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West Branch Delaware River at Walton

Highest listed crest 16.85 ftFlood stage 11.5 ft74 crests since 1950

The West Branch Delaware River at Walton crested at major flood stage 2 times among the 74 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1950 to 2024. The highest, 16.85 ft on June 28, 2006, was major flooding, 5.35 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the West Branch Delaware River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
16.85 ft
June 28, 2006; 28,600 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
11.5 ft
Major flooding from 16.0 ft
Crests at major
2
68th of 160 gauges in New York
Most recent flood crest
August 10, 2024
11.71 ft, minor 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 Walton
Action stage9.538Mar 10, 2024The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.526Aug 10, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.08Dec 25, 2020Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage16.02Jun 28, 2006Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

74 crests from 1950 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the West Branch Delaware River at Walton, 1950 to 2024 81012141618ft Flood stage 11.5 ftMajor 16.0 ft Dec 4, 1950: 12.25 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 1952: 9.52 ft, action stage; 6,310 cubic feet per secondDec 11, 1952: 12.67 ft, minor flooding; 14,300 cubic feet per secondFeb 17, 1954: 9.72 ft, action stage; 6,690 cubic feet per secondAug 19, 1955: 12.87 ft, minor flooding; 15,100 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1956: 12.07 ft, minor flooding; 11,200 cubic feet per secondJan 23, 1957: 9.56 ft, action stage; 6,220 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1957: 10.13 ft, action stage; 7,200 cubic feet per secondJan 22, 1959: 13.76 ft, minor flooding; 15,700 cubic feet per secondApr 4, 1960: 12.67 ft, minor flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 1961: 11.61 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 1962: 10.85 ft, action stage; 8,830 cubic feet per secondMar 27, 1963: 12.95 ft, minor flooding; 13,900 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1964: 13.66 ft, minor flooding; 15,800 cubic feet per secondApr 3, 1970: 10.21 ft, action stage; 7,550 cubic feet per secondMar 16, 1971: 9.54 ft, action stage; 6,240 cubic feet per secondMar 3, 1972: 11.35 ft, action stage; 9,000 cubic feet per secondJun 29, 1973: 13.19 ft, minor flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per secondDec 21, 1973: 13.26 ft, minor flooding; 14,700 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 1975: 11.49 ft, action stage; 10,200 cubic feet per secondJan 27, 1976: 12.85 ft, minor flooding; 13,600 cubic feet per secondMar 14, 1977: 14.16 ft, moderate flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1978: 13.51 ft, minor flooding; 15,400 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 1979: 12.52 ft, minor flooding; 12,800 cubic feet per secondMar 22, 1980: 11.45 ft, action stage; 10,000 cubic feet per secondFeb 11, 1981: 14.34 ft, moderate flooding; 17,900 cubic feet per secondFeb 4, 1982: 11.23 ft, action stageApr 25, 1983: 10.67 ft, action stage; 8,400 cubic feet per secondDec 14, 1983: 11.00 ft, action stage; 9,090 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 1986: 14.84 ft, moderate flooding; 19,500 cubic feet per secondApr 5, 1987: 13.30 ft, minor flooding; 14,800 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 1989: 9.81 ft, action stage; 6,420 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 1990: 10.19 ft, action stage; 7,110 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 1991: 10.84 ft, action stage; 8,380 cubic feet per secondMar 30, 1993: 12.72 ft, minor flooding; 12,700 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 1994: 9.75 ft, action stage; 6,310 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 1996: 16.36 ft, major flooding; 25,000 cubic feet per secondNov 9, 1996: 14.40 ft, moderate flooding; 18,200 cubic feet per secondJan 9, 1998: 11.94 ft, minor flooding; 11,300 cubic feet per secondJan 24, 1999: 10.58 ft, action stage; 8,260 cubic feet per secondFeb 28, 2000: 12.19 ft, minor flooding; 11,900 cubic feet per secondApr 10, 2001: 10.57 ft, action stage; 8,240 cubic feet per secondMar 21, 2003: 11.21 ft, action stage; 9,620 cubic feet per secondSep 18, 2004: 13.41 ft, minor flooding; 15,200 cubic feet per secondJan 15, 2005: 10.05 ft, action stageApr 3, 2005: 14.45 ft, moderate flooding; 18,400 cubic feet per secondJan 19, 2006: 10.37 ft, action stage; 7,834 cubic feet per secondJun 28, 2006: 16.85 ft, major flooding; 28,600 cubic feet per secondMar 15, 2007: 10.51 ft, action stage; 8,100 cubic feet per secondMar 5, 2008: 12.03 ft, minor flooding; 11,500 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 2009: 9.78 ft, action stage; 6,690 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2010: 11.11 ft, action stage; 9,380 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 2010: 11.06 ft, action stage; 9,270 cubic feet per secondOct 1, 2010: 14.75 ft, moderate flooding; 18,400 cubic feet per secondMar 6, 2011: 11.78 ft, minor flooding; 10,900 cubic feet per secondMar 11, 2011: 12.25 ft, minor flooding; 12,100 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 2011: 13.66 ft, minor flooding; 16,039 cubic feet per secondSep 8, 2011: 14.40 ft, moderate flooding; 18,499 cubic feet per secondMar 12, 2013: 9.60 ft, action stage; 6,360 cubic feet per secondMay 30, 2013: 9.94 ft, action stage; 6,990 cubic feet per secondApr 9, 2015: 9.64 ft, action stage; 6,010 cubic feet per secondFeb 25, 2016: 10.04 ft, action stage; 6,398 cubic feet per secondFeb 26, 2017: 10.36 ft, action stage; 6,960 cubic feet per secondApr 7, 2017: 9.72 ft, action stage; 5,861 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 2018: 10.29 ft, action stage; 6,835 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2019: 10.61 ft, action stage; 7,420 cubic feet per secondNov 1, 2019: 10.10 ft, action stage; 6,501 cubic feet per secondDec 25, 2020: 14.14 ft, moderate flooding; 15,065 cubic feet per secondOct 27, 2021: 9.51 ft, action stage; 5,274 cubic feet per secondFeb 18, 2022: 9.94 ft, action stage; 5,911 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 2022: 13.50 ft, minor flooding; 13,665 cubic feet per secondDec 18, 2023: 12.13 ft, minor flooding; 10,186 cubic feet per secondMar 10, 2024: 10.05 ft, action stage; 6,067 cubic feet per secondAug 10, 2024: 11.71 ft, minor flooding; 9,007 cubic feet per second Highest, 16.85 ft, Jun 28, 2006 19501960197019801990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, West Branch Delaware River at Walton 1950s: 5 1960s: 4 1970s: 6 6 1980s: 3 1990s: 4 2000s: 5 2010s: 5 2020s: 4 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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 74 listed crests.

Highest listed crests, West Branch Delaware River at Walton
1Jun 28, 200616.85+5.35Major28,600
2Jan 19, 199616.36+4.86Major25,000
3Mar 15, 198614.84+3.34Moderate19,500
4Oct 1, 201014.75+3.25Moderate18,400
5Apr 3, 200514.45+2.95Moderate18,400
6Nov 9, 199614.40+2.90Moderate18,200
7Sep 8, 201114.40+2.90Moderate18,499
8Feb 11, 198114.34+2.84Moderate17,900
9Mar 14, 197714.16+2.66Moderate17,400
10Dec 25, 202014.14+2.64Moderate15,065
11Jan 22, 195913.76+2.26Minor15,700
12Mar 5, 196413.66+2.16Minor15,800
13Aug 29, 201113.66+2.16Minor16,039
14Jan 9, 197813.51+2.01Minor15,400
15Apr 8, 202213.50+2.00Minor13,665
16Sep 18, 200413.41+1.91Minor15,200
17Apr 5, 198713.30+1.80Minor14,800
18Dec 21, 197313.26+1.76Minor14,700
19Jun 29, 197313.19+1.69Minor14,500
20Mar 27, 196312.95+1.45Minor13,900
21Aug 19, 195512.87+1.37Minor15,100
22Jan 27, 197612.85+1.35Minor13,600
23Mar 30, 199312.72+1.22Minor12,700
24Dec 11, 195212.67+1.17Minor14,300
25Apr 4, 196012.67+1.17Minor12,700
26Mar 5, 197912.52+1.02Minor12,800
27Dec 4, 195012.25+0.75Minor12,800
28Mar 11, 201112.25+0.75Minor12,100
29Feb 28, 200012.19+0.69Minor11,900
30Dec 18, 202312.13+0.63Minor10,186
31Apr 5, 195612.07+0.57Minor11,200
32Mar 5, 200812.03+0.53Minor11,500
33Jan 9, 199811.94+0.44Minor11,300
34Mar 6, 201111.78+0.28Minor10,900
35Aug 10, 202411.71+0.21Minor9,007
36Feb 26, 196111.61+0.11Minor10,500
37Feb 25, 197511.49−0.01Action10,200
38Mar 22, 198011.45−0.05Action10,000
39Mar 3, 197211.35−0.15Action9,000
40Feb 4, 198211.23−0.27Action—
41Mar 21, 200311.21−0.29Action9,620
42Jan 25, 201011.11−0.39Action9,380
43Mar 23, 201011.06−0.44Action9,270
44Dec 14, 198311.00−0.50Action9,090
45Apr 1, 196210.85−0.65Action8,830
46Nov 23, 199110.84−0.66Action8,380
47Apr 25, 198310.67−0.83Action8,400
48Jan 25, 201910.61−0.89Action7,420
49Jan 24, 199910.58−0.92Action8,260
50Apr 10, 200110.57−0.93Action8,240

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: 16.85 ft here, major flooding

January 19, 1996: 16.36 ft here, major flooding

  • Hale EddyNY · Jan 19, 1996 · 11.51 ft · Minor

March 15, 1986: 14.84 ft here, moderate 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 EddyNY11.020.30 ft, Oct 10, 19039
Walton this gaugeNY11.516.85 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
Hale Eddy11.020.30 ft, Oct 10, 19039

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge WALN6, 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.