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NIAGARA RIVER

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NIAGARA RIVER AT BLACK ROCK LOCK AT BUFFALO NY

NEW YORK42.9338°N, -78.9050°W

AIR TEMP

86°F

WIND

7mph SSW

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

—cfs

No flow data available

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

26.7in

+36% vs normal

26.73 in of precipitation so far this year, 36% above the 30-year normal of 19.71 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

26.7in

This year so far

Normal to Date

19.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

15.8–24.3in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+36%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 3.87" · normal 2.89" (1.6–3.8)

Jan

Feb: 1.89" · normal 2.43" (1.5–3.4)

Feb

Mar: 7.33" · normal 2.98" (1.7–4.5)

Mar

Apr: 5.44" · normal 3.71" (2.3–4.9)

Apr

May: 4.45" · normal 3.45" (1.9–5.5)

May

Jun: 3.48" · normal 3.94" (2.2–6.2)

Jun

Jul: 0.27" (so far)· normal 4.09" (2.1–6.1)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.38" (2.3–4.9)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.46" (2.0–4.7)

Sep

Oct: normal 3.71" (2.0–5.7)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.21" (1.7–4.7)

Nov

Dec: normal 3.12" (2.0–4.3)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo04:02 PM

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 16:02 UTC

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