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Chestnut Creek at Grahamsville

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

92

Favorable weather

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:15:00 GMT.

River observation: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 03:45:00 GMT.

Page checked: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:25:05 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Chestnut Creek at Grahamsville
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Grahamsville, NY.jpg by Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

2 mph

gusting to 5 mph

Air temp

55°F

2% chance of rain

River flow

39.7 cfs

high for this date

Weather outlook

Wednesday · 100

  • Tue

    98

  • Wed

    100

    Best

  • Thu

    100

  • Fri

    68

  • Sat

    93

  • Sun

    71

  • Mon

    63

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
12a24
1a33
2a11
3a23
4a33
5a44
6a46
7a47
8a39
9a310
10a412
11a613

Is this flow normal for September 29?

Today's 39.7 cfs is 356% above the median for this date — which counts as high water here.

The median flow on this date is 9 cfs, across 86 years of USGS record at this gauge. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind — 2 mph — light wind at the forecast location±0
  • Cold — 55°F air temperature — cool weather; water temperature is not measured-8

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

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