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Housatonic River at Falls Village Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Highest Observation: 6.46 ft at 7:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.44 ft at 8:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.44 ft at 8:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.43 ft at 8:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.45 ft at 8:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.43 ft at 9:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.42 ft at 9:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.44 ft at 9:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.4 ft at 9:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.39 ft at 10:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.39 ft at 10:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.42 ft at 10:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.36 ft at 10:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.37 ft at 11:00AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.38 ft at 11:15AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.38 ft at 11:30AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.37 ft at 11:45AM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.34 ft at 12:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.35 ft at 12:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.35 ft at 12:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.36 ft at 12:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.34 ft at 1:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.3 ft at 1:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.35 ft at 1:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.26 ft at 1:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.31 ft at 2:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.3 ft at 2:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.29 ft at 2:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.27 ft at 2:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.29 ft at 3:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.27 ft at 3:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.29 ft at 3:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.27 ft at 3:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.25 ft at 4:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.23 ft at 4:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.22 ft at 4:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.21 ft at 4:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.22 ft at 5:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.22 ft at 5:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.21 ft at 5:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.22 ft at 5:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.2 ft at 6:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.19 ft at 6:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.18 ft at 6:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.19 ft at 6:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.18 ft at 7:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.17 ft at 7:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.14 ft at 7:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.15 ft at 7:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.13 ft at 8:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.15 ft at 8:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.11 ft at 8:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.12 ft at 8:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.11 ft at 9:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.11 ft at 9:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.1 ft at 9:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.12 ft at 9:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.08 ft at 10:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.09 ft at 10:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.07 ft at 10:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.13 ft at 10:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.08 ft at 11:00PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.04 ft at 11:15PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.08 ft at 11:30PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.03 ft at 11:45PM Mar 26, 2024Observed: 6.01 ft at 12:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.05 ft at 12:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.01 ft at 12:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.01 ft at 12:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.01 ft at 1:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.99 ft at 1:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.01 ft at 1:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 6.01 ft at 1:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.98 ft at 2:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.95 ft at 2:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.94 ft at 2:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.97 ft at 2:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.94 ft at 3:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.92 ft at 3:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.94 ft at 3:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.94 ft at 3:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.96 ft at 4:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.92 ft at 4:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.95 ft at 4:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.92 ft at 4:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.88 ft at 5:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.87 ft at 5:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.9 ft at 5:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.87 ft at 5:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.87 ft at 6:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.85 ft at 6:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.85 ft at 6:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.85 ft at 6:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.83 ft at 7:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.84 ft at 7:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.84 ft at 7:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.83 ft at 7:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.82 ft at 8:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 8:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.81 ft at 8:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 8:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 9:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.78 ft at 9:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 9:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.79 ft at 9:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.73 ft at 10:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.77 ft at 10:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.76 ft at 10:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.75 ft at 10:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.72 ft at 11:00AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.74 ft at 11:15AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.68 ft at 11:30AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.69 ft at 11:45AM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.69 ft at 12:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.66 ft at 12:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.69 ft at 12:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.66 ft at 12:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.65 ft at 1:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.66 ft at 1:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.67 ft at 1:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.64 ft at 1:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.63 ft at 2:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.65 ft at 2:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.63 ft at 2:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.61 ft at 2:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.6 ft at 3:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.62 ft at 3:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.61 ft at 3:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.6 ft at 3:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.58 ft at 4:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.57 ft at 4:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.56 ft at 4:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.56 ft at 4:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.54 ft at 5:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.55 ft at 5:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.54 ft at 5:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.54 ft at 5:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.54 ft at 6:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.55 ft at 6:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.55 ft at 6:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.51 ft at 6:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.52 ft at 7:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.51 ft at 7:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.48 ft at 7:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.48 ft at 7:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.5 ft at 8:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.48 ft at 8:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.47 ft at 8:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.48 ft at 8:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.45 ft at 9:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.46 ft at 9:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.45 ft at 9:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.46 ft at 9:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.43 ft at 10:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.43 ft at 10:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.44 ft at 10:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.43 ft at 10:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.4 ft at 11:00PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.43 ft at 11:15PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.38 ft at 11:30PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.4 ft at 11:45PM Mar 27, 2024Observed: 5.38 ft at 12:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.37 ft at 12:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.36 ft at 12:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.39 ft at 12:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.39 ft at 1:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.35 ft at 1:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.36 ft at 1:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.36 ft at 1:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.38 ft at 2:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.35 ft at 2:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.34 ft at 2:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.36 ft at 2:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.37 ft at 3:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.36 ft at 3:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.36 ft at 3:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.33 ft at 3:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.35 ft at 4:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.34 ft at 4:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.37 ft at 4:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.37 ft at 4:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.35 ft at 5:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.36 ft at 5:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.36 ft at 5:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.35 ft at 5:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.36 ft at 6:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.33 ft at 6:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.34 ft at 6:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.36 ft at 6:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.33 ft at 7:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.35 ft at 7:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.35 ft at 7:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.4 ft at 7:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.37 ft at 8:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.38 ft at 8:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.36 ft at 8:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.35 ft at 8:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.38 ft at 9:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.4 ft at 9:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.36 ft at 9:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.39 ft at 9:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.39 ft at 10:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.38 ft at 10:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.39 ft at 10:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.41 ft at 10:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.4 ft at 11:00AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.46 ft at 11:15AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.43 ft at 11:30AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.43 ft at 11:45AM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.48 ft at 12:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.43 ft at 12:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.47 ft at 12:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.45 ft at 12:45PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.45 ft at 1:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.46 ft at 1:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.5 ft at 1:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.52 ft at 1:45PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.47 ft at 2:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.48 ft at 2:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.52 ft at 2:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.52 ft at 2:45PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.52 ft at 3:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.51 ft at 3:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.55 ft at 3:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.51 ft at 3:45PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.55 ft at 4:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.52 ft at 4:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.54 ft at 4:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.55 ft at 4:45PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.55 ft at 5:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.56 ft at 5:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.55 ft at 5:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.58 ft at 5:45PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.56 ft at 6:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.57 ft at 6:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.57 ft at 6:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.62 ft at 6:45PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.58 ft at 7:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.59 ft at 7:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.56 ft at 7:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.6 ft at 7:45PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.59 ft at 8:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.62 ft at 8:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.61 ft at 8:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.6 ft at 8:45PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.62 ft at 9:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.62 ft at 9:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.62 ft at 9:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.64 ft at 9:45PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.62 ft at 10:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.6 ft at 10:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.64 ft at 10:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.62 ft at 10:45PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.63 ft at 11:00PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.62 ft at 11:15PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.63 ft at 11:30PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.64 ft at 11:45PM Mar 28, 2024Observed: 5.64 ft at 12:00AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 5.64 ft at 12:15AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 5.64 ft at 12:30AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 5.65 ft at 12:45AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 5.63 ft at 1:00AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 5.62 ft at 1:15AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 5.67 ft at 1:30AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 5.68 ft at 1:45AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 5.65 ft at 2:00AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 5.71 ft at 2:15AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 5.67 ft at 2:30AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 5.67 ft at 2:45AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 5.67 ft at 3:00AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 5.68 ft at 3:15AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 5.68 ft at 3:30AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 5.65 ft at 3:45AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 5.7 ft at 4:00AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 5.67 ft at 4:15AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 5.67 ft at 4:30AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 5.69 ft at 4:45AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 5.69 ft at 5:00AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 5.7 ft at 5:15AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 5.72 ft at 5:30AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 5.68 ft at 5:45AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 5.67 ft at 6:00AM Mar 29, 2024Observed: 5.72 ft at 6:15AM Mar 29, 2024Forecast: 5.9 ft 8:00AM Mar 29, 2024Highest Forecast: 6 ft 2:00PM Mar 29, 2024Highest Forecast: 6 ft 8:00PM Mar 29, 2024Highest Forecast: 6 ft 2:00AM Mar 30, 2024Highest Forecast: 6 ft 8:00AM Mar 30, 2024Highest Forecast: 6 ft 2:00PM Mar 30, 2024Highest Forecast: 6 ft 8:00PM Mar 30, 2024Forecast: 5.9 ft 2:00AM Mar 31, 2024Forecast: 5.8 ft 8:00AM Mar 31, 2024USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesFLVC3(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (7:30AM Mar 29, 2024)ObservedForecast (issued 11:27AM Mar 28)Latest observed value: 5.72 ft at 6:15 AM EDT 29-Mar-2024. Flood Stage is 7 ft
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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
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 19.00 ft on 01/01/1949
(2) 18.90 ft on 08/19/1955
(3) 16.80 ft on 09/23/1938
(4) 13.47 ft on 09/09/2011
(5) 13.00 ft on 03/20/1936
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 7.12 ft on 01/11/2024 (P)
(2) 8.88 ft on 12/19/2023 (P)
(3) 7.15 ft on 07/17/2023 (P)
(4) 7.27 ft on 07/14/2023 (P)
(5) 8.40 ft on 07/11/2023 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 1.23 ft on 09/13/2002
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19 Flood of record on January 1, 1949.
15 Major flood stage.
10 Moderate flood stage. The river reaches the edge of several sections of Route 7 north of Cornwall Bridge.
9 Water floods Riverside Road at Kent School and begins to approach buildings. Water gets close to Route 7.
8 The water reaches Riverside Road at Kent School and floods the picnic area along Route 7 near Housatonic Meadows.
7 Flood stage. The park above Falls Village Dam begins to flood, and water reaches the fields of White Hollow Farms near Limerock Road, and is at the edge of the Housatonic Valley Regional High School fields.
5 The river is about half bankfull.
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Latitude: 41.957222° N, Longitude: 73.369722° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame
Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 7 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)
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NAVD88 Not Available Not Available 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 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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