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Housatonic River at Falls Village Observed crest: 4.17 ft at 7:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 3.78 ft at 7:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.79 ft at 7:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.79 ft at 8:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.78 ft at 8:15pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.8 ft at 8:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.79 ft at 8:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.81 ft at 9:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.83 ft at 9:15pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.83 ft at 9:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.87 ft at 9:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.91 ft at 10:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.88 ft at 10:15pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.9 ft at 10:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.85 ft at 10:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.91 ft at 11:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.88 ft at 11:15pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.9 ft at 11:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.91 ft at 11:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 3.95 ft at 12:00am Nov 21 Observed: 3.94 ft at 12:15am Nov 21 Observed: 3.96 ft at 12:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4 ft at 12:45am Nov 21 Observed: 3.97 ft at 1:00am Nov 21 Observed: 3.97 ft at 1:15am Nov 21 Observed: 3.98 ft at 1:30am Nov 21 Observed: 3.99 ft at 1:45am Nov 21 Observed: 3.99 ft at 2:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.01 ft at 2:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.03 ft at 2:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.02 ft at 2:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.01 ft at 3:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.03 ft at 3:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.02 ft at 3:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.05 ft at 3:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.01 ft at 4:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.01 ft at 4:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.04 ft at 4:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.02 ft at 4:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.02 ft at 5:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4 ft at 5:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.03 ft at 5:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.04 ft at 5:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.05 ft at 6:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.01 ft at 6:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.05 ft at 6:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.04 ft at 6:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.02 ft at 7:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.08 ft at 7:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.07 ft at 7:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.06 ft at 7:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.04 ft at 8:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.04 ft at 8:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.08 ft at 8:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.07 ft at 8:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.05 ft at 9:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.06 ft at 9:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.08 ft at 9:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.06 ft at 9:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.08 ft at 10:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.08 ft at 10:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.07 ft at 10:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.07 ft at 10:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.08 ft at 11:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.06 ft at 11:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.1 ft at 11:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.05 ft at 11:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.09 ft at 12:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.1 ft at 12:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.1 ft at 12:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.09 ft at 12:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.08 ft at 1:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.11 ft at 1:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.1 ft at 1:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.09 ft at 1:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.1 ft at 2:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.11 ft at 2:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.09 ft at 2:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.11 ft at 2:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.14 ft at 3:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.09 ft at 3:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.12 ft at 3:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.08 ft at 3:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.11 ft at 4:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.13 ft at 4:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.13 ft at 4:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.12 ft at 4:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.13 ft at 5:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.11 ft at 5:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.15 ft at 5:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.12 ft at 5:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.12 ft at 6:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.15 ft at 6:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.12 ft at 6:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.13 ft at 6:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.12 ft at 7:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.13 ft at 7:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.17 ft at 7:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.11 ft at 7:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.14 ft at 8:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.1 ft at 8:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.14 ft at 8:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.12 ft at 8:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.15 ft at 9:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.09 ft at 9:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.14 ft at 9:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.11 ft at 9:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.16 ft at 10:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.11 ft at 10:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.11 ft at 10:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.14 ft at 10:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.15 ft at 11:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.11 ft at 11:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.13 ft at 11:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.12 ft at 11:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.13 ft at 12:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.14 ft at 12:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.12 ft at 12:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.1 ft at 12:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.11 ft at 1:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.12 ft at 1:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.11 ft at 1:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.13 ft at 1:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.16 ft at 2:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.12 ft at 2:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.12 ft at 2:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.1 ft at 2:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.08 ft at 3:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.11 ft at 3:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.12 ft at 3:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.13 ft at 3:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.07 ft at 4:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.14 ft at 4:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.12 ft at 4:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.11 ft at 4:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.06 ft at 5:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.1 ft at 5:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.1 ft at 5:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.1 ft at 5:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.07 ft at 6:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.08 ft at 6:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.08 ft at 6:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.06 ft at 6:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.07 ft at 7:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.09 ft at 7:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.09 ft at 7:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.07 ft at 7:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.07 ft at 8:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.07 ft at 8:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.07 ft at 8:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.05 ft at 8:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.05 ft at 9:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.05 ft at 9:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.07 ft at 9:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.07 ft at 9:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.07 ft at 10:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.06 ft at 10:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.05 ft at 10:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.07 ft at 10:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.06 ft at 11:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.02 ft at 11:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.01 ft at 11:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.05 ft at 11:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.03 ft at 12:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.02 ft at 12:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.05 ft at 12:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.02 ft at 12:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.03 ft at 1:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.99 ft at 1:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.03 ft at 1:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.02 ft at 1:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.04 ft at 2:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.04 ft at 2:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.02 ft at 2:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.02 ft at 2:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.02 ft at 3:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4 ft at 3:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4 ft at 3:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4 ft at 3:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.02 ft at 4:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.03 ft at 4:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.03 ft at 4:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.98 ft at 4:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.01 ft at 5:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.03 ft at 5:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.02 ft at 5:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.98 ft at 5:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.02 ft at 6:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.99 ft at 6:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.99 ft at 6:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.01 ft at 6:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.02 ft at 7:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.03 ft at 7:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.01 ft at 7:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.02 ft at 7:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.01 ft at 8:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.01 ft at 8:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4 ft at 8:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.01 ft at 8:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.01 ft at 9:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.03 ft at 9:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.99 ft at 9:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.83 ft at 9:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.77 ft at 10:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.76 ft at 10:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 10:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.75 ft at 10:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.76 ft at 11:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.75 ft at 11:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.81 ft at 11:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.78 ft at 11:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 3.79 ft at 12:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.78 ft at 12:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.86 ft at 12:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.89 ft at 12:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 1:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.9 ft at 1:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 1:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 1:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 2:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 2:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.86 ft at 2:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.85 ft at 2:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.81 ft at 3:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 3:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 3:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.86 ft at 3:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.82 ft at 4:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.84 ft at 4:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 4:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.82 ft at 4:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.85 ft at 5:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 5:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.85 ft at 5:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.82 ft at 5:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.85 ft at 6:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.85 ft at 6:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.79 ft at 6:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.77 ft at 6:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.78 ft at 7:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.79 ft at 7:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.79 ft at 7:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.82 ft at 7:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.81 ft at 8:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 8:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.79 ft at 8:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.77 ft at 8:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.81 ft at 9:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.83 ft at 9:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.81 ft at 9:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.78 ft at 9:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.79 ft at 10:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.76 ft at 10:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.76 ft at 10:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.78 ft at 10:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.79 ft at 11:00am Nov 23 Observed: 3.79 ft at 11:15am Nov 23 Observed: 3.77 ft at 11:30am Nov 23 Observed: 3.78 ft at 11:45am Nov 23 Observed: 3.8 ft at 12:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.77 ft at 12:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.77 ft at 12:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.76 ft at 12:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.78 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.76 ft at 1:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.73 ft at 1:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.75 ft at 1:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.74 ft at 2:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.72 ft at 2:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.76 ft at 2:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.74 ft at 2:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.74 ft at 3:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.73 ft at 3:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.73 ft at 3:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.7 ft at 3:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.73 ft at 4:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.73 ft at 4:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.73 ft at 4:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.74 ft at 4:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.74 ft at 5:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.77 ft at 5:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 3.75 ft at 5:30pm Nov 23 Graph Created (7:44pm Nov 23, 2009) Observed  USGS--Water Resources of the United States FLVC3 (plotting HGIRG)   Gage 0  Datum: 529.06 Latest observed value: 3.75 ft at 5:30 PM EST 23-Nov-2009. Flood Stage is 7.0 ft.   Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Housatonic River at Falls Village are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:15
Moderate Flood Stage:10
Flood Stage:7
Action Stage:6

Historical Crests
(1) 0 ft on 03/16/1977
(1) 0 ft on 03/08/1979
(1) 0 ft on 03/13/1936
(1) 0 ft on 04/06/1960
(1) 0 ft on 11/05/1927
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Low Water Records
(1) 1.2 ft on 09/13/2002

Housatonic River at Falls Village location map

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10.0 THE RIVER REACHES THE EDGE OF SEVERAL SECTIONS OF ROUTE 7 NORTH OF CORNWALL BRIDGE.
9.0 WATER FLOODS RIVERSIDE ROAD AT KENT SCHOOL AND BEGINS TO APPROACH BUILDINGS. WATER GETS CLOSE TO ROUTE 7.
8.0 THE WATER REACHES RIVERSIDE ROAD AT KENT SCHOOL AND FLOODS THE PICNIC AREA ALONG ROUTE 7 NEAR HOUSATONIC MEADOWS. THERE MAY BE SEVERAL INCHES OF WATER IN FIELDHOUSE AT KENT SCHOOL.
7.0 THE HOOSATONIC RIVER BEGINS TO FLOOD THE PARK ABOVE FALLS VILLAGE DAM...AND WATER BEGINS TO FLOW INTO THE FIELDS OF WHITE HOLLOW FARMS NEAR LIMEROCK ROAD IN CANAAN...AND IS AT THE EDGE OF CANAAN HIGH SCHOOL FIELDS.
5.0 THE RIVER IS ABOUT HALF BANKFULL.
4.0 THE RIVER IS WITHIN NORMAL GENERATION LEVELS
3.0 THE RIVER IS AT ITS NORMAL SUMMERTIME LEVEL.
2.0 NORMAL LOW WATER LEVEL WHEN GENERATORS ARE OFF

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Latitude: 41.957200° N, Longitude: 73.369700° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
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Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 7 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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(gauge height = 0)
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(gauge height = flood stage)
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NAVD88 N/A N/A Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 529.06 ft 536.06 ft Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other N/A N/A  

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