Flooding can be a serious problem in many parts of New York State. Information on floods and analyses of flood data are needed to aid in the design of bridges, culverts, dams, highways, and buildings, and for the prudent management of flood-prone areas. Documentation of floods and a more thorough understanding of flood hydrology and hydraulics will result in more effective management of flood plains and design of structures.
The New York Water Science Center (NYWSC) provides information on the magnitude and frequency of floods to agencies and individuals involved in flood-protection, planning, and design. The NYWSC also develops regional flood-frequency relations for streams in New York to allow flood-frequency determinations at locations without stream gages and conducts local site studies using hydrologic and hydraulic analyses.


Peakfq software for flood frequency analysis
Below are publications associated with this project.
Maximum known stages and discharges of New York streams and their annual exceedance probabilities through September 2011
Floods of 2011 in New York
Flood of June 26-29, 2006, Mohawk, Delaware, and Susquehanna River Basins, New York
Flood of April 2-3, 2005, Esopus Creek Basin, New York
Magnitude and Frequency of Floods in New York
Flood of April 2-3, 2005, Neversink River Basin, New York
Flood of September 18-19, 2004 in the Upper Delaware River Basin, New York
Development of a contour map showing generalized skew coefficients of annual peak discharges of rural, unregulated streams in New York, excluding Long Island
Flood of January 19-20, 1996 in New York State
Flood of April 4-5, 1987, in southeastern New York State, with flood profiles of Schoharie Creek
Flooding of December 29, 1984 through January 2, 1985, in northern New York State, with flood profiles of the Black and Salmon rivers
Below are partners associated with this project.
Flooding can be a serious problem in many parts of New York State. Information on floods and analyses of flood data are needed to aid in the design of bridges, culverts, dams, highways, and buildings, and for the prudent management of flood-prone areas. Documentation of floods and a more thorough understanding of flood hydrology and hydraulics will result in more effective management of flood plains and design of structures.
The New York Water Science Center (NYWSC) provides information on the magnitude and frequency of floods to agencies and individuals involved in flood-protection, planning, and design. The NYWSC also develops regional flood-frequency relations for streams in New York to allow flood-frequency determinations at locations without stream gages and conducts local site studies using hydrologic and hydraulic analyses.


Peakfq software for flood frequency analysis
Below are publications associated with this project.
Maximum known stages and discharges of New York streams and their annual exceedance probabilities through September 2011
Floods of 2011 in New York
Flood of June 26-29, 2006, Mohawk, Delaware, and Susquehanna River Basins, New York
Flood of April 2-3, 2005, Esopus Creek Basin, New York
Magnitude and Frequency of Floods in New York
Flood of April 2-3, 2005, Neversink River Basin, New York
Flood of September 18-19, 2004 in the Upper Delaware River Basin, New York
Development of a contour map showing generalized skew coefficients of annual peak discharges of rural, unregulated streams in New York, excluding Long Island
Flood of January 19-20, 1996 in New York State
Flood of April 4-5, 1987, in southeastern New York State, with flood profiles of Schoharie Creek
Flooding of December 29, 1984 through January 2, 1985, in northern New York State, with flood profiles of the Black and Salmon rivers
Below are partners associated with this project.