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Sudbury River at Saxonville Observed crest: 5.8 ft at 2:30am Feb 09 Observed: 5.45 ft at 9:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 5.45 ft at 9:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 5.44 ft at 9:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 5.44 ft at 10:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 5.45 ft at 10:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 5.44 ft at 10:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 5.44 ft at 10:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 5.44 ft at 11:00pm Feb 6 Observed: 5.44 ft at 11:15pm Feb 6 Observed: 5.44 ft at 11:30pm Feb 6 Observed: 5.44 ft at 11:45pm Feb 6 Observed: 5.44 ft at 12:00am Feb 7 Observed: 5.44 ft at 12:15am Feb 7 Observed: 5.44 ft at 12:30am Feb 7 Observed: 5.44 ft at 12:45am Feb 7 Observed: 5.43 ft at 1:00am Feb 7 Observed: 5.43 ft at 1:15am Feb 7 Observed: 5.43 ft at 1:30am Feb 7 Observed: 5.43 ft at 1:45am Feb 7 Observed: 5.43 ft at 2:00am Feb 7 Observed: 5.42 ft at 2:15am Feb 7 Observed: 5.42 ft at 2:30am Feb 7 Observed: 5.42 ft at 2:45am Feb 7 Observed: 5.42 ft at 3:00am Feb 7 Observed: 5.42 ft at 3:15am Feb 7 Observed: 5.42 ft at 3:30am Feb 7 Observed: 5.41 ft at 3:45am Feb 7 Observed: 5.41 ft at 4:00am Feb 7 Observed: 5.41 ft at 4:15am Feb 7 Observed: 5.41 ft at 4:30am Feb 7 Observed: 5.41 ft at 4:45am Feb 7 Observed: 5.41 ft at 4:47am Feb 7 Observed: 5.41 ft at 5:00am Feb 7 Observed: 5.41 ft at 5:15am Feb 7 Observed: 5.41 ft at 5:30am Feb 7 Observed: 5.41 ft at 5:45am Feb 7 Observed: 5.41 ft at 6:00am Feb 7 Observed: 5.41 ft at 6:15am Feb 7 Observed: 5.41 ft at 6:30am Feb 7 Observed: 5.41 ft at 6:45am Feb 7 Observed: 5.41 ft at 7:00am Feb 7 Observed: 5.41 ft at 7:15am Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 7:30am Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 7:45am Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 8:00am Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 8:15am Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 8:30am Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 8:45am Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 9:00am Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 9:15am Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 9:30am Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 9:45am Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 10:00am Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 10:15am Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 10:30am Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 10:45am Feb 7 Observed: 5.41 ft at 11:00am Feb 7 Observed: 5.41 ft at 11:15am Feb 7 Observed: 5.41 ft at 11:30am Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 11:45am Feb 7 Observed: 5.41 ft at 12:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 12:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 12:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 12:31pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 12:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 1:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 1:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 1:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 1:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 2:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 2:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 2:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 2:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 3:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 3:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 3:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 3:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 4:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 4:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 4:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 4:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 5:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.39 ft at 5:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.4 ft at 5:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.39 ft at 5:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.39 ft at 6:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.39 ft at 6:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.39 ft at 6:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.39 ft at 6:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.39 ft at 7:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.39 ft at 7:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.39 ft at 7:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.39 ft at 7:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.39 ft at 8:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.39 ft at 8:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.38 ft at 8:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.38 ft at 8:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.38 ft at 9:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.38 ft at 9:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.38 ft at 9:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.38 ft at 9:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.38 ft at 10:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.38 ft at 10:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.38 ft at 10:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.38 ft at 10:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.38 ft at 11:00pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.38 ft at 11:15pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.37 ft at 11:30pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.37 ft at 11:45pm Feb 7 Observed: 5.37 ft at 12:00am Feb 8 Observed: 5.37 ft at 12:15am Feb 8 Observed: 5.37 ft at 12:30am Feb 8 Observed: 5.37 ft at 12:45am Feb 8 Observed: 5.37 ft at 12:46am Feb 8 Observed: 5.37 ft at 1:00am Feb 8 Observed: 5.37 ft at 1:15am Feb 8 Observed: 5.37 ft at 1:30am Feb 8 Observed: 5.37 ft at 1:45am Feb 8 Observed: 5.37 ft at 2:00am Feb 8 Observed: 5.37 ft at 2:15am Feb 8 Observed: 5.37 ft at 2:30am Feb 8 Observed: 5.36 ft at 2:45am Feb 8 Observed: 5.36 ft at 3:00am Feb 8 Observed: 5.36 ft at 3:15am Feb 8 Observed: 5.36 ft at 3:30am Feb 8 Observed: 5.36 ft at 3:45am Feb 8 Observed: 5.36 ft at 4:00am Feb 8 Observed: 5.36 ft at 4:15am Feb 8 Observed: 5.36 ft at 4:30am Feb 8 Observed: 5.36 ft at 4:45am Feb 8 Observed: 5.35 ft at 5:00am Feb 8 Observed: 5.35 ft at 5:15am Feb 8 Observed: 5.36 ft at 5:30am Feb 8 Observed: 5.35 ft at 5:45am Feb 8 Observed: 5.35 ft at 6:00am Feb 8 Observed: 5.35 ft at 6:15am Feb 8 Observed: 5.35 ft at 6:30am Feb 8 Observed: 5.35 ft at 6:45am Feb 8 Observed: 5.35 ft at 7:00am Feb 8 Observed: 5.35 ft at 7:15am Feb 8 Observed: 5.35 ft at 7:30am Feb 8 Observed: 5.35 ft at 7:45am Feb 8 Observed: 5.35 ft at 8:00am Feb 8 Observed: 5.34 ft at 8:15am Feb 8 Observed: 5.35 ft at 8:30am Feb 8 Observed: 5.34 ft at 8:45am Feb 8 Observed: 5.34 ft at 8:47am Feb 8 Observed: 5.35 ft at 9:00am Feb 8 Observed: 5.34 ft at 9:15am Feb 8 Observed: 5.35 ft at 9:30am Feb 8 Observed: 5.35 ft at 9:45am Feb 8 Observed: 5.35 ft at 10:00am Feb 8 Observed: 5.35 ft at 10:15am Feb 8 Observed: 5.36 ft at 10:30am Feb 8 Observed: 5.36 ft at 10:45am Feb 8 Observed: 5.36 ft at 11:00am Feb 8 Observed: 5.37 ft at 11:15am Feb 8 Observed: 5.38 ft at 11:30am Feb 8 Observed: 5.39 ft at 11:45am Feb 8 Observed: 5.4 ft at 12:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.4 ft at 12:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.41 ft at 12:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.43 ft at 12:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.43 ft at 12:46pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.44 ft at 1:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.45 ft at 1:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.46 ft at 1:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.48 ft at 1:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.48 ft at 2:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.5 ft at 2:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.51 ft at 2:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.52 ft at 2:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.53 ft at 3:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.55 ft at 3:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.56 ft at 3:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.58 ft at 3:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.58 ft at 4:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.6 ft at 4:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.61 ft at 4:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.62 ft at 4:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.63 ft at 5:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.64 ft at 5:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.65 ft at 5:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.66 ft at 5:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.67 ft at 6:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.67 ft at 6:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.68 ft at 6:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.69 ft at 6:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.7 ft at 7:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.71 ft at 7:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.71 ft at 7:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.72 ft at 7:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.73 ft at 8:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.73 ft at 8:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.73 ft at 8:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.74 ft at 8:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.74 ft at 9:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.75 ft at 9:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.75 ft at 9:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.76 ft at 9:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.76 ft at 10:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.76 ft at 10:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.76 ft at 10:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.77 ft at 10:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.77 ft at 11:00pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.77 ft at 11:15pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.78 ft at 11:30pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.78 ft at 11:45pm Feb 8 Observed: 5.78 ft at 12:00am Feb 9 Observed: 5.78 ft at 12:15am Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 12:30am Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 12:45am Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 12:46am Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 1:00am Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 1:15am Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 1:30am Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 1:45am Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 2:00am Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 2:15am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 2:30am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 2:45am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 3:00am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 3:15am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 3:30am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 3:45am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 4:00am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 4:15am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 4:30am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 4:45am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 4:46am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 5:00am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 5:15am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 5:30am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 5:45am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 6:00am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 6:15am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 6:30am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 6:45am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 7:00am Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 7:15am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 7:30am Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 7:45am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 8:00am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 8:15am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 8:30am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 8:45am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 8:46am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 9:00am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 9:15am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 9:30am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 9:45am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 10:00am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 10:15am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 10:30am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 10:45am Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 11:00am Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 11:15am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 11:30am Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 11:45am Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 12:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 12:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 12:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 12:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 12:46pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 1:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 1:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 1:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 2:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 2:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 2:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 2:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 3:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.8 ft at 3:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 3:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 3:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 4:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 4:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 4:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 4:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 5:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 5:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 5:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 5:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 6:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 6:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 6:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.78 ft at 6:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 7:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 7:30pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 7:45pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.78 ft at 8:00pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.78 ft at 8:15pm Feb 9 Observed: 5.79 ft at 8:31pm Feb 9 Forecast: 5.8 ft at 1:00pm Feb 9 Forecast: 5.8 ft at 7:00pm Feb 9 Forecast: 5.8 ft at 1:00am Feb 10 Forecast: 5.8 ft at 7:00am Feb 10 Forecast: 5.7 ft at 1:00pm Feb 10 Forecast: 5.7 ft at 7:00pm Feb 10 Forecast: 5.7 ft at 1:00am Feb 11 Forecast: 5.7 ft at 7:00am Feb 11 Forecast: 5.7 ft at 1:00pm Feb 11 Graph Created (9:35pm Feb 9, 2010) Observed Forecast (issued 10:43am Feb 9) USGS--Water Resources of the United States SAXM3 (plotting HGIRG) Gage 0 Datum: 110.55 Latest observed value: 5.79 ft at 8:31 PM EST 9-Feb-2010. Flood Stage is 10.0 ft. Stage (ft) Flow (kcfs)
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Sudbury River at Saxonville are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:13
Moderate Flood Stage:12
Flood Stage:10
Action Stage:8.5

Historical Crests
(1) 13.47 ft on 04/08/1987
(2) 13.30 ft on 06/07/1982
(3) 12.61 ft on 03/23/2001
(4) 12.04 ft on 10/15/2005
(5) 11.98 ft on 06/03/1984
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13.0 SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OCCURS ALONG THE RIVER...ESPECIALLY IN WAYLAND. PART OF ROUTE 20/STATE ROAD WEST AND ROUTE 27/OLD SUDBURY ROAD WILL BE IMPACTED. SHOULD EVACUATIONS BE REQUIRED...DO SO IMMEDIATELY. FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. KNOW ALTERNATE ROUTES FOR TRAVEL...AND STAY AWAY FROM FLOODED AREAS.
12.5 FLOODING AFFECTS A PORTION OF ROUTE 27/OLD SUDBURY ROAD IN WAYLAND AND A PORTION OF ROUTE 20. OTHER LOW LYING AREAS OF WAYLAND EXPERIENCE FLOODING...INCLUDING THE PELHAM ISLAND ROAD NEIGHBORHOOD NEAR HEARDS POND...AND A PORTION OF SHORE DRIVE NEAR STONEBRIDGE ROAD.
12.0 FLOODING AFFECTS LOW LYING AREAS OF WAYLAND...INCLUDING PELHAM ISLAND ROAD NEAR HEARDS POND. A PORTION OF SHORE DRIVE NEAR STONEBRIDGE ROAD WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING. FLOOD WATERS MAY ALSO AFFECT ROUTES 27 AND 20 THROUGH WAYLAND.
11.0 FLOODING WILL AFFECT PORTIONS OF SHORE ROAD AND PELHAM ISLAND ROAD THROUGH WAYLAND IN THE VICINITY OF HEARDS POND. OTHER LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVER WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING.
10.0 FLOODING WILL AFFECT LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVER IN WAYLAND...INCLUDING A PORTION OF SHORE ROAD AND PELHAM ISLAND ISLAND ROAD NEAR HEARDS POND.

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Latitude: 42.325200° N, Longitude: 71.398100° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 10 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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