Niagara County, New York

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

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Erie (barge) C Above Halls Waste Weir At Lockport, NY: flow 692 ft³/s · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (697 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 48 min ago
• Tonawanda Creek At Rapids, NY: flow 59 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 33 min ago
• Eighteenmile Creek At Burt, NY: flow 108 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 33 min ago
• Eighteenmile Creek At Newfane, NY: flow 116 ft³/s · within the usual October monthly average for this gauge · U.S. Geological Survey · 1 h ago
• Gauge 04218000: water level 1.3 ft · not enough history for this gauge to say what is usual · U.S. Geological Survey · 33 min 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: 8 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 11 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.

1 report in the last 6 hours, none published as an event.

• Lockport removes Flock cameras and bans future installations · WGRZ · 2 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Niagara Falls family seeks relocation as state probes contamination concerns · WGRZ · 13 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Lockport fire displaces resident, causes $40,000 in damage · WGRZ · 16 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• Niagara Falls woman charged with assault following stabbing incident · WGRZ · 17 h ago Not Yet Confirmed
• 'They rolled uranium': Abandoned Simonds Steel mill in Lockport set for $249M remediation · WKBW-TV · 17 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

Wastewater site 1339: COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) level 1, within the usual weekly level for this site.

• Wastewater site 1339: 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 1341: 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 1343: 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 1339: 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
• Wastewater site 1339: RSV 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): 15 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for SARS-CoV-2: 4 entries for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 14 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for RSV: 1 entry for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for avian influenza A (H5): 1 entry for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 h ago
• CDC wastewater data for influenza A: 1 entry for this county · CDC National Wastewater Surveillance System · read 13 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.

10 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: 10 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 4 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): 0 customers out, within the usual daily peak in October for this county.

• National Grid New York (Niagara Mohawk): 0 customers out · within the usual daily peak in October for this county · National Grid New York (Niagara Mohawk) · 35 min ago

• National Grid New York (Niagara Mohawk) outage map (Kubra Storm Center): 5 entries for this county · National Grid New York (Niagara Mohawk) · read 35 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.

No source here for this.

Matters Now

• Layoff and closure notices (WARN)
  The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, 5500 Goodyear Drive Niagara Falls, NY, 14304: closure, 51 workers; starts 2026-12-30. Reason given: Economic. NY State Department of Labor

Quiet

• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA): No reported accident or crossing collision here with a release, evacuation, injury or death in the latest data · Federal Railroad Administration · read Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT
• Border crossings (BTS): No port here moved by a quarter against the same month a year earlier · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · read Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT
• 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
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Buffalo Niagara Falls (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 73,931 trucks. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Buffalo Niagara Falls (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 125 trains. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Buffalo Niagara Falls (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 2,632 train passengers. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Buffalo Niagara Falls (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 354,782 personal vehicles. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Buffalo Niagara Falls (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 747,010 personal vehicle passengers. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Buffalo Niagara Falls (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 18,366 pedestrians. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Buffalo Niagara Falls (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 1,192 buses. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Border crossings (BTS)
  Buffalo Niagara Falls (US-Canada Border), September 2026: 26,147 bus passengers. Bureau of Transportation Statistics
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 66,738 jobs (67,591 a year earlier); $1,158 average weekly wage ($1,123 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; Bureau of Transportation Statistics Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT; NY State Department of Labor Oct 29, 10:00 AM EDT.

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
• Harmful algal blooms: No bloom reported on a water here in the last 14 days · NY State DEC · read 53 min ago
• Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 7 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  8 research-grade observations of introduced species here in the last 30 days. iNaturalist
• Harmful algal blooms
  Gill Creek: Confirmed harmful algal bloom, Large Localized, reported 2026-10-01. NY State DEC
• Harmful algal blooms
  Gill Creek: Confirmed harmful algal bloom, Large Localized, reported 2026-09-30. NY State DEC
• Harmful algal blooms
  Hyde Park Lake: Confirmed harmful algal bloom, Large Localized, reported 2026-09-30. NY State DEC
• Harmful algal blooms
  Hyde Park Lake: Confirmed harmful algal bloom, Small 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 3 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 33 min 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 33 min ago

Background

• State registers
  Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank, Lockport: listed on the New York State Register of Historic Places 2026-06-10. NY OPRHP Division for Historic Preservation
• National Register listings (NPS)
  81 properties on the National Register in this county, 2 of them National Historic Landmarks. 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, 10:30 AM EDT; NY OPRHP Division for Historic Preservation Oct 29, 10:00 AM EDT.