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West Branch Delaware River at Hale Eddy

Highest listed crest 20.30 ftFlood stage 11.0 ft71 crests since 1903

The West Branch Delaware River at Hale Eddy crested at major flood stage 9 times among the 71 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1903 to 2011. The highest, 20.30 ft on October 10, 1903, was major flooding, 9.30 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
20.30 ft
October 10, 1903; 46,000 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.0 ft
Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major
9
13th of 160 gauges in New York
Most recent flood crest
September 8, 2011
14.71 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Delaware 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, West Branch Delaware River at Hale Eddy
Action stage9.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.041Sep 18, 2004Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.021Sep 8, 2011Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage15.09Jun 28, 2006Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

71 crests from 1903 to 2011. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the West Branch Delaware River at Hale Eddy, 1903 to 2011 10121416182022ft Flood stage 11.0 ftMajor 15.0 ft Oct 10, 1903: 20.30 ft, major flooding; 46,000 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1913: 15.30 ft, major flooding; 25,000 cubic feet per secondMar 28, 1914: 14.60 ft, moderate flooding; 21,300 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 1915: 13.90 ft, moderate flooding; 20,000 cubic feet per secondApr 2, 1916: 12.60 ft, minor flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per secondOct 30, 1917: 13.30 ft, moderate flooding; 18,300 cubic feet per secondMar 13, 1920: 13.00 ft, moderate flooding; 18,100 cubic feet per secondNov 29, 1921: 13.30 ft, moderate flooding; 19,000 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1923: 15.00 ft, major flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondSep 30, 1924: 15.80 ft, major flooding; 26,500 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1925: 14.30 ft, moderate flooding; 22,000 cubic feet per secondNov 17, 1926: 12.50 ft, minor flooding; 16,600 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1927: 11.60 ft, minor flooding; 14,000 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1929: 12.90 ft, minor flooding; 17,800 cubic feet per secondApr 21, 1929: 12.20 ft, minor flooding; 17,300 cubic feet per secondOct 6, 1932: 11.37 ft, minor flooding; 14,600 cubic feet per secondAug 24, 1933: 12.31 ft, minor flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1934: 11.43 ft, minor flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondJul 8, 1935: 12.62 ft, minor flooding; 19,000 cubic feet per secondNov 13, 1935: 13.10 ft, moderate flooding; 20,900 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 1936: 13.97 ft, moderate flooding; 24,600 cubic feet per secondMar 18, 1936: 14.22 ft, moderate flooding; 25,900 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1938: 11.81 ft, minor flooding; 15,900 cubic feet per secondAug 11, 1938: 13.75 ft, moderate flooding; 19,600 cubic feet per secondSep 22, 1938: 15.60 ft, major flooding; 25,600 cubic feet per secondFeb 16, 1939: 15.24 ft, major floodingFeb 20, 1939: 12.00 ft, minor flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1940: 14.97 ft, moderate flooding; 23,400 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 1940: 11.74 ft, minor flooding; 13,700 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1942: 11.40 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondMay 23, 1942: 14.52 ft, moderate flooding; 21,900 cubic feet per secondDec 30, 1942: 14.95 ft, moderate flooding; 23,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 24, 1943: 11.08 ft, minor flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1944: 11.94 ft, minor flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 27, 1945: 13.13 ft, moderate floodingMar 5, 1946: 12.75 ft, minor floodingApr 6, 1947: 11.11 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondMar 17, 1948: 12.47 ft, minor flooding; 16,500 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1948: 15.70 ft, major flooding; 28,900 cubic feet per secondDec 31, 1948: 12.32 ft, minor flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1950: 15.15 ft, major floodingMar 28, 1950: 12.14 ft, minor flooding; 15,500 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1950: 11.22 ft, minor flooding; 13,000 cubic feet per secondNov 26, 1950: 11.00 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondDec 4, 1950: 13.39 ft, moderate flooding; 19,500 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1951: 11.29 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1952: 12.51 ft, minor flooding; 16,600 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 1955: 12.67 ft, minor flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 1956: 11.41 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1956: 12.42 ft, minor flooding; 15,300 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1958: 11.92 ft, minor flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1959: 13.96 ft, moderate flooding; 20,100 cubic feet per secondNov 28, 1959: 12.67 ft, minor flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 12, 1960: 11.02 ft, minor flooding; 11,700 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 1960: 12.70 ft, minor flooding; 16,000 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1960: 13.42 ft, moderate flooding; 18,200 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1961: 13.14 ft, moderate flooding; 17,300 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1962: 11.98 ft, minor flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1963: 11.19 ft, minor flooding; 12,300 cubic feet per secondJun 30, 1973: 11.57 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondOct 19, 1975: 11.04 ft, minor flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1977: 11.96 ft, minor flooding; 14,200 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 1979: 12.21 ft, minor flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1986: 13.63 ft, moderate flooding; 18,700 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1993: 11.62 ft, minor flooding; 13,300 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1996: 11.51 ft, minor flooding; 13,200 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 2003: 11.10 ft, minor flooding; 12,000 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2004: 12.83 ft, minor flooding; 16,444 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 2005: 14.12 ft, moderate flooding; 20,145 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2006: 19.10 ft, major flooding; 40,100 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2011: 14.71 ft, moderate flooding; 22,540 cubic feet per second Highest, 20.30 ft, Oct 10, 1903 19201940196019802000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, West Branch Delaware River at Hale Eddy 1900s: 1 1910s: 5 1920s: 9 1930s: 12 1940s: 13 13 1950s: 13 1960s: 6 1970s: 4 1980s: 1 1990s: 2 2000s: 4 2010s: 1 1900s1910s1920s1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  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 71 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, West Branch Delaware River at Hale Eddy
1Oct 10, 190320.30+9.30Major46,000
2Jun 28, 200619.10+8.10Major40,100
3Sep 30, 192415.80+4.80Major26,500
4Mar 22, 194815.70+4.70Major28,900
5Sep 22, 193815.60+4.60Major25,600
6Mar 27, 191315.30+4.30Major25,000
7Feb 16, 193915.24+4.24Major—
8Mar 9, 195015.15+4.15Major—
9Mar 17, 192315.00+4.00Major11,400
10Mar 31, 194014.97+3.97Moderate23,400
11Dec 30, 194214.95+3.95Moderate23,300
12Sep 8, 201114.71+3.71Moderate22,540
13Mar 28, 191414.60+3.60Moderate21,300
14May 23, 194214.52+3.52Moderate21,900
15Feb 12, 192514.30+3.30Moderate22,000
16Mar 18, 193614.22+3.22Moderate25,900
17Apr 3, 200514.12+3.12Moderate20,145
18Mar 12, 193613.97+2.97Moderate24,600
19Jan 22, 195913.96+2.96Moderate20,100
20Jul 8, 191513.90+2.90Moderate20,000
21Aug 11, 193813.75+2.75Moderate19,600
22Mar 15, 198613.63+2.63Moderate18,700
23Apr 4, 196013.42+2.42Moderate18,200
24Dec 4, 195013.39+2.39Moderate19,500
25Oct 30, 191713.30+2.30Moderate18,300
26Nov 29, 192113.30+2.30Moderate19,000
27Feb 26, 196113.14+2.14Moderate17,300
28Feb 27, 194513.13+2.13Moderate—
29Nov 13, 193513.10+2.10Moderate20,900
30Mar 13, 192013.00+2.00Moderate18,100
31Mar 15, 192912.90+1.90Minor17,800
32Sep 18, 200412.83+1.83Minor16,444
33Mar 5, 194612.75+1.75Minor—
34Mar 31, 196012.70+1.70Minor16,000
35Aug 19, 195512.67+1.67Minor16,000
36Nov 28, 195912.67+1.67Minor16,000
37Jul 8, 193512.62+1.62Minor19,000
38Apr 2, 191612.60+1.60Minor17,400
39Dec 11, 195212.51+1.51Minor16,600
40Nov 17, 192612.50+1.50Minor16,600
41Mar 17, 194812.47+1.47Minor16,500
42Apr 5, 195612.42+1.42Minor15,300
43Dec 31, 194812.32+1.32Minor16,000
44Aug 24, 193312.31+1.31Minor16,000
45Mar 6, 197912.21+1.21Minor14,800
46Apr 21, 192912.20+1.20Minor17,300
47Mar 28, 195012.14+1.14Minor15,500
48Feb 20, 193912.00+1.00Minor14,300
49Apr 1, 196211.98+0.98Minor14,200
50Mar 14, 197711.96+0.96Minor14,200

The worst floods along the West Branch Delaware River

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

June 28, 2006: 19.10 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the West Branch Delaware River

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

Flood gauges on the West Branch Delaware River
DelhiNY8.012.53 ft, Aug 29, 20115
Cannonsville ReservoirNY1,153.01,158.00 ft, Jun 29, 20063
Hale Eddy this gaugeNY11.020.30 ft, Oct 10, 19039
WaltonNY11.516.85 ft, Jun 28, 20062

Other gauges in Delaware County

Flood gauges in Delaware County
Cooks Falls10.020.55 ft, Jun 28, 20062
Arkville10.515.50 ft, Jan 19, 19965
Downsville below Pepacton Dam9.016.00 ft, Oct 9, 19037
Fishs Eddy13.021.45 ft, Jun 28, 20063
Harvard10.016.93 ft, Sep 22, 19388
Margaretville11.015.97 ft, Aug 28, 20113
Pepacton Reservoir1,281.01,283.74 ft, Jun 28, 20060
Hancock18.028.23 ft, Jun 28, 20063
East Sidney Dam1,203.01,204.35 ft, Jul 1, 20060
East Sidney Dam4.56.19 ft, Apr 7, 19601
Dunraven7.011.20 ft, Jan 19, 19961
Sidney979.5988.30 ft, Jun 28, 20062
Andes6.86.96 ft, Aug 9, 20240
Trout Creek6.37.48 ft, Aug 9, 20243
Delhi8.012.53 ft, Aug 29, 20115
Cannonsville Reservoir1,153.01,158.00 ft, Jun 29, 20063
Walton11.516.85 ft, Jun 28, 20062

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HLEN6, 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.