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Schoharie Creek at Breakabeen Forecast crest: 3.6 ft at 1:00am Feb 09 Observed crest: 3.99 ft at 5:15pm Feb 08 Observed: 3 ft at 11:15pm Feb 5 Observed: 2.99 ft at 11:30pm Feb 5 Observed: 2.99 ft at 11:45pm Feb 5 Observed: 2.99 ft at 12:00am Feb 6 Observed: 2.99 ft at 12:15am Feb 6 Observed: 2.98 ft at 12:30am Feb 6 Observed: 2.98 ft at 12:45am Feb 6 Observed: 2.98 ft at 1:00am Feb 6 Observed: 2.98 ft at 1:15am Feb 6 Observed: 2.98 ft at 1:30am Feb 6 Observed: 2.98 ft at 1:45am Feb 6 Observed: 2.98 ft at 2:00am Feb 6 Observed: 2.98 ft at 2:15am Feb 6 Observed: 2.97 ft at 2:30am Feb 6 Observed: 2.97 ft at 2:45am Feb 6 Observed: 2.97 ft at 3:00am Feb 6 Observed: 2.97 ft at 3:15am Feb 6 Observed: 2.97 ft at 3:30am Feb 6 Observed: 2.97 ft at 3:45am Feb 6 Observed: 2.97 ft at 4:00am Feb 6 Observed: 2.97 ft at 4:15am Feb 6 Observed: 2.97 ft at 4:30am Feb 6 Observed: 2.97 ft at 4:45am Feb 6 Observed: 2.97 ft at 5:00am Feb 6 Observed: 2.97 ft at 5:15am Feb 6 Observed: 2.97 ft at 5:30am Feb 6 Observed: 2.97 ft at 5:45am Feb 6 Observed: 2.97 ft at 6:00am Feb 6 Observed: 2.97 ft at 6:15am Feb 6 Observed: 2.97 ft at 6:30am Feb 6 Observed: 2.97 ft at 6:45am Feb 6 Observed: 2.97 ft at 7:00am Feb 6 Observed: 2.97 ft at 7:15am Feb 6 Observed: 2.97 ft at 7:30am Feb 6 Observed: 2.98 ft at 7:45am Feb 6 Observed: 2.98 ft at 8:00am Feb 6 Observed: 2.99 ft at 8:15am Feb 6 Observed: 2.99 ft at 8:30am Feb 6 Observed: 2.99 ft at 8:45am Feb 6 Observed: 3 ft at 9:00am Feb 6 Observed: 3 ft at 9:15am Feb 6 Observed: 3.01 ft at 9:30am Feb 6 Observed: 3.01 ft at 9:45am Feb 6 Observed: 3.02 ft at 10:00am Feb 6 Observed: 3.03 ft at 10:15am Feb 6 Observed: 3.04 ft at 10:30am Feb 6 Observed: 3.05 ft at 10:45am Feb 6 Observed: 3.06 ft at 11:00am Feb 6 Observed: 3.06 ft at 11:15am Feb 6 Observed: 3.07 ft at 11:30am Feb 6 Observed: 3.08 ft at 11:45am Feb 6 Observed: 3.09 ft at 12:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.1 ft at 12:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.11 ft at 12:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.11 ft at 1:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.12 ft at 1:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.12 ft at 1:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.12 ft at 1:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.13 ft at 2:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.13 ft at 2:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.14 ft at 2:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.14 ft at 2:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.14 ft at 3:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.15 ft at 3:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.15 ft at 3:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.14 ft at 3:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.14 ft at 4:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.14 ft at 4:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.13 ft at 4:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.13 ft at 4:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.13 ft at 5:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.12 ft at 5:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.12 ft at 5:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.11 ft at 5:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.11 ft at 6:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.11 ft at 6:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.1 ft at 6:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.1 ft at 6:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.09 ft at 7:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.09 ft at 7:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.08 ft at 7:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.08 ft at 7:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.08 ft at 8:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.07 ft at 8:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.07 ft at 8:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.07 ft at 8:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.06 ft at 9:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.06 ft at 9:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.05 ft at 9:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.05 ft at 9:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.05 ft at 10:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.05 ft at 10:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.04 ft at 10:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.04 ft at 10:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.04 ft at 11:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.03 ft at 11:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.03 ft at 11:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.03 ft at 11:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.03 ft at 12:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.02 ft at 12:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.02 ft at 12:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.02 ft at 12:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.02 ft at 1:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.02 ft at 1:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.02 ft at 1:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.01 ft at 1:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.01 ft at 2:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.01 ft at 2:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.01 ft at 2:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.01 ft at 2:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.01 ft at 3:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.01 ft at 3:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.01 ft at 3:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.01 ft at 3:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3 ft at 4:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3 ft at 4:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3 ft at 4:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3 ft at 4:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3 ft at 5:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3 ft at 5:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3 ft at 5:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3 ft at 5:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3 ft at 6:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3 ft at 6:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3 ft at 6:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3 ft at 6:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3 ft at 7:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3 ft at 7:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3 ft at 7:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3 ft at 7:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3 ft at 8:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3 ft at 8:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.01 ft at 8:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.01 ft at 8:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.02 ft at 9:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.03 ft at 9:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.04 ft at 9:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.04 ft at 9:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.05 ft at 10:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.05 ft at 10:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.06 ft at 10:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.06 ft at 10:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.06 ft at 11:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.06 ft at 11:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.07 ft at 11:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.07 ft at 11:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.07 ft at 12:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.08 ft at 12:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.09 ft at 12:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.09 ft at 12:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.09 ft at 1:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.1 ft at 1:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.1 ft at 1:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.11 ft at 1:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.11 ft at 2:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.11 ft at 2:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.11 ft at 2:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.1 ft at 2:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.11 ft at 3:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.11 ft at 3:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.11 ft at 3:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.11 ft at 3:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.12 ft at 4:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.12 ft at 4:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.13 ft at 4:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.13 ft at 4:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.13 ft at 5:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.13 ft at 5:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.12 ft at 5:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.12 ft at 5:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.12 ft at 6:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.11 ft at 6:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.11 ft at 6:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.1 ft at 6:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.1 ft at 7:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.1 ft at 7:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.1 ft at 7:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.1 ft at 7:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.09 ft at 8:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.09 ft at 8:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.09 ft at 8:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.09 ft at 8:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.09 ft at 9:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.09 ft at 9:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.08 ft at 9:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.08 ft at 9:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.08 ft at 10:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.08 ft at 10:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.08 ft at 10:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.08 ft at 10:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.08 ft at 11:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.08 ft at 11:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.08 ft at 11:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.09 ft at 11:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.09 ft at 12:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.09 ft at 12:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.09 ft at 12:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.09 ft at 12:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.1 ft at 1:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.1 ft at 1:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.1 ft at 1:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.1 ft at 1:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.1 ft at 2:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.11 ft at 2:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.11 ft at 2:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.11 ft at 2:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.12 ft at 3:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.13 ft at 3:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.13 ft at 3:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.15 ft at 3:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.17 ft at 4:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.19 ft at 4:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.22 ft at 4:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.26 ft at 4:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.3 ft at 5:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.35 ft at 5:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.4 ft at 5:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.44 ft at 5:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.46 ft at 6:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.5 ft at 6:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.52 ft at 6:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.54 ft at 6:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.56 ft at 7:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.57 ft at 7:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.58 ft at 7:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.6 ft at 7:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.62 ft at 8:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.64 ft at 8:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.66 ft at 8:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.69 ft at 8:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.7 ft at 9:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.72 ft at 9:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.74 ft at 9:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.77 ft at 9:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.8 ft at 10:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.82 ft at 10:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.85 ft at 10:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.88 ft at 10:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.91 ft at 11:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.92 ft at 11:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.93 ft at 11:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.94 ft at 11:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.94 ft at 12:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.94 ft at 12:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.94 ft at 12:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.95 ft at 12:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.95 ft at 1:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.95 ft at 1:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.96 ft at 1:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.96 ft at 1:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.97 ft at 2:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.97 ft at 2:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.97 ft at 2:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.97 ft at 2:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.97 ft at 3:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.97 ft at 3:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.97 ft at 3:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.97 ft at 3:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.98 ft at 4:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.98 ft at 4:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.97 ft at 4:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.98 ft at 4:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.98 ft at 5:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.99 ft at 5:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.99 ft at 5:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.99 ft at 5:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.98 ft at 6:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.98 ft at 6:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.98 ft at 6:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.98 ft at 6:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.98 ft at 7:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.99 ft at 7:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.98 ft at 7:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.98 ft at 7:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.98 ft at 8:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.98 ft at 8:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.97 ft at 8:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.97 ft at 8:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.97 ft at 9:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.98 ft at 9:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.98 ft at 9:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.98 ft at 9:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.98 ft at 10:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.98 ft at 10:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.98 ft at 10:30pm Feb 8 Forecast: 3.4 ft at 1:00pm Feb 8 Forecast: 3.4 ft at 7:00pm Feb 8 Forecast: 3.6 ft at 1:00am Feb 9 Forecast: 3.5 ft at 7:00am Feb 9 Forecast: 3.5 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Forecast: 3.4 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Forecast: 3.4 ft at 1:00am Feb 10 Forecast: 3.4 ft at 7:00am Feb 10 Forecast: 3.5 ft at 1:00pm Feb 10 Graph Created (11:23pm Feb 8, 2009) Observed Forecast (issued 10:53am Feb 8)  USGS--Water Resources of the United States BKBN6 (plotting HGIRG)   Gage 0  Datum: 686.79 Latest observed value: 3.98 ft at 10:30 PM EST 8-Feb-2009. Flood Stage is 11.0 ft.  Forecast data shown here are official public river forecasts. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Schoharie Creek at Breakabeen are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:18
Moderate Flood Stage:16
Flood Stage:11
Action Stage:8

Historical Crests
(1) 20.96 ft on 01/19/1996
(2) 20.40 ft on 10/16/1955
(3) 19.50 ft on 04/05/1987
(4) 18.34 ft on 03/21/1980
(5) 17.40 ft on 04/03/2005
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Low Water Records
(1) 0.3 ft on 09/26/1985
(2) 0 ft on 09/13/1980

Schoharie Creek at Breakabeen location map

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20.0 THERE IS SEVERE AND NEW RECORD FLOODING IN THE SCHOHARIE VALLEY
18.0 FLOODING BECOMES SEVERE WITH WIDESPREAD INUNDATION OF HOMES ROADS AND FIELDS
16.0 FLOODING BECOMES SERIOUS WITH UP TO FIVE FEET OF WATER ON SOME AREAS OF ROUTE 30 AND ONE TO TWO FEET OF WATER IN SOME RIVERFRONT HOMES
14.0 WATER BEGINS TO REACH RIVERFRONT HOMES
13.0 THERE IS ABOUT A FOOT OF WATER ON LOW PARTS OF ROUTE 30
12.0 WATER REACHES ROUTE 30
11.0 WATER BEGINS TO OVERFLOW INTO RIVERFRONT FIELDS
10.0 THE RIVER IS BANKFULL
9.0 THE RIVER IS NEARLY BANKFULL.
7.0 THE RIVER IS HALF BANKFULL.
6.0 THE RIVER IS ABOUT HALF BANKFULL
5.0 THE RIVER IS THREE FEET ABOVE NORMAL
3.0 THE RIVER LEVEL IS NORMAL FOR SUMMER.

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