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Lake Erie near Buffalo

National Weather Service gauge BUFN6 · New York · Erie County · 42.8767, -78.8900

Flood levels

Official flood levels at this gauge: action stage begins at 6.0 ft; minor flooding begins at 8.0 ft; moderate flooding begins at 9.0 ft; major flooding begins at 11.0 ft.

Action stage6.0 ft
Minor flooding8.0 ft
Moderate flooding9.0 ft
Major flooding11.0 ft

Highest recorded crests

What the water does

National Weather Service impact statements for this gauge, in the Weather Service's own words.

8.0 ftMinor flooding and and splashover along the immediate Lake Erie shoreline. Rt. 5 in Hamburg may be impacted.
9.0 ftFlooding begins at Canalside, minor flooding at Sunset Beach. Possible flooding on Lakefront Blvd, Dunkirk City Pier, and Crooket Brook Dr and Rt. 5 in Hamburg. Dunkirk breakwall may be impacted. Minor flooding begins on Cayuga Island.
10.0 ftFlooding at Canalside, Sunset Beach, Hoover Beach, and Ralph Wilson Park. Flooding starts on Niagara and Tonawanda St. and the mouth of Buffalo River. Dunkirk lakewall impacted. Flooding at North Grand Island Bridge at I-190 ramps, LaSalle Expressway, and Niagara Parkway and Colony, Bronson, and East River roads on Grand Island.
11.0 ftFlooding in the First Ward of South Buffalo, Riverworks, Hamburg St and along the Buffalo River. Widespread lakeshore flooding on Hoover Beach, South Grand Island and Dunkirk. Flooding at Van Buren Point and Silver Creek, lakewalls also impacted. Flooding on Old Lakeshore Rd in Evans.

Forecast office: NWS Buffalo · River Forecast Center: Northeast River Forecast Center.

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