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West Canada Creek at Hinckley Dam

Highest listed crest 1,231.49 ftFlood stage 1,227.0 ft35 crests since 1945

The West Canada Creek at Hinckley Dam crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 35 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1945 to 2026. The highest, 1,231.49 ft on November 1, 2019, was major flooding, 4.49 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the West Canada Creek crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
1,231.49 ft
November 1, 2019
Flood stage
1,227.0 ft
Major flooding from 1,230.0 ft
Crests at major
3
50th of 160 gauges in New York
Most recent flood crest
April 1, 2026
1,229.82 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Herkimer 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 Canada Creek at Hinckley Dam
Action stage1,225.02Apr 24, 1992The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)1,227.019Apr 9, 2022Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage1,228.010Apr 1, 2026Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage1,230.03Nov 1, 2019Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

35 crests from 1945 to 2026. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the West Canada Creek at Hinckley Dam, 1945 to 2026 122212241226122812301232ft Flood stage 1,227.0 ftMajor 1,230.0 ft Oct 2, 1945: 1,230.20 ft, major flooding; 17,100 cubic feet per secondApr 20, 1969: 1,227.90 ft, minor floodingApr 29, 1970: 1,227.50 ft, minor floodingMay 4, 1972: 1,228.70 ft, moderate floodingMay 19, 1973: 1,227.90 ft, minor floodingDec 28, 1973: 1,228.00 ft, moderate floodingApr 28, 1980: 1,228.70 ft, moderate flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per secondApr 8, 1988: 1,226.20 ft, action stageApr 7, 1989: 1,227.60 ft, minor floodingMar 18, 1990: 1,227.90 ft, minor floodingDec 31, 1990: 1,227.40 ft, minor floodingApr 24, 1992: 1,226.90 ft, action stageApr 17, 1993: 1,228.40 ft, moderate floodingApr 26, 1994: 1,227.80 ft, minor floodingJan 22, 1995: 1,223.40 ft, below flood stageOct 22, 1995: 1,227.20 ft, minor floodingApr 24, 1996: 1,227.20 ft, minor floodingDec 3, 1996: 1,227.30 ft, minor floodingApr 25, 2001: 1,227.90 ft, minor floodingMay 25, 2004: 1,228.15 ft, moderate floodingApr 25, 2005: 1,227.22 ft, minor floodingJun 29, 2006: 1,229.85 ft, moderate floodingApr 14, 2011: 1,227.18 ft, minor floodingApr 28, 2011: 1,230.73 ft, major floodingApr 20, 2013: 1,227.49 ft, minor floodingJun 29, 2013: 1,227.23 ft, minor floodingJul 3, 2013: 1,228.02 ft, moderate floodingApr 16, 2014: 1,229.05 ft, moderate floodingApr 22, 2015: 1,227.06 ft, minor floodingApr 12, 2017: 1,227.13 ft, minor floodingApr 21, 2019: 1,228.05 ft, moderate floodingNov 1, 2019: 1,231.49 ft, major floodingAug 20, 2021: 1,227.35 ft, minor floodingApr 9, 2022: 1,227.57 ft, minor floodingApr 1, 2026: 1,229.82 ft, moderate flooding Highest, 1,231.49 ft, Nov 1, 2019 1960198020002020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, West Canada Creek at Hinckley Dam 1940s: 1 1950s: 0 1960s: 1 1970s: 4 1980s: 2 1990s: 7 2000s: 4 2010s: 10 10 2020s: 3 1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, West Canada Creek at Hinckley Dam
1Nov 1, 20191,231.49+4.49Major—
2Apr 28, 20111,230.73+3.73Major—
3Oct 2, 19451,230.20+3.20Major17,100
4Jun 29, 20061,229.85+2.85Moderate—
5Apr 1, 20261,229.82+2.82Moderate—
6Apr 16, 20141,229.05+2.05Moderate—
7May 4, 19721,228.70+1.70Moderate—
8Apr 28, 19801,228.70+1.70Moderate17,400
9Apr 17, 19931,228.40+1.40Moderate—
10May 25, 20041,228.15+1.15Moderate—
11Apr 21, 20191,228.05+1.05Moderate—
12Jul 3, 20131,228.02+1.02Moderate—
13Dec 28, 19731,228.00+1.00Moderate—
14Apr 20, 19691,227.90+0.90Minor—
15May 19, 19731,227.90+0.90Minor—
16Mar 18, 19901,227.90+0.90Minor—
17Apr 25, 20011,227.90+0.90Minor—
18Apr 26, 19941,227.80+0.80Minor—
19Apr 7, 19891,227.60+0.60Minor—
20Apr 9, 20221,227.57+0.57Minor—
21Apr 29, 19701,227.50+0.50Minor—
22Apr 20, 20131,227.49+0.49Minor—
23Dec 31, 19901,227.40+0.40Minor—
24Aug 20, 20211,227.35+0.35Minor—
25Dec 3, 19961,227.30+0.30Minor—
26Jun 29, 20131,227.23+0.23Minor—
27Apr 25, 20051,227.22+0.22Minor—
28Oct 22, 19951,227.20+0.20Minor—
29Apr 24, 19961,227.20+0.20Minor—
30Apr 14, 20111,227.18+0.18Minor—
31Apr 12, 20171,227.13+0.13Minor—
32Apr 22, 20151,227.06+0.06Minor—
33Apr 24, 19921,226.90−0.10Action—
34Apr 8, 19881,226.20−0.80Action—
35Jan 22, 19951,223.40−3.60Below flood stage—

The worst floods along the West Canada Creek

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

November 1, 2019: 1,231.49 ft here, major flooding

  • Kast BridgeNY · Nov 1, 2019 · 10.92 ft · Major · its highest

April 28, 2011: 1,230.73 ft here, major flooding

October 2, 1945: 1,230.20 ft here, major flooding

Gauges on the West Canada Creek

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

Flood gauges on the West Canada Creek
Hinckley Dam this gaugeNY1,227.01,231.49 ft, Nov 1, 20193
Kast BridgeNY6.010.92 ft, Nov 1, 20198

Other gauges in Herkimer County

Flood gauges in Herkimer County
Stillwater Reservoir80.01,681.57 ft, Apr 16, 20020
Little Falls15.019.86 ft, Nov 2, 20199
Kast Bridge6.010.92 ft, Nov 1, 20198

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge HIKN6, 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.