About this river
East Branch Sacandaga River is a 3.6 mile river near Wild Waters Outdoor Center in New York. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sacandaga River near Hope NY (site 01321000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1911 to 2026
East Branch Sacandaga River typically runs highest in April, at a median 2,975 cfs, and lowest in August, at 176 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 25,500 cfs, in 2020.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 600 | 400 to 1,010 | |
| February | 499 | 340 to 800 | |
| March | 910 | 490 to 2,070 | |
| April | 2,975 | 1,920 to 4,695 | |
| May | 1,290 | 788 to 2,090 | |
| June | 479 | 268 to 901 | |
| July | 254 | 130 to 481 | |
| August | 176 | 102 to 351 | |
| September | 227 | 130 to 416 | |
| October | 414 | 207 to 823 | |
| November | 832 | 499 to 1,425 | |
| December | 740 | 495 to 1,300 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 115 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sacandaga River near Hope NY (site 01321000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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