Chautauqua County, New York

10 river gauges reading now, shown against their usual but not yet judged.

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Walnut Creek At Us Route 20 At Silver Creek, NY: flow 0.91 ft³/s · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (4.71 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Chautauqua Creek Below Westfield, NY: flow 9.13 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Canadaway Creek At Fredonia, NY: flow 5.94 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Silver Creek At Us Route 20 At Silver Creek, NY: flow 2.34 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Chadakoin River At Falconer, NY: flow 87.8 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago

River levels are shown against their usual, but not yet judged. A gauge’s usual here is its range of October monthly averages; the reading is the latest 15-minute value, which a passing rain or dry spell can carry outside that range. So no river gauge makes this county Unusual For Here until we compare each day with the same day’s history.

A gauge’s usual is its range of October monthly averages over its record (USGS).

• USGS daily mean streamflow and gage height - New York: 10 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 12 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

2 sources answered; nothing recent here.

7 sources answered; nothing recent here.

Coming Up

No meeting is on an agenda we read for the next seven days.

4 reports in the last 6 hours, none published as an event.

• BPU Electric Customers Will Continue Seeing Bill Increases Thanks To NYPA Rate Increase · WRFA-LP · 3 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Rand Machine Looking To Purchase Additional Property As Part Of $5.6 Million Expansion · WRFA-LP · 3 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Rocky Horror Picture Show, Featuring Shadow Cast, To Play At The Reg Lenna Oct. 30 · WRFA-LP · 3 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• JCC Fine Arts Faculty Exhibit Opens Oct. 30 · WRFA-LP · 4 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Starpoint ousts Golden Cougars · The Post-Journal · 10 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

And 6 more reports in the last 24 hours, not listed here.

Wastewater site 1259: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 31.71, this site’s weekly level is usually below 6.89.

• Wastewater site 1259: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 31.71 · this site’s weekly level is usually below 6.89 · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 1257: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 1258: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 1260: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 1 · within the usual weekly level for this site · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT
• Wastewater site 1258: influenza A level 1 · not enough history for this site to say what is usual · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · Oct 17, 8:00 PM EDT

• CDC wastewater data for viral activity level (SARS-CoV-2, influenza A, RSV): 24 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 5 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for measles: 2 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 2 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 2 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

11 entries from USGS latest streamflow and gage height - New York (U.S. Geological Survey) for this county, in its latest read.

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - New York: 11 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 37 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

National Grid New York (Niagara Mohawk): 10 customers out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

• National Grid New York (Niagara Mohawk): 10 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · National Grid New York (Niagara Mohawk) · 1 h ago

• National Grid New York (Niagara Mohawk) outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 7 entries for this county · National Grid New York (Niagara Mohawk) · read 1 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

No source here for this.

Matters Now

• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA)
  Grade-crossing collision, CSX Transportation, RIPLEY, CEMETERY RD, 2026-06-20: 1 person injured. Reported by FRA with the June 2026 data. Federal Railroad Administration

Quiet

• Layoff and closure notices (WARN): No notice naming a place here in the last 30 days · NY State Department of Labor · read 1 h ago
• Gasoline prices (EIA): No weekly move of 10 cents or more · U.S. Energy Information Administration · read Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT

Background

• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, New York, week of 2026-10-19: $4.313 a gallon, down 4 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Central Atlantic (PADD 1B), week of 2026-10-19: $4.312 a gallon, down 4 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 45,244 jobs (45,082 a year earlier); $1,062 average weekly wage ($1,052 a year earlier). BLS (QCEW)

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. FRA posts about three months after an accident, so its lines are reported, not breaking. Last read: BLS (QCEW) Oct 12, 9:25 AM EDT; U.S. Energy Information Administration Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT; Federal Railroad Administration Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT; NY State Department of Labor Oct 29, 10:00 AM EDT.

Matters Now

• Harmful algal blooms
  Chautauqua Lake: Confirmed harmful algal bloom, Large Localized, reported 2026-10-20. NY State DEC

Quiet

• Non-native species (USGS NAS): No new non-native species alert here in the last 30 days · USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) · read Oct 12, 8:04 PM EDT
• Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS): No detection in wild birds here in the last 30 days · USDA APHIS · read Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT
• Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 40 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  7 research-grade observations of introduced species here in the last 30 days. iNaturalist
• Harmful algal blooms
  Chautauqua Lake: Confirmed harmful algal bloom, Small Localized, reported 2026-10-13. NY State DEC
• Harmful algal blooms
  Chautauqua Lake: Confirmed harmful algal bloom, Large Localized, reported 2026-10-09. NY State DEC
• Harmful algal blooms
  Chautauqua Lake: Confirmed harmful algal bloom, Small Localized, reported 2026-09-29. NY State DEC
• Harmful algal blooms
  Chautauqua Lake: Confirmed harmful algal bloom, Large Localized, reported 2026-09-29. NY State DEC

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. Bird flu detections are reported in our words with a link to USDA APHIS; its records are not reproduced. iNaturalist observations are shown only under CC0 or CC-BY, with the observer credited; others are counted. Observations with an obscured location are never placed on a county. Last read: USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Oct 12, 8:04 PM EDT; iNaturalist Oct 29, 10:26 AM EDT; USDA APHIS Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT; NY State DEC Oct 29, 9:40 AM EDT.

Quiet

• Historic places in harm’s way: No listed place here inside an active wildfire perimeter, warning area or flood zone · National Weather Service · read 13 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 1 h ago
• National Register listings (NPS): No listing or removal here in the last 30 days · National Park Service · read Oct 12, 9:25 AM EDT
• State registers: No new state register action here · NY OPRHP Division for Historic Preservation · read 1 h ago

Background

• State registers
  Dunkirk Macaroni & Supply Company Building, Dunkirk: listed on the New York State Register of Historic Places 2026-06-10. NY OPRHP Division for Historic Preservation
• National Register listings (NPS)
  37 properties on the National Register in this county. National Park Service

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Sites whose location is restricted are never shown. A place inside a hazard area is our overlay of open maps, as of the hazard’s own time; it says nothing of damage. Last read: National Park Service Oct 12, 9:25 AM EDT; National Park Service (Federal Register) Oct 29, 10:00 AM EDT; National Weather Service Oct 29, 10:53 AM EDT; NY OPRHP Division for Historic Preservation Oct 29, 10:00 AM EDT.