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Taunton River near Bridgewater Observed crest: 4.98 ft at 7:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.78 ft at 7:15pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.79 ft at 7:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.8 ft at 7:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.8 ft at 8:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.81 ft at 8:15pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.82 ft at 8:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.83 ft at 8:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.83 ft at 9:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.84 ft at 9:15pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.86 ft at 9:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.84 ft at 9:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.86 ft at 10:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.86 ft at 10:15pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.88 ft at 10:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.87 ft at 10:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.87 ft at 11:00pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.88 ft at 11:15pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.89 ft at 11:30pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.89 ft at 11:45pm Nov 20 Observed: 4.88 ft at 12:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.91 ft at 12:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.9 ft at 12:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.91 ft at 12:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.92 ft at 1:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.92 ft at 1:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.91 ft at 1:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.91 ft at 1:31am Nov 21 Observed: 4.92 ft at 1:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.92 ft at 2:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.94 ft at 2:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.93 ft at 2:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.94 ft at 2:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.95 ft at 3:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.95 ft at 3:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.95 ft at 3:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.94 ft at 3:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.96 ft at 4:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.95 ft at 4:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.95 ft at 4:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.96 ft at 4:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.95 ft at 5:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.97 ft at 5:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.96 ft at 5:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.97 ft at 5:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.96 ft at 6:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.97 ft at 6:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.97 ft at 6:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.97 ft at 6:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.98 ft at 7:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.98 ft at 7:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.97 ft at 7:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.98 ft at 7:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.96 ft at 8:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.97 ft at 8:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.97 ft at 8:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.98 ft at 8:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.98 ft at 9:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.96 ft at 9:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.98 ft at 9:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.98 ft at 9:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.97 ft at 10:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.97 ft at 10:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.97 ft at 10:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.98 ft at 10:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.97 ft at 11:00am Nov 21 Observed: 4.97 ft at 11:15am Nov 21 Observed: 4.98 ft at 11:30am Nov 21 Observed: 4.97 ft at 11:45am Nov 21 Observed: 4.97 ft at 12:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.96 ft at 12:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.96 ft at 12:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.97 ft at 12:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.97 ft at 1:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.96 ft at 1:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.95 ft at 1:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.96 ft at 1:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.96 ft at 2:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.96 ft at 2:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.96 ft at 2:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.94 ft at 2:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.95 ft at 3:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.94 ft at 3:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.96 ft at 3:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.95 ft at 3:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.94 ft at 4:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.94 ft at 4:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.95 ft at 4:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.94 ft at 4:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.94 ft at 5:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.93 ft at 5:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.94 ft at 5:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.94 ft at 5:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.94 ft at 6:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.91 ft at 6:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.93 ft at 6:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.93 ft at 6:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.93 ft at 7:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.93 ft at 7:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.93 ft at 7:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.93 ft at 7:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.92 ft at 8:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.92 ft at 8:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.94 ft at 8:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.91 ft at 8:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.92 ft at 9:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.91 ft at 9:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.9 ft at 9:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.9 ft at 9:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.91 ft at 10:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.91 ft at 10:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.91 ft at 10:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.89 ft at 10:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.91 ft at 11:00pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.9 ft at 11:15pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.91 ft at 11:30pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.91 ft at 11:45pm Nov 21 Observed: 4.9 ft at 12:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.9 ft at 12:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.91 ft at 12:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.9 ft at 12:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.9 ft at 1:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.89 ft at 1:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.9 ft at 1:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.89 ft at 1:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.88 ft at 2:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.9 ft at 2:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.87 ft at 2:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.89 ft at 2:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.89 ft at 3:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.88 ft at 3:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.88 ft at 3:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.88 ft at 3:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.88 ft at 4:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.88 ft at 4:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.88 ft at 4:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.88 ft at 4:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.87 ft at 5:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.87 ft at 5:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.87 ft at 5:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.88 ft at 5:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.87 ft at 6:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.87 ft at 6:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.87 ft at 6:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.86 ft at 6:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.86 ft at 7:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.87 ft at 7:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.88 ft at 7:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.87 ft at 7:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.86 ft at 8:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.87 ft at 8:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.85 ft at 8:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.86 ft at 8:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.85 ft at 9:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.86 ft at 9:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.86 ft at 9:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.85 ft at 9:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.85 ft at 10:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.84 ft at 10:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.83 ft at 10:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.84 ft at 10:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.86 ft at 11:00am Nov 22 Observed: 4.84 ft at 11:15am Nov 22 Observed: 4.85 ft at 11:30am Nov 22 Observed: 4.85 ft at 11:45am Nov 22 Observed: 4.84 ft at 12:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.84 ft at 12:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.83 ft at 12:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.83 ft at 12:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.85 ft at 1:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.83 ft at 1:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.84 ft at 1:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.83 ft at 1:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.84 ft at 2:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.83 ft at 2:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.83 ft at 2:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.83 ft at 2:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.82 ft at 3:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.82 ft at 3:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.83 ft at 3:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.82 ft at 3:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.82 ft at 4:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.82 ft at 4:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.82 ft at 4:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.82 ft at 4:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.8 ft at 5:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.81 ft at 5:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.81 ft at 5:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.81 ft at 5:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.8 ft at 6:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.81 ft at 6:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.81 ft at 6:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.8 ft at 6:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.8 ft at 7:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.8 ft at 7:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.8 ft at 7:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.8 ft at 7:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.79 ft at 8:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.81 ft at 8:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.78 ft at 8:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.8 ft at 8:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.8 ft at 9:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.79 ft at 9:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.8 ft at 9:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.78 ft at 9:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.79 ft at 10:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.78 ft at 10:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.79 ft at 10:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.79 ft at 10:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.79 ft at 11:00pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.79 ft at 11:15pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.79 ft at 11:30pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.78 ft at 11:45pm Nov 22 Observed: 4.77 ft at 12:00am Nov 23 Observed: 4.77 ft at 12:15am Nov 23 Observed: 4.78 ft at 12:30am Nov 23 Observed: 4.78 ft at 12:45am Nov 23 Observed: 4.78 ft at 1:00am Nov 23 Observed: 4.78 ft at 1:15am Nov 23 Observed: 4.77 ft at 1:30am Nov 23 Observed: 4.79 ft at 1:45am Nov 23 Observed: 4.78 ft at 2:00am Nov 23 Observed: 4.77 ft at 2:15am Nov 23 Observed: 4.78 ft at 2:30am Nov 23 Observed: 4.77 ft at 2:45am Nov 23 Observed: 4.77 ft at 3:00am Nov 23 Observed: 4.77 ft at 3:15am Nov 23 Observed: 4.77 ft at 3:30am Nov 23 Observed: 4.77 ft at 3:45am Nov 23 Observed: 4.77 ft at 4:00am Nov 23 Observed: 4.78 ft at 4:15am Nov 23 Observed: 4.76 ft at 4:30am Nov 23 Observed: 4.77 ft at 4:45am Nov 23 Observed: 4.76 ft at 5:00am Nov 23 Observed: 4.77 ft at 5:15am Nov 23 Observed: 4.77 ft at 5:30am Nov 23 Observed: 4.76 ft at 5:45am Nov 23 Observed: 4.77 ft at 6:00am Nov 23 Observed: 4.77 ft at 6:15am Nov 23 Observed: 4.76 ft at 6:30am Nov 23 Observed: 4.76 ft at 6:45am Nov 23 Observed: 4.77 ft at 7:00am Nov 23 Observed: 4.77 ft at 7:15am Nov 23 Observed: 4.76 ft at 7:30am Nov 23 Observed: 4.76 ft at 7:45am Nov 23 Observed: 4.76 ft at 8:00am Nov 23 Observed: 4.77 ft at 8:15am Nov 23 Observed: 4.75 ft at 8:30am Nov 23 Observed: 4.76 ft at 8:45am Nov 23 Observed: 4.76 ft at 9:00am Nov 23 Observed: 4.76 ft at 9:15am Nov 23 Observed: 4.75 ft at 9:30am Nov 23 Observed: 4.75 ft at 9:45am Nov 23 Observed: 4.74 ft at 10:00am Nov 23 Observed: 4.75 ft at 10:15am Nov 23 Observed: 4.74 ft at 10:30am Nov 23 Observed: 4.75 ft at 10:45am Nov 23 Observed: 4.74 ft at 11:00am Nov 23 Observed: 4.73 ft at 11:15am Nov 23 Observed: 4.75 ft at 11:30am Nov 23 Observed: 4.73 ft at 11:45am Nov 23 Observed: 4.74 ft at 12:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.74 ft at 12:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.73 ft at 12:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.74 ft at 12:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.73 ft at 1:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.74 ft at 1:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.72 ft at 1:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.73 ft at 1:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.72 ft at 2:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.72 ft at 2:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.73 ft at 2:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.73 ft at 2:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.72 ft at 3:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.72 ft at 3:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.73 ft at 3:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.72 ft at 3:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.72 ft at 4:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.73 ft at 4:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.72 ft at 4:30pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.72 ft at 4:45pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.72 ft at 5:00pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.72 ft at 5:15pm Nov 23 Observed: 4.71 ft at 5:30pm Nov 23 Graph Created (7:37pm Nov 23, 2009) Observed USGS--Water Resources of the United States BDGM3 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 9.61 Latest observed value: 4.71 ft at 5:30 PM EST 23-Nov-2009. Flood Stage is 10.5 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Taunton River near Bridgewater. Only observed stages are available for this point.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:14
Moderate Flood Stage:12
Flood Stage:10.5
Action Stage:9.5

Historical Crests
(1) 14.48 ft on 03/20/1968
(2) 13.02 ft on 08/21/1955
(3) 12.54 ft on 04/08/1987
(4) 12.49 ft on 03/27/1969
(5) 12.40 ft on 10/17/2005
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12.0 THIS IS A RISING IMPACT STATEMENT FOR 12 FEET.
10.0 THIS IS A RISING IMPACT STATEMENT FOR 10 FEET.
9.0 THIS IS A RISING IMPACT STATEMENT FOR 9 FEET.

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Latitude: 41.934000° N, Longitude: 70.957000° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 10.5 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 N/A N/A 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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