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Flood — Delaware, NY

Jun 27, 2006

The Susquehanna River at Unadilla rose to the 11 foot flood stage Tuesday June 27th at 09:30 pm EDT. The river continued to rise above the moderate inundation stage of 13 feet on Wednesday June 28th at 5:45 am EDT. The river rose above the major inundation stage of 14.5 feet on Wednesday June 28th at 10:00 am EDT. The river crested at a new record of 17.73 feet Thursday June 29th at 5:15 am EDT. The old record flood was March 18, 1936 at 16.60 feet. The gage was established 1938. The river at

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5516319). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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