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Concord River at Lowell Observed crest: 5.96 ft at 11:00am Feb 07 Observed: 5.76 ft at 10:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 5.76 ft at 10:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 5.75 ft at 10:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 5.76 ft at 11:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 5.76 ft at 11:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 5.76 ft at 11:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 5.77 ft at 11:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 5.79 ft at 12:00am Feb 7 Observed: 5.79 ft at 12:15am Feb 7 Observed: 5.8 ft at 12:30am Feb 7 Observed: 5.81 ft at 12:45am Feb 7 Observed: 5.81 ft at 1:00am Feb 7 Observed: 5.81 ft at 1:15am Feb 7 Observed: 5.81 ft at 1:30am Feb 7 Observed: 5.8 ft at 1:45am Feb 7 Observed: 5.8 ft at 2:00am Feb 7 Observed: 5.78 ft at 2:15am Feb 7 Observed: 5.74 ft at 2:30am Feb 7 Observed: 5.67 ft at 2:45am Feb 7 Observed: 5.64 ft at 3:00am Feb 7 Observed: 5.6 ft at 3:15am Feb 7 Observed: 5.59 ft at 3:30am Feb 7 Observed: 5.6 ft at 3:45am Feb 7 Observed: 5.6 ft at 4:00am Feb 7 Observed: 5.6 ft at 4:15am Feb 7 Observed: 5.6 ft at 4:30am Feb 7 Observed: 5.61 ft at 4:45am Feb 7 Observed: 5.6 ft at 5:00am Feb 7 Observed: 5.6 ft at 5:15am Feb 7 Observed: 5.6 ft at 5:30am Feb 7 Observed: 5.6 ft at 5:45am Feb 7 Observed: 5.6 ft at 6:00am Feb 7 Observed: 5.6 ft at 6:15am Feb 7 Observed: 5.6 ft at 6:30am Feb 7 Observed: 5.6 ft at 6:45am Feb 7 Observed: 5.61 ft at 7:00am Feb 7 Observed: 5.61 ft at 7:15am Feb 7 Observed: 5.62 ft at 7:30am Feb 7 Observed: 5.63 ft at 7:45am Feb 7 Observed: 5.63 ft at 8:00am Feb 7 Observed: 5.64 ft at 8:15am Feb 7 Observed: 5.64 ft at 8:30am Feb 7 Observed: 5.67 ft at 8:45am Feb 7 Observed: 5.68 ft at 9:00am Feb 7 Observed: 5.69 ft at 9:15am Feb 7 Observed: 5.71 ft at 9:30am Feb 7 Observed: 5.71 ft at 9:31am Feb 7 Observed: 5.73 ft at 9:45am Feb 7 Observed: 5.78 ft at 10:00am Feb 7 Observed: 5.83 ft at 10:15am Feb 7 Observed: 5.88 ft at 10:30am Feb 7 Observed: 5.95 ft at 10:45am Feb 7 Observed: 5.96 ft at 11:00am Feb 7 Observed: 5.96 ft at 11:15am Feb 7 Observed: 5.91 ft at 11:30am Feb 7 Observed: 5.82 ft at 11:45am Feb 7 Observed: 5.72 ft at 12:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.66 ft at 12:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.65 ft at 12:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.65 ft at 12:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.65 ft at 1:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.66 ft at 1:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.66 ft at 1:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.67 ft at 1:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.67 ft at 2:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.68 ft at 2:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.68 ft at 2:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.69 ft at 2:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.69 ft at 3:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.69 ft at 3:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.7 ft at 3:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.71 ft at 3:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.71 ft at 4:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.71 ft at 4:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.71 ft at 4:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.71 ft at 4:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.71 ft at 5:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.71 ft at 5:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.71 ft at 5:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.71 ft at 5:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.7 ft at 6:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.7 ft at 6:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.7 ft at 6:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.69 ft at 6:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.69 ft at 7:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.69 ft at 7:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.69 ft at 7:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.69 ft at 7:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.69 ft at 8:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.69 ft at 8:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.69 ft at 8:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.68 ft at 8:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.68 ft at 9:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.68 ft at 9:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.68 ft at 9:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.68 ft at 9:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.68 ft at 10:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.68 ft at 10:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.68 ft at 10:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.68 ft at 10:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.67 ft at 11:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.67 ft at 11:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.67 ft at 11:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.67 ft at 11:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.67 ft at 12:00am Feb 8 Observed: 5.67 ft at 12:15am Feb 8 Observed: 5.66 ft at 12:30am Feb 8 Observed: 5.66 ft at 12:45am Feb 8 Observed: 5.66 ft at 1:00am Feb 8 Observed: 5.65 ft at 1:15am Feb 8 Observed: 5.65 ft at 1:30am Feb 8 Observed: 5.65 ft at 1:31am Feb 8 Observed: 5.65 ft at 1:45am Feb 8 Observed: 5.65 ft at 2:00am Feb 8 Observed: 5.65 ft at 2:15am Feb 8 Observed: 5.65 ft at 2:30am Feb 8 Observed: 5.64 ft at 2:45am Feb 8 Observed: 5.64 ft at 3:00am Feb 8 Observed: 5.64 ft at 3:15am Feb 8 Observed: 5.64 ft at 3:30am Feb 8 Observed: 5.63 ft at 3:45am Feb 8 Observed: 5.63 ft at 4:00am Feb 8 Observed: 5.63 ft at 4:15am Feb 8 Observed: 5.63 ft at 4:30am Feb 8 Observed: 5.62 ft at 4:45am Feb 8 Observed: 5.61 ft at 5:00am Feb 8 Observed: 5.61 ft at 5:15am Feb 8 Observed: 5.61 ft at 5:30am Feb 8 Observed: 5.61 ft at 5:45am Feb 8 Observed: 5.6 ft at 6:00am Feb 8 Observed: 5.6 ft at 6:15am Feb 8 Observed: 5.6 ft at 6:30am Feb 8 Observed: 5.61 ft at 6:45am Feb 8 Observed: 5.62 ft at 7:00am Feb 8 Observed: 5.63 ft at 7:15am Feb 8 Observed: 5.64 ft at 7:30am Feb 8 Observed: 5.65 ft at 7:45am Feb 8 Observed: 5.66 ft at 8:00am Feb 8 Observed: 5.67 ft at 8:15am Feb 8 Observed: 5.67 ft at 8:30am Feb 8 Observed: 5.67 ft at 8:45am Feb 8 Observed: 5.67 ft at 9:00am Feb 8 Observed: 5.65 ft at 9:15am Feb 8 Observed: 5.63 ft at 9:30am Feb 8 Observed: 5.59 ft at 9:45am Feb 8 Observed: 5.56 ft at 10:00am Feb 8 Observed: 5.53 ft at 10:15am Feb 8 Observed: 5.52 ft at 10:30am Feb 8 Observed: 5.52 ft at 10:45am Feb 8 Observed: 5.52 ft at 11:00am Feb 8 Observed: 5.52 ft at 11:15am Feb 8 Observed: 5.52 ft at 11:30am Feb 8 Observed: 5.53 ft at 11:45am Feb 8 Observed: 5.53 ft at 12:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.53 ft at 12:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.54 ft at 12:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.55 ft at 12:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.56 ft at 1:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.56 ft at 1:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.57 ft at 1:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.57 ft at 1:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.57 ft at 2:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.58 ft at 2:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.58 ft at 2:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.58 ft at 2:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.59 ft at 3:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.59 ft at 3:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.58 ft at 3:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.59 ft at 3:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.58 ft at 4:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.59 ft at 4:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.59 ft at 4:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.6 ft at 4:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.59 ft at 5:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.59 ft at 5:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.59 ft at 5:16pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.59 ft at 5:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.59 ft at 5:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.59 ft at 6:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.59 ft at 6:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.59 ft at 6:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.58 ft at 6:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.59 ft at 7:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.58 ft at 7:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.58 ft at 7:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.58 ft at 7:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.58 ft at 8:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.58 ft at 8:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.58 ft at 8:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.57 ft at 8:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.57 ft at 9:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.57 ft at 9:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.57 ft at 9:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.57 ft at 9:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.57 ft at 10:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.57 ft at 10:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.57 ft at 10:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.57 ft at 10:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.57 ft at 11:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.57 ft at 11:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.57 ft at 11:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.57 ft at 11:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.57 ft at 12:00am Feb 9 Observed: 5.56 ft at 12:15am Feb 9 Observed: 5.56 ft at 12:30am Feb 9 Observed: 5.56 ft at 12:45am Feb 9 Observed: 5.56 ft at 1:00am Feb 9 Observed: 5.56 ft at 1:15am Feb 9 Observed: 5.55 ft at 1:30am Feb 9 Observed: 5.55 ft at 1:45am Feb 9 Observed: 5.55 ft at 2:00am Feb 9 Observed: 5.55 ft at 2:15am Feb 9 Observed: 5.55 ft at 2:30am Feb 9 Observed: 5.54 ft at 2:45am Feb 9 Observed: 5.54 ft at 3:00am Feb 9 Observed: 5.53 ft at 3:15am Feb 9 Observed: 5.53 ft at 3:30am Feb 9 Observed: 5.53 ft at 3:45am Feb 9 Observed: 5.52 ft at 4:00am Feb 9 Observed: 5.52 ft at 4:15am Feb 9 Observed: 5.51 ft at 4:30am Feb 9 Observed: 5.51 ft at 4:45am Feb 9 Observed: 5.5 ft at 5:00am Feb 9 Observed: 5.5 ft at 5:15am Feb 9 Observed: 5.49 ft at 5:30am Feb 9 Observed: 5.49 ft at 5:31am Feb 9 Observed: 5.49 ft at 5:45am Feb 9 Observed: 5.48 ft at 6:00am Feb 9 Observed: 5.48 ft at 6:15am Feb 9 Observed: 5.48 ft at 6:30am Feb 9 Observed: 5.48 ft at 6:45am Feb 9 Observed: 5.47 ft at 7:00am Feb 9 Observed: 5.47 ft at 7:15am Feb 9 Observed: 5.47 ft at 7:30am Feb 9 Observed: 5.47 ft at 7:45am Feb 9 Observed: 5.47 ft at 8:00am Feb 9 Observed: 5.47 ft at 8:15am Feb 9 Observed: 5.47 ft at 8:30am Feb 9 Observed: 5.46 ft at 8:45am Feb 9 Observed: 5.45 ft at 9:00am Feb 9 Observed: 5.44 ft at 9:15am Feb 9 Observed: 5.43 ft at 9:30am Feb 9 Observed: 5.43 ft at 9:31am Feb 9 Observed: 5.4 ft at 9:45am Feb 9 Observed: 5.37 ft at 10:00am Feb 9 Observed: 5.37 ft at 10:15am Feb 9 Observed: 5.38 ft at 10:30am Feb 9 Observed: 5.39 ft at 10:45am Feb 9 Observed: 5.4 ft at 11:00am Feb 9 Observed: 5.41 ft at 11:15am Feb 9 Observed: 5.43 ft at 11:30am Feb 9 Observed: 5.44 ft at 11:45am Feb 9 Observed: 5.45 ft at 12:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.47 ft at 12:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.47 ft at 12:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.48 ft at 12:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.49 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.49 ft at 1:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.5 ft at 1:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.5 ft at 1:31pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.51 ft at 1:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.51 ft at 2:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.51 ft at 2:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.51 ft at 2:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.51 ft at 2:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.51 ft at 3:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.51 ft at 3:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.51 ft at 3:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.52 ft at 3:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.52 ft at 4:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.52 ft at 4:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.52 ft at 4:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.53 ft at 4:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.54 ft at 5:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.53 ft at 5:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.52 ft at 5:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.52 ft at 5:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.52 ft at 6:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.52 ft at 6:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.52 ft at 6:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.52 ft at 6:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.52 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.51 ft at 7:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.51 ft at 7:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.51 ft at 7:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.51 ft at 8:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.51 ft at 8:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.51 ft at 8:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.51 ft at 8:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.5 ft at 9:30pm Feb 9 Forecast: 5.5 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Forecast: 5.5 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Forecast: 5.5 ft at 1:00am Feb 10 Forecast: 5.4 ft at 7:00am Feb 10 Forecast: 5.4 ft at 1:00pm Feb 10 Forecast: 5.4 ft at 7:00pm Feb 10 Forecast: 5.4 ft at 1:00am Feb 11 Forecast: 5.4 ft at 7:00am Feb 11 Forecast: 5.4 ft at 1:00pm Feb 11 Graph Created (10:35pm Feb 9, 2010) Observed Forecast (issued 10:43am Feb 9) USGS--Water Resources of the United States LCNM3 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 67.41 Latest observed value: 5.5 ft at 9:30 PM EST 9-Feb-2010. Flood Stage is 8.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Concord River at Lowell are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:12
Moderate Flood Stage:10
Flood Stage:8
Action Stage:7.5

Historical Crests
(1) 9.60 ft on 01/28/1979
(1) 9.60 ft on 04/10/1987
(3) 8.97 ft on 08/23/1955
(4) 8.96 ft on 03/25/2001
(5) 8.48 ft on 04/20/2007
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Low Water Records
(1) 0 ft on 09/29/1957

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9.0 SIGNIFICANT RESIDENTIAL FLOODING WILL AFFECT PEOPLE LIVING ALONG THE CONCORD RIVER. IN LOWELL...MERRILL STREET...JOINERS AND CLARK COURTS MAY BE AFFECTED. IN BILLERICA...PERSHING STREET AND STONEY DRIVE AS WELL AS THE ELSIE AVENUE NEIGHBORHOOD WILL BE AFFECTED. FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS.
8.5 FLOODING IS EXPECTED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE CONCORD RIVER. THIS INCLUDES HOMES ON JOINERS AND CLARK COURTS AND MERRILL STREET IN LOWELL. IT ALSO INCLUDES SOME RESIDENCES IN BILLERICA ALONG PERSHING STREET...STONEY DRIVE...AND ON ELSIE AVENUE OFF RIVER STREET.
8.0 LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE CONCORD RIVER WILL BE FLOODED. THE AREA MOST PRONE TO FLOODING IS A SMALL SECTION OF BILLERICA ALONG ELSIE AVENUE OFF RIVER STREET.

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Latitude: 42.646000° N, Longitude: 71.299000° 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 N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL N/A N/A Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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