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Tioughnioga River at Lisle

Highest listed crest 10.02 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft16 crests since 1988

The Tioughnioga River at Lisle crested above flood stage 4 times among the 16 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1988 to 2020. The highest, 10.02 ft on September 8, 2011, was minor flooding, 1.02 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Tioughnioga River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.02 ft
September 8, 2011
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
0
4 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
December 25, 2020
9.46 ft, minor flooding
Location
Broome 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, Tioughnioga River at Lisle
Action stage5.011Jan 2, 2002The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.04Dec 25, 2020Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage12.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

16 crests from 1988 to 2020. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Tioughnioga River at Lisle, 1988 to 2020 05101520ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Mar 27, 1988: 6.16 ft, action stage; 6,840 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1989: 5.12 ft, action stage; 5,070 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1990: 6.05 ft, action stage; 6,370 cubic feet per secondMar 4, 1991: 6.25 ft, action stage; 6,660 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1992: 5.68 ft, action stage; 5,840 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 1993: 9.31 ft, minor flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondJan 11, 1994: 4.64 ft, below flood stage; 4,560 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 1994: 7.02 ft, action stage; 8,340 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1996: 8.19 ft, action stage; 10,700 cubic feet per secondJan 8, 1998: 8.18 ft, action stage; 10,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2000: 8.43 ft, action stage; 11,100 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2001: 8.32 ft, action stage; 12,000 cubic feet per secondJan 2, 2002: 5.51 ft, action stage; 5,860 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2011: 10.02 ft, minor floodingAug 9, 2013: 9.82 ft, minor floodingDec 25, 2020: 9.46 ft, minor flooding; 12,526 cubic feet per second Highest, 10.02 ft, Sep 8, 2011 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Tioughnioga River at Lisle 1980s: 0 1990s: 1 2000s: 0 2010s: 2 2 2020s: 1 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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

Highest listed crests, Tioughnioga River at Lisle
1Sep 8, 201110.02+1.02Minor—
2Aug 9, 20139.82+0.82Minor—
3Dec 25, 20209.46+0.46Minor12,526
4Apr 10, 19939.31+0.31Minor12,100
5Feb 28, 20008.43−0.57Action11,100
6Apr 10, 20018.32−0.68Action12,000
7Feb 12, 19968.19−0.81Action10,700
8Jan 8, 19988.18−0.82Action10,600
9Apr 16, 19947.02−1.98Action8,340
10Mar 4, 19916.25−2.75Action6,660
11Mar 27, 19886.16−2.84Action6,840
12Feb 27, 19906.05−2.95Action6,370
13Mar 27, 19925.68−3.32Action5,840
14Jan 2, 20025.51−3.49Action5,860
15Mar 31, 19895.12−3.88Action5,070
16Jan 11, 19944.64−4.36Below flood stage4,560

The worst floods along the Tioughnioga River

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

September 8, 2011: 10.02 ft here, minor flooding

  • ItaskaNY · Sep 8, 2011 · 9.53 ft · Moderate
  • CortlandNY · Sep 9, 2011 · 9.88 ft · Minor

August 9, 2013: 9.82 ft here, minor flooding

  • ItaskaNY · Aug 9, 2013 · 9.09 ft · Moderate

December 25, 2020: 9.46 ft here, minor flooding

  • CortlandNY · Dec 26, 2020 · 11.57 ft · Moderate
  • ItaskaNY · Dec 25, 2020 · 9.16 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Tioughnioga River

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

Flood gauges on the Tioughnioga River
CortlandNY8.014.07 ft, Apr 3, 200512
Lisle this gaugeNY9.010.02 ft, Sep 8, 20110
ItaskaNY7.016.61 ft, Jul 8, 193517

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
Vestal18.035.26 ft, Sep 8, 20118
Windsor17.024.27 ft, Jun 29, 20063
Itaska7.016.61 ft, Jul 8, 193517

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge LSLN6, 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.