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Susquehanna River at Vestal

Highest listed crest 35.26 ftFlood stage 18.0 ft97 crests since 1936

The Susquehanna River at Vestal crested at major flood stage 8 times among the 97 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1936 to 2025. The highest, 35.26 ft on September 8, 2011, was major flooding, 17.26 feet above flood stage. 17 other gauges on the Susquehanna River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 6 at their own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
35.26 ft
September 8, 2011; 130,999 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
18.0 ft
Major flooding from 27.0 ft
Crests at major
8
15th of 160 gauges in New York
Most recent flood crest
May 7, 2025
18.74 ft, minor flooding
Location
Broome County
Near Endicott (0.6 mi), Johnson City (5.3 mi), Binghamton (7.5 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Susquehanna River at Vestal
Action stage15.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)18.051May 7, 2025Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage21.038Dec 19, 2023Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage27.08Sep 8, 2011Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

97 crests from 1936 to 2025. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Susquehanna River at Vestal, 1936 to 2025 152025303540ft Flood stage 18.0 ftMajor 27.0 ft Mar 18, 1936: 30.50 ft, major flooding; 107,000 cubic feet per secondSep 23, 1938: 19.14 ft, minor flooding; 47,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1939: 21.34 ft, moderate flooding; 56,200 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1940: 26.58 ft, moderate flooding; 85,500 cubic feet per secondApr 22, 1940: 18.18 ft, minor flooding; 44,100 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1941: 20.29 ft, minor flooding; 53,400 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1942: 18.14 ft, minor flooding; 43,900 cubic feet per secondMar 25, 1942: 18.03 ft, minor flooding; 45,600 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1942: 27.41 ft, major flooding; 90,500 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1943: 21.81 ft, moderate flooding; 63,000 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1944: 19.90 ft, minor flooding; 53,900 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1945: 19.13 ft, minor flooding; 50,400 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1945: 19.09 ft, minor flooding; 50,200 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1946: 20.30 ft, minor flooding; 54,700 cubic feet per secondMay 28, 1946: 19.96 ft, minor flooding; 53,100 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1947: 20.77 ft, minor flooding; 58,400 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1948: 19.77 ft, minor flooding; 52,200 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1948: 27.73 ft, major flooding; 92,400 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1948: 18.54 ft, minor flooding; 46,800 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1950: 20.87 ft, minor floodingApr 5, 1950: 21.29 ft, moderate flooding; 59,300 cubic feet per secondDec 5, 1950: 20.27 ft, minor flooding; 54,500 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1952: 18.37 ft, minor flooding; 46,000 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 1955: 18.49 ft, minor flooding; 46,500 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1956: 22.72 ft, moderate flooding; 63,900 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1956: 22.74 ft, moderate flooding; 64,000 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1958: 22.80 ft, moderate flooding; 64,300 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1959: 20.59 ft, minor flooding; 53,700 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 1959: 19.21 ft, minor flooding; 47,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1960: 18.53 ft, minor flooding; 44,700 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1960: 23.45 ft, moderate flooding; 67,600 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1960: 23.20 ft, moderate flooding; 67,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1961: 24.09 ft, moderate flooding; 70,800 cubic feet per secondApr 25, 1961: 20.20 ft, minor flooding; 66,300 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1962: 21.74 ft, moderate flooding; 59,100 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1963: 22.46 ft, moderate flooding; 62,600 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1964: 25.79 ft, moderate flooding; 79,200 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 1964: 25.13 ft, moderate floodingMar 23, 1968: 18.18 ft, minor flooding; 43,200 cubic feet per secondJan 31, 1969: 18.61 ft, minor flooding; 45,000 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1970: 18.48 ft, minor flooding; 44,500 cubic feet per secondJun 23, 1972: 22.35 ft, moderate flooding; 50,400 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 1972: 19.79 ft, minor flooding; 46,400 cubic feet per secondDec 28, 1973: 18.24 ft, minor flooding; 40,000 cubic feet per secondSep 26, 1975: 23.09 ft, moderate flooding; 61,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 1976: 19.43 ft, minor flooding; 44,900 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1977: 22.68 ft, moderate flooding; 59,600 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1978: 21.13 ft, moderate flooding; 54,200 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1979: 26.62 ft, moderate flooding; 81,700 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1980: 18.26 ft, minor flooding; 44,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 21, 1981: 19.43 ft, minor flooding; 48,700 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1983: 20.51 ft, minor flooding; 53,000 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1983: 27.03 ft, major flooding; 84,200 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1986: 25.11 ft, moderate flooding; 73,100 cubic feet per secondNov 27, 1986: 18.46 ft, minor flooding; 44,800 cubic feet per secondOct 24, 1990: 21.07 ft, moderate flooding; 52,000 cubic feet per secondApr 11, 1993: 26.25 ft, moderate flooding; 79,400 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1994: 19.39 ft, minor flooding; 44,700 cubic feet per secondJan 20, 1996: 27.86 ft, major flooding; 89,100 cubic feet per secondDec 2, 1996: 22.51 ft, moderate flooding; 58,800 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1998: 21.56 ft, moderate flooding; 54,300 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1999: 21.27 ft, moderate flooding; 52,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2000: 23.62 ft, moderate flooding; 64,500 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 2000: 19.77 ft, minor flooding; 46,300 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2001: 19.49 ft, minor flooding; 45,100 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2003: 21.01 ft, moderate flooding; 51,800 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2004: 18.26 ft, minor flooding; 40,055 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2004: 25.94 ft, moderate flooding; 77,880 cubic feet per secondJan 14, 2005: 20.11 ft, minor floodingMar 29, 2005: 20.51 ft, minor floodingApr 3, 2005: 29.14 ft, major flooding; 97,000 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 2006: 18.42 ft, minor flooding; 40,698 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2006: 33.66 ft, major flooding; 119,000 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 2006: 21.67 ft, moderate flooding; 55,900 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 2007: 19.91 ft, minor floodingMar 28, 2007: 18.33 ft, minor flooding; 40,336 cubic feet per secondFeb 7, 2008: 19.11 ft, minor floodingMar 5, 2008: 18.59 ft, minor floodingMar 9, 2008: 21.01 ft, moderate flooding; 53,100 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2009: 18.52 ft, minor flooding; 42,800 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 2010: 20.89 ft, minor flooding; 53,000 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2011: 18.25 ft, minor floodingMar 11, 2011: 22.26 ft, moderate flooding; 59,100 cubic feet per secondApr 28, 2011: 23.17 ft, moderate flooding; 63,300 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 2011: 18.90 ft, minor flooding; 44,700 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2011: 35.26 ft, major flooding; 130,999 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 2015: 18.33 ft, minor flooding; 42,400 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2015: 19.69 ft, minor flooding; 47,900 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2017: 21.99 ft, moderate flooding; 57,891 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 2018: 18.20 ft, minor flooding; 41,910 cubic feet per secondAug 15, 2018: 21.58 ft, moderate flooding; 56,064 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2020: 25.26 ft, moderate flooding; 73,287 cubic feet per secondOct 27, 2021: 22.24 ft, moderate flooding; 58,137 cubic feet per secondFeb 19, 2022: 18.43 ft, minor flooding; 42,820 cubic feet per secondMay 1, 2023: 21.13 ft, moderate flooding; 54,085 cubic feet per secondDec 19, 2023: 22.41 ft, moderate flooding; 59,787 cubic feet per secondMay 7, 2025: 18.74 ft, minor flooding; 44,060 cubic feet per second Highest, 35.26 ft, Sep 8, 2011 19401960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Susquehanna River at Vestal 1930s: 3 1940s: 16 1950s: 10 1960s: 11 1970s: 9 1980s: 6 1990s: 7 2000s: 18 18 2010s: 11 2020s: 6 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 97 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, Susquehanna River at Vestal
1Sep 8, 201135.26+17.26Major130,999
2Jun 28, 200633.66+15.66Major119,000
3Mar 18, 193630.50+12.50Major107,000
4Apr 3, 200529.14+11.14Major97,000
5Jan 20, 199627.86+9.86Major89,100
6Mar 22, 194827.73+9.73Major92,400
7Dec 31, 194227.41+9.41Major90,500
8Dec 14, 198327.03+9.03Major84,200
9Mar 6, 197926.62+8.62Moderate81,700
10Apr 1, 194026.58+8.58Moderate85,500
11Apr 11, 199326.25+8.25Moderate79,400
12Sep 18, 200425.94+7.94Moderate77,880
13Mar 6, 196425.79+7.79Moderate79,200
14Dec 25, 202025.26+7.26Moderate73,287
15Mar 10, 196425.13+7.13Moderate—
16Mar 15, 198625.11+7.11Moderate73,100
17Feb 26, 196124.09+6.09Moderate70,800
18Feb 28, 200023.62+5.62Moderate64,500
19Apr 1, 196023.45+5.45Moderate67,600
20Apr 5, 196023.20+5.20Moderate67,600
21Apr 28, 201123.17+5.17Moderate63,300
22Sep 26, 197523.09+5.09Moderate61,500
23Apr 8, 195822.80+4.80Moderate64,300
24Apr 6, 195622.74+4.74Moderate64,000
25Mar 8, 195622.72+4.72Moderate63,900
26Mar 14, 197722.68+4.68Moderate59,600
27Dec 2, 199622.51+4.51Moderate58,800
28Mar 28, 196322.46+4.46Moderate62,600
29Dec 19, 202322.41+4.41Moderate59,787
30Jun 23, 197222.35+4.35Moderate50,400
31Mar 11, 201122.26+4.26Moderate59,100
32Oct 27, 202122.24+4.24Moderate58,137
33Apr 7, 201721.99+3.99Moderate57,891
34Mar 18, 194321.81+3.81Moderate63,000
35Apr 1, 196221.74+3.74Moderate59,100
36Nov 17, 200621.67+3.67Moderate55,900
37Aug 15, 201821.58+3.58Moderate56,064
38Jan 9, 199821.56+3.56Moderate54,300
39Feb 21, 193921.34+3.34Moderate56,200
40Apr 5, 195021.29+3.29Moderate59,300
41Jan 25, 199921.27+3.27Moderate52,900
42Apr 5, 197821.13+3.13Moderate54,200
43May 1, 202321.13+3.13Moderate54,085
44Oct 24, 199021.07+3.07Moderate52,000
45Mar 23, 200321.01+3.01Moderate51,800
46Mar 9, 200821.01+3.01Moderate53,100
47Jan 26, 201020.89+2.89Minor53,000
48Mar 30, 195020.87+2.87Minor—
49Apr 6, 194720.77+2.77Minor58,400
50Jan 22, 195920.59+2.59Minor53,700

The worst floods along the Susquehanna River

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

September 8, 2011: 35.26 ft here, major flooding

  • SidneyNY · Sep 9, 2011 · 987.36 ft · Major
  • MariettaPA · Sep 9, 2011 · 58.16 ft · Major
  • MeshoppenPA · Sep 8, 2011 · 44.48 ft · Major · its highest
  • Wilkes BarrePA · Sep 9, 2011 · 42.66 ft · Major · its highest
  • OwegoNY · Sep 8, 2011 · 39.62 ft · Major · its highest
  • BloomsburgPA · Sep 9, 2011 · 32.75 ft · Major · its highest
  • Conowingo DamMD · Sep 9, 2011 · 32.41 ft · Major
  • DanvillePA · Sep 9, 2011 · 31.55 ft · Major
  • TowandaPA · Sep 8, 2011 · 30.52 ft · Major
  • WaverlyPA · Sep 8, 2011 · 26.67 ft · Major · its highest

June 28, 2006: 33.66 ft here, major flooding

  • SidneyNY · Jun 28, 2006 · 988.30 ft · Major · its highest
  • OwegoNY · Jun 29, 2006 · 35.90 ft · Major
  • Wilkes BarrePA · Jun 28, 2006 · 34.14 ft · Major
  • BloomsburgPA · Jun 28, 2006 · 28.64 ft · Major
  • BainbridgeNY · Jun 29, 2006 · 27.05 ft · Major · its highest
  • ConklinNY · Jun 28, 2006 · 25.02 ft · Major · its highest
  • BinghamtonNY · Jun 28, 2006 · 25.00 ft · Major
  • WindsorNY · Jun 29, 2006 · 24.27 ft · Major · its highest
  • WaverlyPA · Jun 29, 2006 · 22.52 ft · Major
  • UnadillaNY · Jun 29, 2006 · 17.72 ft · Major · its highest

March 18, 1936: 30.50 ft here, major flooding

  • MariettaPA · Mar 19, 1936 · 60.73 ft · Major
  • Wilkes BarrePA · Mar 20, 1936 · 33.07 ft · Major
  • HarrisburgPA · Mar 19, 1936 · 29.23 ft · Major
  • BinghamtonNY · Mar 18, 1936 · 22.90 ft · Major
  • WaverlyPA · Mar 18, 1936 · 21.40 ft · Major
  • UnadillaNY · Mar 18, 1936 · 16.60 ft · Major
  • DanvillePA · Mar 19, 1936 · 28.01 ft · Moderate
  • BloomsburgPA · Mar 19, 1936 · 27.80 ft · Moderate
  • SunburyPA · Mar 19, 1936 · 26.85 ft · Moderate
  • TowandaPA · Mar 19, 1936 · 25.03 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Susquehanna River

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

Flood gauges on the Susquehanna River
BainbridgeNY15.027.05 ft, Jun 29, 20062
BinghamtonNY14.025.73 ft, Sep 8, 201112
BloomsburgPA19.032.75 ft, Sep 9, 20115
ConklinNY12.025.02 ft, Jun 28, 20062
Conowingo DamMD23.536.83 ft, Jun 24, 19725
DanvillePA20.032.32 ft, Jun 24, 19723
HarrisburgPA17.033.27 ft, Jun 24, 19728
MariettaPA49.064.54 ft, Jun 23, 19729
MeshoppenPA27.044.48 ft, Sep 8, 20112
OwegoNY30.039.62 ft, Sep 8, 20113
SidneyNY979.5988.30 ft, Jun 28, 20062
SunburyPA24.035.80 ft, Jun 24, 19721
TowandaPA16.033.43 ft, Jun 24, 19723
UnadillaNY11.017.72 ft, Jun 29, 20065
Vestal this gaugeNY18.035.26 ft, Sep 8, 20118
Wilkes BarrePA22.042.66 ft, Sep 9, 201115
WindsorNY17.024.27 ft, Jun 29, 20063
WaverlyPA13.026.67 ft, Sep 8, 20117

Other gauges in Broome County

Flood gauges in Broome County
Chenango Forks10.020.30 ft, Jul 8, 19357
Binghamton14.025.73 ft, Sep 8, 201112
Conklin12.025.02 ft, Jun 28, 20062
Windsor17.024.27 ft, Jun 29, 20063
Itaska7.016.61 ft, Jul 8, 193517
Lisle9.010.02 ft, Sep 8, 20110

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge VSTN6, 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.