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Flood — Delaware, NY

Jun 27, 2006

At Walton, record flooding occurred on the West Branch of the Delaware River. The river level rose above the flood stage of 9.5 feet Tuesday June 27th at 8:45 AM EDT. The river rose above the moderate flood level of 14 feet June 27 at 2:30 PM EDT. The river rose above the major flood level of 16 feet June 28, 3:15 AM EDT. The crest was 16.85 feet June 28 4:30 AM EDT. The previous record was January 19, 1996 where the crest was 16.36 feet. The flooding near Walton was described in the Binghamton

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 5516339). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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