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Housatonic River at Gaylordsville Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Highest Observation: 2.83 ft at 7:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.82 ft at 7:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.82 ft at 7:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.82 ft at 7:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.82 ft at 8:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.82 ft at 8:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.82 ft at 8:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.81 ft at 8:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.8 ft at 9:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.79 ft at 9:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.79 ft at 9:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.78 ft at 9:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.78 ft at 10:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.78 ft at 10:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.78 ft at 10:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.78 ft at 10:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.77 ft at 11:00PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.77 ft at 11:15PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.77 ft at 11:30PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.77 ft at 11:45PM May 18, 2013Observed: 2.77 ft at 12:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.76 ft at 1:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.76 ft at 1:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.76 ft at 1:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.73 ft at 2:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.73 ft at 2:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 2:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 2:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 3:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 3:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 3:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 3:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 4:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 4:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 4:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 4:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 5:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 5:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 5:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 5:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 6:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 6:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 6:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 6:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 7:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 7:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 7:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 7:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 8:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 8:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 8:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 8:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 9:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 9:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 9:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 9:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 10:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 10:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 10:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 10:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 11:00AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 11:15AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 11:30AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.68 ft at 11:45AM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.68 ft at 12:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.68 ft at 12:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.68 ft at 12:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.68 ft at 12:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.68 ft at 1:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.68 ft at 1:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.68 ft at 1:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.68 ft at 1:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 2:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 2:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.73 ft at 2:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.73 ft at 2:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 3:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.75 ft at 3:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 3:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.75 ft at 3:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 4:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 4:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.77 ft at 4:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.77 ft at 4:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.78 ft at 5:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.77 ft at 5:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.77 ft at 5:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.77 ft at 5:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.77 ft at 6:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.77 ft at 6:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.76 ft at 6:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.75 ft at 6:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.75 ft at 7:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 7:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.75 ft at 7:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 7:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 8:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 8:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 8:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 8:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 9:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 9:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 9:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 9:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 10:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 10:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 10:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 10:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 11:00PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 11:15PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 11:30PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 11:45PM May 19, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 12:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 12:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 12:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 12:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 1:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.68 ft at 1:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 1:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.68 ft at 1:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 2:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.68 ft at 2:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.68 ft at 2:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.68 ft at 2:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.68 ft at 3:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.68 ft at 3:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.68 ft at 3:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.68 ft at 3:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.67 ft at 4:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.68 ft at 4:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.68 ft at 4:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.67 ft at 4:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.67 ft at 5:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.67 ft at 5:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.67 ft at 5:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.67 ft at 5:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.67 ft at 6:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.67 ft at 6:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.67 ft at 6:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.67 ft at 6:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 7:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.73 ft at 7:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.73 ft at 7:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.76 ft at 7:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.77 ft at 8:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.76 ft at 8:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.77 ft at 8:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.76 ft at 8:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.76 ft at 9:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.76 ft at 9:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.77 ft at 9:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.77 ft at 9:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.77 ft at 10:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.77 ft at 10:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.77 ft at 10:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.77 ft at 10:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.75 ft at 11:00AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 11:15AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 11:30AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 11:45AM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 12:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 12:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 12:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 12:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 1:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 1:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 1:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 1:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 2:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 2:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 2:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 2:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 3:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 3:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 3:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 3:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 4:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 4:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 4:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 4:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 5:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 5:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 5:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 5:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 6:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 6:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 6:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.73 ft at 6:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.73 ft at 7:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 7:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.75 ft at 7:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.75 ft at 7:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.75 ft at 8:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.75 ft at 8:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 8:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.75 ft at 8:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 9:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 9:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 9:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 9:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 10:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 10:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.73 ft at 10:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.73 ft at 10:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.73 ft at 11:00PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.73 ft at 11:15PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.73 ft at 11:30PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.73 ft at 11:45PM May 20, 2013Observed: 2.73 ft at 12:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.73 ft at 12:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.73 ft at 12:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 12:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 1:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 2:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 2:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 2:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 3:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 3:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 3:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 3:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 4:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 4:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 4:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 4:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 5:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 5:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 5:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 5:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 6:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 6:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 6:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 6:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 7:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 7:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.68 ft at 7:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.68 ft at 7:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.68 ft at 8:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.68 ft at 8:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.67 ft at 8:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.67 ft at 8:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.67 ft at 9:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.67 ft at 9:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.67 ft at 9:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.67 ft at 9:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 10:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 10:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 10:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 10:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 11:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 11:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 11:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 11:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 12:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 12:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 12:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 12:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.74 ft at 1:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.73 ft at 1:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.73 ft at 1:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 1:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.72 ft at 2:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.73 ft at 2:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 2:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 2:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.63 ft at 3:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.68 ft at 3:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.71 ft at 3:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.7 ft at 3:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 4:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 4:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 4:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 4:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 5:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.69 ft at 5:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.68 ft at 5:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.68 ft at 5:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 2.68 ft at 6:00PM May 21, 2013Forecast: 2.7 ft 8:00PM May 21, 2013Forecast: 2.7 ft 2:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 2.7 ft 8:00AM May 22, 2013Forecast: 2.7 ft 2:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 2.7 ft 8:00PM May 22, 2013Forecast: 2.8 ft 2:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 2.8 ft 8:00AM May 23, 2013Forecast: 2.8 ft 2:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 2.9 ft 8:00PM May 23, 2013Forecast: 3 ft 2:00AM May 24, 2013Highest Forecast: 3.1 ft 8:00AM May 24, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesGAYC3(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (6:50PM May 21, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 11:10AM May 21)Latest observed value: 2.68 ft at 6:00 PM EDT 21-May-2013. Flood Stage is 8 ft
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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) 13.75 ft on 03/07/2011
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Low Water Records
(1) 1.19 ft on 09/12/2002
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15 MAJOR FLOOD STAGE. WATER REACHES ROUTE 7 AT BOARDMAN BRIDGE.
14 WATER REACHES THE FEDCO PARKING LOT AND THE LOWER NEW MILFORD FOUNDRY.
12 WATER REACHES THE GENERATOR FLOOR AT BULLS BRIDGE HYDRO PLANT.
10 MODERATE FLOOD STAGE WHERE WATER REACHES SPRING STREET.
9.5 THE WATER REACHES BUSINESSES ON THE LOW SIDE OF SPRING STREET.
8 FLOOD STAGE. WATER REACHES NEW MILFORD FOUNDRY AND YOUNGFIELD STREET.
7 THE RIVER IS CLOSE TO BANKFULL.
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Latitude: 41.653056° N, Longitude: 73.490278° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

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 Not Available Not Available 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 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
Other Not Available Not Available  

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