: 9.21 ft, action stage; 10,400 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1983: 10.01 ft, action stage; 12,800 cubic feet per secondFeb 15, 1984: 9.12 ft, action stage; 10,100 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1984: 14.46 ft, moderate flooding; 31,900 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1984: 8.69 ft, below flood stage; 8,990 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 1984: 8.80 ft, below flood stage; 9,270 cubic feet per secondSep 27, 1985: 9.31 ft, action stage; 10,700 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1986: 11.26 ft, action stage; 17,300 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1987: 11.34 ft, action stage; 17,600 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1987: 18.37 ft, major flooding; 47,600 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1987: 9.32 ft, action stage; 10,900 cubic feet per secondOct 28, 1987: 9.38 ft, action stage; 11,100 cubic feet per secondMay 20, 1988: 8.60 ft, below flood stage; 8,950 cubic feet per secondNov 6, 1988: 9.07 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondMay 6, 1989: 10.14 ft, action stage; 13,400 cubic feet per secondMay 11, 1989: 8.38 ft, below flood stage; 8,380 cubic feet per secondMay 16, 1989: 9.40 ft, action stage; 11,200 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 1989: 10.42 ft, action stage; 14,300 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 1990: 8.62 ft, below flood stage; 9,000 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 1990: 8.85 ft, below flood stage; 9,610 cubic feet per secondNov 10, 1990: 11.19 ft, action stage; 17,000 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 1991: 9.34 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1992: 8.15 ft, below flood stage; 7,130 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1992: 8.59 ft, below flood stage; 8,210 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1992: 7.23 ft, below flood stage; 5,100 cubic feet per secondJan 5, 1993: 8.43 ft, below flood stage; 7,540 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1993: 9.52 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1993: 10.02 ft, action stage; 11,500 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1993: 11.29 ft, action stage; 15,300 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1993: 7.88 ft, below flood stage; 6,360 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1993: 12.21 ft, minor flooding; 18,400 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1994: 7.83 ft, below flood stage; 6,260 cubic feet per secondApr 13, 1994: 8.28 ft, below flood stage; 7,210 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 1994: 7.68 ft, below flood stage; 5,960 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1995: 8.73 ft, below flood stage; 8,230 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 1995: 14.93 ft, moderate flooding; 29,300 cubic feet per secondNov 12, 1995: 14.06 ft, moderate flooding; 25,600 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1996: 19.39 ft, major flooding; 52,800 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1996: 13.86 ft, minor flooding; 24,700 cubic feet per secondJul 13, 1996: 12.45 ft, minor flooding; 19,300 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 1996: 8.25 ft, below flood stage; 7,150 cubic feet per secondOct 20, 1996: 11.46 ft, action stage; 15,900 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 1996: 11.11 ft, action stage; 14,800 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 1996: 10.15 ft, action stage; 11,900 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1997: 7.27 ft, below flood stage; 5,180 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1998: 8.10 ft, below flood stage; 6,820 cubic feet per secondJun 14, 1998: 11.52 ft, action stage; 16,100 cubic feet per secondJan 18, 1999: 8.74 ft, below flood stage; 7,590 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1999: 9.09 ft, action stage; 9,090 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1999: 10.84 ft, action stage; 13,900 cubic feet per secondSep 16, 1999: 17.64 ft, major flooding; 42,800 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 2000: 12.08 ft, minor flooding; 18,000 cubic feet per secondDec 17, 2000: 13.58 ft, minor flooding; 23,600 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2004: 14.11 ft, moderate flooding; 25,786 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2005: 17.41 ft, major flooding; 41,766 cubic feet per secondNov 30, 2005: 12.93 ft, minor flooding; 19,900 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2007: 12.98 ft, minor flooding; 21,257 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2010: 14.88 ft, moderate flooding; 29,024 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2010: 14.01 ft, moderate flooding; 25,044 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2011: 13.83 ft, minor flooding; 24,252 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 2011: 24.38 ft, major flooding; 120,000 cubic feet per secondSep 7, 2011: 13.71 ft, minor flooding; 23,108 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2016: 12.03 ft, minor flooding; 16,408 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 2017: 13.55 ft, minor flooding; 22,201 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2020: 17.53 ft, major flooding; 41,858 cubic feet per secondOct 26, 2021: 13.85 ft, minor flooding; 23,462 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2023: 14.54 ft, moderate flooding; 26,494 cubic feet per secondJul 29, 2026: 15.07 ft, moderate flooding; 28,955 cubic feet per second Highest, 24.38 ft, Aug 28, 2011 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Schoharie Creek at Prattsville 1930s: 3 1940s: 0 1950s: 2 1960s: 1 1970s: 11 11 1980s: 5 1990s: 7 2000s: 6 2010s: 7 2020s: 4 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 103 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Schoharie Creek at Prattsville
1Aug 28, 201124.38+12.38Major120,000
2Mar 5, 197919.57+7.57Major10,300
3Jan 26, 197819.50+7.50Major—
4Jan 19, 199619.39+7.39Major52,800
5Oct 16, 195519.14+7.14Major55,200
6Apr 4, 198718.37+6.37Major47,600
7Sep 12, 196018.35+6.35Major49,900
8Aug 24, 193318.30+6.30Major39,000
9Sep 16, 199917.64+5.64Major42,800
10Dec 25, 202017.53+5.53Major41,858
11Mar 18, 193617.44+5.44Major38,500
12Apr 3, 200517.41+5.41Major41,766
13Mar 21, 198016.72+4.72Major45,200
14Sep 21, 193815.60+3.60Moderate45,000
15Nov 25, 195015.50+3.50Moderate49,500
16Jul 29, 202615.07+3.07Moderate28,955
17Oct 21, 199514.93+2.93Moderate29,300
18Jan 25, 201014.88+2.88Moderate29,024
19Jan 9, 197814.71+2.71Moderate33,700
20Dec 18, 202314.54+2.54Moderate26,494
21Jan 21, 197914.53+2.53Moderate—
22Apr 5, 198414.46+2.46Moderate31,900
23Sep 18, 200414.11+2.11Moderate25,786
24Nov 8, 197714.09+2.09Moderate30,400
25Nov 12, 199514.06+2.06Moderate25,600
26Mar 23, 201014.01+2.01Moderate25,044
27Jun 22, 197213.95+1.95Minor26,800
28Jan 27, 199613.86+1.86Minor24,700
29Oct 26, 202113.85+1.85Minor23,462
30Mar 11, 201113.83+1.83Minor24,252
31Sep 7, 201113.71+1.71Minor23,108
32Dec 17, 200013.58+1.58Minor23,600
33Oct 30, 201713.55+1.55Minor22,201
34Mar 5, 197713.42+1.42Minor—
35Dec 21, 197313.34+1.34Minor26,300
36Dec 8, 197413.32+1.32Minor26,200
37Apr 16, 200712.98+0.98Minor21,257
38Nov 30, 200512.93+0.93Minor19,900
39Feb 3, 198212.73+0.73Minor4,000
40Feb 20, 198112.63+0.63Minor23,000
41Jul 13, 199612.45+0.45Minor19,300
42Feb 3, 197612.37+0.37Minor—
43Nov 28, 199312.21+0.21Minor18,400
44Aug 10, 197612.08+0.08Minor20,800
45Jun 7, 200012.08+0.08Minor18,000
46Feb 25, 201612.03+0.03Minor16,408
47Sep 6, 197911.87−0.13Action2,400
48Nov 26, 197911.85−0.15Action20,200
49Jun 14, 199811.52−0.48Action16,100
50Mar 25, 197911.46−0.54Action18,600

The worst floods along the Schoharie Creek

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

August 28, 2011: 24.38 ft here, major flooding

  • Gilboa BridgeNY · Aug 28, 2011 · 40.52 ft · Major · its highest
  • BreakabeenNY · Aug 28, 2011 · 22.37 ft · Major · its highest
  • BurtonsvilleNY · Aug 29, 2011 · 17.46 ft · Major · its highest

March 5, 1979: 19.57 ft here, major flooding

January 19, 1996: 19.39 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the Schoharie Creek

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

Flood gauges on the Schoharie Creek
Prattsville this gaugeNY12.024.38 ft, Aug 28, 201113
Gilboa BridgeNY19.040.52 ft, Aug 28, 20114
BreakabeenNY11.022.37 ft, Aug 28, 20115
BurtonsvilleNY6.017.46 ft, Aug 29, 20118

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge PTVN6, 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.