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Mohawk River in New York

River50.1 mi
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Around Mohawk River

Fort Stanwix National Monument12.8 miMarinus Willett Visitor Center12.8 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Mohawk River is a 50.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Mohawk River below Delta Dam near Rome NY (site 01336000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1928 to 2026

Mohawk River typically runs highest in April, at a median 508 cfs, and lowest in September, at 216 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,270 cfs, in 1946.

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Typical flow by month at Mohawk River below Delta Dam near Rome NY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January380220 to 690
February248201 to 471
March277207 to 495
April508298 to 913
May280217 to 430
June229195 to 283
July227192 to 259
August220195 to 248
September216191 to 246
October226194 to 302
November275211 to 494
December338221 to 595

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 99 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mohawk River below Delta Dam near Rome NY (site 01336000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Mohawk River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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