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Oswego River near Phoenix NY

Oswego County, New York · USGS 04247055

Latest observation

What this gauge represents: This gauge measures conditions on Oswego River at its USGS monitoring location in Oswego 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 · Rising

Flow vs typicalBelow typical

Streamflow is currently 1,300 ft³/s, 27% below the historical median for this date. Flow has risen 130 CFS over the past 24 hours.

USGS-reported historical daily median for 09-27: 1,785 ft³/s · Based on USGS day-of-year statistics

How trends & context are calculated →
NOAA flood-stage thresholds are not available for this gauge.
RECENT STREAMFLOW

Streamflow trend

Daily mean streamflow · Aug 28–Sep 25 · dates shown in UTC · 29 observations

Look at the data (29 rows)
Displayed USGS daily mean streamflow observations
Date (UTC)Daily mean
Aug 28, 2026, 12:00 AM1,680 CFS
Aug 29, 2026, 12:00 AM1,270 CFS
Aug 30, 2026, 12:00 AM1,300 CFS
Aug 31, 2026, 12:00 AM751 CFS
Sep 1, 2026, 12:00 AM784 CFS
Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 AM1,160 CFS
Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 AM2,600 CFS
Sep 4, 2026, 12:00 AM1,730 CFS
Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 AM3,690 CFS
Sep 6, 2026, 12:00 AM3,070 CFS
Sep 7, 2026, 12:00 AM2,570 CFS
Sep 8, 2026, 12:00 AM2,270 CFS
Sep 9, 2026, 12:00 AM2,570 CFS
Sep 10, 2026, 12:00 AM3,180 CFS
Sep 11, 2026, 12:00 AM2,710 CFS
Sep 12, 2026, 12:00 AM2,160 CFS
Sep 13, 2026, 12:00 AM2,410 CFS
Sep 14, 2026, 12:00 AM2,600 CFS
Sep 15, 2026, 12:00 AM1,990 CFS
Sep 16, 2026, 12:00 AM1,800 CFS
Sep 17, 2026, 12:00 AM1,700 CFS
Sep 18, 2026, 12:00 AM2,240 CFS
Sep 19, 2026, 12:00 AM1,870 CFS
Sep 20, 2026, 12:00 AM1,930 CFS
Sep 21, 2026, 12:00 AM1,830 CFS
Sep 22, 2026, 12:00 AM1,660 CFS
Sep 23, 2026, 12:00 AM1,300 CFS
Sep 24, 2026, 12:00 AM1,240 CFS
Sep 25, 2026, 12:00 AM1,260 CFS
STATION DETAILS

About this gauge

Site type: Stream
County: Oswego County
Drainage area: 4,953 mi²
Current measurements: 2
DATA SOURCE

Official USGS station

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LIVE RIVER CONDITIONS
Oswego River near Phoenix NYUSGS 04247055
STREAMFLOW1,300 ft³/s
GAUGE HEIGHT2.95 ft