Black River near Boonville NY

Oneida County, New York · USGS 04252500

Latest observation

What this gauge represents: This gauge measures conditions on Black River at its USGS monitoring location in Oneida County; conditions elsewhere on the waterway may differ.

How to read these numbers
Streamflow (ft³/s or CFS)

How much water moves past the gauge each second. Higher numbers mean more water is moving downstream.

Gauge height (ft)

The water-surface height at this gauge. It is useful for tracking rises, falls and flood thresholds, but it is not the river's total depth.

24-hour change

How much the latest reading has risen or fallen compared with roughly 24 hours earlier.

Historical median

The typical streamflow for this date based on USGS historical statistics. A multiple such as 3× means current flow is about three times the historical median.

River Pulse

Get Water Data's plain-language summary of current flow, historical context and recent direction.

NOAA flood stage

Official action and flood thresholds where available. These levels are specific to each gauge location.

Gauge height and flood stage are station-specific. A 12-foot reading at one gauge should not be directly compared with 12 feet at another.

RIVER PULSE

Below historical median · Falling

Flow vs typicalBelow typical

Streamflow is currently 200 ft³/s, 33% below the historical median for this date. Flow has fallen 6 CFS over the past 24 hours.

USGS-reported historical daily median for 09-27: 299 ft³/s · Based on USGS day-of-year statistics

How trends & context are calculated →
NOAA flood-stage status:Below action stage
Current 3.9 ft · 4.1 ft below action stage · Flood stage 10 ft
RECENT STREAMFLOW

Streamflow trend

Daily mean streamflow · Aug 28–Sep 26 · dates shown in UTC · 30 observations

Look at the data (30 rows)
Displayed USGS daily mean streamflow observations
Date (UTC)Daily mean
Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM303 CFS
Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM284 CFS
Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM233 CFS
Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM227 CFS
Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM531 CFS
Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM855 CFS
Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM571 CFS
Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM415 CFS
Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM321 CFS
Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM268 CFS
Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM229 CFS
Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM209 CFS
Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM215 CFS
Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM535 CFS
Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM673 CFS
Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM407 CFS
Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM378 CFS
Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM442 CFS
Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM393 CFS
Sep 16, 2026, 12:00 AM309 CFS
Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM276 CFS
Sep 18, 2026, 12:00 AM268 CFS
Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM253 CFS
Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM256 CFS
Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM271 CFS
Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM275 CFS
Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM244 CFS
Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM221 CFS
Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM210 CFS
Sep 26, 2026, 12:00 AM203 CFS
STATION DETAILS

About this gauge

Site type: Stream
County: Oneida County
Drainage area: 284 mi²
Current measurements: 2
DATA SOURCE

Official USGS station

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LIVE RIVER CONDITIONS
Black River near Boonville NYUSGS 04252500
STREAMFLOW200 ft³/s
GAUGE HEIGHT3.86 ft