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Housatonic River at Gaylordsville Observed crest: 3.8 ft at 11:30pm Feb 06 Observed: 3.79 ft at 10:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.79 ft at 10:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.79 ft at 11:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.79 ft at 11:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.8 ft at 11:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.79 ft at 11:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 3.79 ft at 12:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.8 ft at 12:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.79 ft at 12:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.79 ft at 12:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.78 ft at 1:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.78 ft at 1:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.77 ft at 1:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.77 ft at 1:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.76 ft at 2:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.75 ft at 2:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.75 ft at 2:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.74 ft at 2:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.73 ft at 3:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.72 ft at 3:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.67 ft at 3:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.59 ft at 3:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.57 ft at 4:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.57 ft at 4:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.57 ft at 4:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.57 ft at 4:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.59 ft at 5:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.6 ft at 5:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.6 ft at 5:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.6 ft at 5:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.6 ft at 6:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.61 ft at 6:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.61 ft at 6:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.56 ft at 6:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.52 ft at 7:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.52 ft at 7:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.52 ft at 7:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.53 ft at 7:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.56 ft at 8:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.58 ft at 8:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.58 ft at 8:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.58 ft at 8:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.58 ft at 9:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.58 ft at 9:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.57 ft at 9:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.57 ft at 9:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.56 ft at 10:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.55 ft at 10:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.53 ft at 10:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.5 ft at 10:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.47 ft at 11:00am Feb 7 Observed: 3.43 ft at 11:15am Feb 7 Observed: 3.41 ft at 11:30am Feb 7 Observed: 3.4 ft at 11:45am Feb 7 Observed: 3.39 ft at 12:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.37 ft at 12:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.37 ft at 12:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.36 ft at 12:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.36 ft at 1:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.35 ft at 1:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.35 ft at 1:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.36 ft at 1:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.4 ft at 2:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.41 ft at 2:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.41 ft at 2:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.41 ft at 2:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.41 ft at 3:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.41 ft at 3:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.41 ft at 3:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.42 ft at 3:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.42 ft at 4:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.43 ft at 4:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.43 ft at 4:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.43 ft at 4:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.43 ft at 5:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.44 ft at 5:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.43 ft at 5:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.44 ft at 5:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.44 ft at 6:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.45 ft at 6:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.47 ft at 6:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.48 ft at 6:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.5 ft at 7:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.52 ft at 7:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.54 ft at 7:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.56 ft at 7:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.64 ft at 8:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.69 ft at 8:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.7 ft at 8:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.71 ft at 8:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.72 ft at 9:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.72 ft at 9:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.73 ft at 9:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.73 ft at 9:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.73 ft at 10:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.73 ft at 10:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.73 ft at 10:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.73 ft at 10:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.72 ft at 11:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.7 ft at 11:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.69 ft at 11:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.7 ft at 11:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 3.7 ft at 12:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.7 ft at 12:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.71 ft at 12:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.71 ft at 12:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.71 ft at 1:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.71 ft at 1:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.71 ft at 1:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.71 ft at 1:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.72 ft at 2:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.72 ft at 2:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.72 ft at 2:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.72 ft at 2:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.72 ft at 3:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.71 ft at 3:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.71 ft at 3:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.71 ft at 3:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.71 ft at 4:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.71 ft at 4:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.71 ft at 4:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.7 ft at 4:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.7 ft at 5:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.69 ft at 5:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.69 ft at 5:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.69 ft at 5:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.69 ft at 6:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.73 ft at 6:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.75 ft at 6:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.76 ft at 6:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.75 ft at 7:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.75 ft at 7:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.73 ft at 7:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.73 ft at 7:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.72 ft at 8:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.72 ft at 8:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.71 ft at 8:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.7 ft at 8:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.69 ft at 9:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.63 ft at 9:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.6 ft at 9:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.56 ft at 9:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.51 ft at 10:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.49 ft at 10:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.46 ft at 10:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.35 ft at 10:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.31 ft at 11:00am Feb 8 Observed: 3.27 ft at 11:15am Feb 8 Observed: 3.25 ft at 11:30am Feb 8 Observed: 3.21 ft at 11:45am Feb 8 Observed: 3.19 ft at 12:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.19 ft at 12:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.2 ft at 12:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.23 ft at 12:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.27 ft at 1:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.31 ft at 1:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.35 ft at 1:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.39 ft at 1:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.44 ft at 2:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.44 ft at 2:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.43 ft at 2:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.43 ft at 2:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.41 ft at 3:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.4 ft at 3:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.4 ft at 3:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.39 ft at 3:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.39 ft at 4:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.38 ft at 4:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.38 ft at 4:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.38 ft at 4:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.39 ft at 5:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.39 ft at 5:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.49 ft at 5:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.53 ft at 5:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.56 ft at 6:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.58 ft at 6:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.6 ft at 6:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.61 ft at 6:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.63 ft at 7:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.63 ft at 7:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.64 ft at 7:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.64 ft at 7:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.64 ft at 8:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.64 ft at 8:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.66 ft at 8:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.67 ft at 8:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.67 ft at 9:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.67 ft at 9:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.68 ft at 9:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.68 ft at 9:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.69 ft at 10:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.69 ft at 10:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.69 ft at 10:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.7 ft at 10:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.71 ft at 11:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.71 ft at 11:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.71 ft at 11:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.72 ft at 11:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 3.73 ft at 12:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.73 ft at 12:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.74 ft at 12:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.74 ft at 12:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.75 ft at 1:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.74 ft at 1:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.74 ft at 1:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.74 ft at 1:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.74 ft at 2:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.73 ft at 2:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.73 ft at 2:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.72 ft at 2:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.71 ft at 3:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.71 ft at 3:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.7 ft at 3:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.69 ft at 3:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.68 ft at 4:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.67 ft at 4:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.65 ft at 4:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.64 ft at 4:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.63 ft at 5:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.62 ft at 5:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.61 ft at 5:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.6 ft at 5:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.6 ft at 6:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.59 ft at 6:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.59 ft at 6:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.58 ft at 6:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.58 ft at 7:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.57 ft at 7:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.57 ft at 7:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.56 ft at 7:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.55 ft at 8:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.55 ft at 8:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.54 ft at 8:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.53 ft at 8:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.52 ft at 9:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.51 ft at 9:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.48 ft at 9:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.45 ft at 9:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.43 ft at 10:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.42 ft at 10:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.41 ft at 10:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.41 ft at 10:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.37 ft at 11:00am Feb 9 Observed: 3.35 ft at 11:15am Feb 9 Observed: 3.35 ft at 11:30am Feb 9 Observed: 3.35 ft at 11:45am Feb 9 Observed: 3.35 ft at 12:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.35 ft at 12:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.35 ft at 12:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.36 ft at 12:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.38 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.39 ft at 1:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.39 ft at 1:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.43 ft at 1:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.45 ft at 2:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.44 ft at 2:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.43 ft at 2:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.44 ft at 2:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.44 ft at 3:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.44 ft at 3:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.43 ft at 3:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.43 ft at 3:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.43 ft at 4:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.43 ft at 4:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.43 ft at 4:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.43 ft at 4:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.43 ft at 5:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.43 ft at 5:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.44 ft at 5:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.49 ft at 5:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.49 ft at 6:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.5 ft at 6:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.51 ft at 6:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.52 ft at 6:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.53 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.53 ft at 7:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.54 ft at 7:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.57 ft at 7:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.57 ft at 8:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.57 ft at 8:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 3.57 ft at 8:30pm Feb 9 Forecast: 3.5 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Forecast: 3.4 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Forecast: 3.3 ft at 1:00am Feb 10 Forecast: 3.4 ft at 7:00am Feb 10 Forecast: 3.4 ft at 1:00pm Feb 10 Forecast: 3.4 ft at 7:00pm Feb 10 Forecast: 3.3 ft at 1:00am Feb 11 Forecast: 3.3 ft at 7:00am Feb 11 Forecast: 3.3 ft at 1:00pm Feb 11 Graph Created (10:42pm Feb 9, 2010) Observed Forecast (issued 10:43am Feb 9)  USGS--Water Resources of the United States GAYC3 (plotting HGIRG)   Gage 0  Datum: 236.78 Latest observed value: 3.57 ft at 8:30 PM EST 9-Feb-2010. Flood Stage is 8.0 ft.   Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Housatonic River at Gaylordsville are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:15
Moderate Flood Stage:10
Flood Stage:8
Action Stage:7

Historical Crests
(1) 18.58 ft on 08/19/1955
(2) 15.22 ft on 05/31/1984
(3) 14.85 ft on 01/01/1949
(4) 14.50 ft on 09/22/1938
(5) 12.97 ft on 04/17/2007
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Low Water Records
(1) 1.2 ft on 09/12/2002

Housatonic River at Gaylordsville location map

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15.0 WATER REACHES ROUTE 7 AT BOARDMAN BRIDGE
14.0 WATER REACHES THE FEDCO PARKING LOT AND THE LOWER NEW MILFORD FOUNDRY
12.0 WATER REACHES THE GENERATOR FLOOR AT BULLS BRIDGE HYDRO PLANT
10.0 WATER REACHES SPRING STREET
10.0 WATER RECEEDS OFF OF SPRING STREET
9.5 THE WATER REACHES BUSINESSES ON THE LOW SIDE OF SPRING STREET.
8.0 WATER RECEEDS OFF OF YOUNGFIELD STEET AND THE NEW MILFORD FOUNDRY
8.0 WATER REACHES NEW MILFORD FOUNDRY AND YOUNGFIELD STREET
7.0 THE RIVER IS CLOSE TO BANKFULL.
6.0 THE RIVER IS ABOUT THREE FEET ABOVE NORMAL AND A LITTLE OVER HALF BANKFULL
6.0 THE RIVER IS ABOUT TWO FEET ABOVE NORMAL
6.0 THE RIVER IS ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE NORMAL
6.0 THE RIVER IS ABOUT TWO FEET ABOVE NORMAL
5.0 THE RIVER IS ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE NORMAL
5.0 THE RIVER IS ABOUT TWO FEET ABOVE NORMAL
5.0 THE RIVER IS ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE NORMAL
5.0 THE RIVER IS SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL
4.5 THE RIVER LEVEL IS WITHIN ITS NORMAL SPRINGTIME LEVEL
4.0 THE RIVER IS ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE NORMAL
4.0 THE RIVER LEVEL IS NORMAL FOR EARLY WINTER.
4.0 THE RIVER LEVEL IS NORMAL FOR LATE FALL.
4.0 THE RIVER IS SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL
4.0 THE RIVER IS AT ITS NORMAL SPRINGTIME LEVEL
3.5 THE RIVER LEVEL IS AT ITS NORMAL WINTER LEVEL
3.0 THE RIVER IS AT ITS NORMAL SUMMER LEVEL.
3.0 THE RIVER LEVEL IS BELOW NORMAL FOR SPRING
3.0 THE RIVER IS NORMAL FOR AUTUMN.

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Latitude: 41.653000° N, Longitude: 73.490200° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame
Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 8 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)
Elevation
(gauge height = flood stage)
Elevation information source
NAVD88 N/A N/A Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 236.779998779297 ft 244.779998779297 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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