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Esopus Creek at Cold Brook

Critical Stages
8' - Action
11' - Flood
15' - Moderate
18' - Major

Latest Observation

Updated: 10:00 AM EST 12/6/25

Status: No Flooding

Stage: 4.78 ft

Flow: 0.521 kcfs

Forecast

TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
1 PM 12/6 4.8 0.531
7 PM 12/6 4.8 0.531
1 AM 12/7 4.8 0.531
7 AM 12/7 4.8 0.531
1 PM 12/7 4.8 0.531
7 PM 12/7 4.8 0.531
1 AM 12/8 4.8 0.531
7 AM 12/8 4.8 0.531
TimeStage (ft)Flow (kcfs)
10:00 AM 12/6 4.78 0.521
9:45 AM 12/6 4.78 0.521
9:30 AM 12/6 4.78 0.521
9:15 AM 12/6 4.78 0.521
9:00 AM 12/6 4.78 0.521
8:45 AM 12/6 4.78 0.521
8:30 AM 12/6 4.78 0.521
8:15 AM 12/6 4.78 0.521
8:00 AM 12/6 4.78 0.521
7:45 AM 12/6 4.78 0.521
7:30 AM 12/6 4.78 0.521
7:15 AM 12/6 4.78 0.521
7:00 AM 12/6 4.79 0.526
6:45 AM 12/6 4.78 0.521
6:30 AM 12/6 4.79 0.526
6:15 AM 12/6 4.79 0.526
6:00 AM 12/6 4.79 0.526
5:45 AM 12/6 4.78 0.521
5:30 AM 12/6 4.79 0.526
5:15 AM 12/6 4.79 0.526
5:00 AM 12/6 4.79 0.526
4:45 AM 12/6 4.79 0.526
4:30 AM 12/6 4.79 0.526
4:15 AM 12/6 4.79 0.526
4:00 AM 12/6 4.79 0.526
3:45 AM 12/6 4.79 0.526
3:30 AM 12/6 4.79 0.526
3:15 AM 12/6 4.79 0.526
3:00 AM 12/6 4.79 0.526
2:45 AM 12/6 4.79 0.526
Hydrograph for Esopus Creek at Cold Brook
22' - Boiceville business district underwater.
21' - Water reaches Route 28.
18' - Water reaches mobile home park in Phoenicia. Roads and bridges washed out.
16' - Water reaches roads.
11' - Flood stage. Water begins to overflow banks above Ashokan Reservoir with little damage.
10' - The river is about a foot below bankfull.
DateStage (ft)
Aug 28, 2011 23.34
Mar 21, 1980 21.94
Mar 30, 1951 20.7
Apr 3, 2005 20.58
Aug 24, 1933 20.4
Jan 19, 1996 20.33
Apr 4, 1987 20.06
Oct 15, 1955 20
Dec 21, 1957 18.98
Dec 25, 2020 18.12
Mar 12, 1936 17.9
Apr 5, 1984 17.75
Dec 11, 1952 17.03
Nov 8, 1977 16.32
Jan 25, 2010 15.85
Mar 11, 2011 15.8
Dec 21, 1973 15.67
Feb 20, 1981 15.63
Jun 28, 2006 15.52
Jan 27, 1996 15.36

Data provided by the National Weather Service.