Cold Spring Brook at Cold Spring Harbor water level

Name: Cold Spring Brook at Cold Spring Harbor water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Cold Spring Brook, New York, United States

Directions

Low for mid-October

Water level

0.19ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 01:15 PM EDT (42 min ago)

Flow: 1.3 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

Cold Spring Brook at Cold Spring Harbor is running below normal at 0.19 ft.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Floating and fishing near Cold Spring Brook at Cold Spring Harbor

Low water exposes gravel bars that make good wading access, but some boat ramps may be left high and dry.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.21 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 55° 38° – Wind 9 mph

19 Mon 58° 43° – Wind 16 mph

20 Tue 64° 54° – Wind 19 mph

21 Wed 58° 50° – Wind 18 mph

22 Thu 64° 48° – Wind 15 mph

23 Fri 62° 51° – Wind 13 mph

24 Sat 54° 48° – Wind 12 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:09 AM Sunset 06:10 PM Daylight 11 hr, 2 min First quarter 51%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Mill Neck Creek at Mill NeckRiver gauge, Mill Neck Creek	6.7 cfs	Normal	−0.9 cfs	5.6 mi
Massapequa Creek at MassapequaRiver gauge, Massapequa Creek	2.3 cfs	Low	−0.3 cfs	12 mi
Carlls River at BabylonRiver gauge, Carlls River	14.4 cfs	Normal	−2.7 cfs	12 mi
Bellmore Creek Tributary at BellmoreRiver gauge, Bellmore Creek Tributary	0.3 cfs	Normal	−0.1 cfs	13 mi
Bellmore Creek near BellmoreRiver gauge, Bellmore Creek	2.9 cfs	Normal	−0.2 cfs	13 mi
Sampawams Creek at BabylonRiver gauge, Sampawams Creek	7.1 cfs	Normal	−0.6 cfs	13 mi
East Meadow Brook at FreeportRiver gauge, East Meadow Brook	2.0 cfs	Low	−0.5 cfs	14 mi
Rippowam River at StamfordRiver gauge, Rippowam River	19.6 cfs	Normal	−7.2 cfs	15 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Cold Spring Brook at Cold Spring Harbor today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 01:15 PM EDT, the water level was 0.19 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Cold Spring Brook at Cold Spring Harbor rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Cold Spring Brook at Cold Spring Harbor normal?

Low for mid-October. Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:01303500 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 40.85717, -73.46356 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NGVD29
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	0.19 ft	2026-10-18 17:15	Provisional
Flow	1.3 cfs	2026-10-18 17:15	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Cold Spring Brook at Cold Spring Harbor (usgs:01303500). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/new-york/cold-spring-brook-at-cold-spring-harbor

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer