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Housatonic River at Stevenson Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 10.74 ft at 9:15AM Jun 16, 2013Highest Observation: 10.76 ft at 9:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.46 ft at 9:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.44 ft at 10:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.44 ft at 10:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.44 ft at 10:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.44 ft at 10:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.45 ft at 11:00AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.44 ft at 11:15AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.43 ft at 11:30AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.44 ft at 11:45AM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.44 ft at 12:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.44 ft at 12:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.45 ft at 12:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.21 ft at 12:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.17 ft at 1:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.17 ft at 1:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.16 ft at 1:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.17 ft at 1:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.16 ft at 2:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.17 ft at 2:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.18 ft at 2:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.17 ft at 2:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.16 ft at 3:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.17 ft at 3:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.19 ft at 3:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.17 ft at 3:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.18 ft at 4:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.18 ft at 4:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.19 ft at 4:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.18 ft at 4:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.17 ft at 5:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.43 ft at 5:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.52 ft at 5:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.53 ft at 5:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.53 ft at 6:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.53 ft at 6:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.52 ft at 6:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.53 ft at 6:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.53 ft at 7:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.54 ft at 7:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.53 ft at 7:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.54 ft at 7:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.54 ft at 7:46PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.53 ft at 8:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.53 ft at 8:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.54 ft at 8:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.53 ft at 8:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.54 ft at 9:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.53 ft at 9:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.45 ft at 9:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.22 ft at 9:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.2 ft at 10:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.19 ft at 10:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.19 ft at 10:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.2 ft at 10:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.21 ft at 11:00PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.19 ft at 11:15PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.2 ft at 11:30PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.2 ft at 11:45PM Jun 16, 2013Observed: 10.2 ft at 12:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.88 ft at 12:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.86 ft at 12:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.85 ft at 12:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.84 ft at 1:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.85 ft at 1:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.85 ft at 1:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.84 ft at 1:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.86 ft at 2:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.85 ft at 2:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.85 ft at 2:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.86 ft at 2:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.86 ft at 3:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.86 ft at 3:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.86 ft at 3:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.86 ft at 3:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.86 ft at 4:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.86 ft at 4:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.87 ft at 4:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.86 ft at 4:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.87 ft at 5:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.87 ft at 5:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.87 ft at 5:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.88 ft at 5:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.87 ft at 6:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.88 ft at 6:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.88 ft at 6:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.87 ft at 6:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.88 ft at 7:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.88 ft at 7:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.89 ft at 7:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.88 ft at 7:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.88 ft at 8:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.88 ft at 8:01AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.87 ft at 8:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.87 ft at 8:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.86 ft at 8:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.88 ft at 9:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.88 ft at 9:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.87 ft at 9:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.74 ft at 9:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.54 ft at 10:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.51 ft at 10:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.51 ft at 10:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.52 ft at 10:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.5 ft at 11:00AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.51 ft at 11:15AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.52 ft at 11:30AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.5 ft at 11:45AM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.51 ft at 12:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.5 ft at 12:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.51 ft at 12:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.5 ft at 12:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.5 ft at 1:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.5 ft at 1:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.49 ft at 1:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.49 ft at 1:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.49 ft at 2:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.49 ft at 2:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.49 ft at 2:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.49 ft at 2:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.5 ft at 3:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.49 ft at 3:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.48 ft at 3:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.48 ft at 3:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.48 ft at 4:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.48 ft at 4:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.48 ft at 4:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.49 ft at 4:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.48 ft at 5:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.48 ft at 5:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.48 ft at 5:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.48 ft at 5:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.48 ft at 6:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.48 ft at 6:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.48 ft at 6:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.47 ft at 6:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.47 ft at 7:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.48 ft at 7:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.47 ft at 7:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.46 ft at 7:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.47 ft at 8:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.47 ft at 8:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.46 ft at 8:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.46 ft at 8:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.47 ft at 9:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.46 ft at 9:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.46 ft at 9:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.45 ft at 9:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.46 ft at 10:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.2 ft at 10:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.1 ft at 10:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.1 ft at 10:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.09 ft at 11:00PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.09 ft at 11:15PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.1 ft at 11:30PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.08 ft at 11:45PM Jun 17, 2013Observed: 9.08 ft at 12:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.09 ft at 12:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.09 ft at 12:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.08 ft at 12:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.08 ft at 1:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.08 ft at 1:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.08 ft at 1:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.07 ft at 1:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.08 ft at 2:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.08 ft at 2:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.08 ft at 2:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.07 ft at 2:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.07 ft at 3:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.07 ft at 3:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.07 ft at 3:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.07 ft at 3:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.06 ft at 4:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.06 ft at 4:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.07 ft at 4:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.7 ft at 4:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.58 ft at 5:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.57 ft at 5:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.58 ft at 5:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.57 ft at 5:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.57 ft at 6:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.57 ft at 6:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.58 ft at 6:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.58 ft at 6:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.57 ft at 7:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.57 ft at 7:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.57 ft at 7:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.57 ft at 7:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.57 ft at 8:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.58 ft at 8:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.57 ft at 8:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.58 ft at 8:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.58 ft at 9:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.58 ft at 9:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.57 ft at 9:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.57 ft at 9:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.58 ft at 10:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.58 ft at 10:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.58 ft at 10:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.58 ft at 10:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.59 ft at 11:00AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.58 ft at 11:15AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.58 ft at 11:30AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.58 ft at 11:45AM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.58 ft at 12:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.58 ft at 12:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 7.98 ft at 12:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 12:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 1:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 1:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 7.88 ft at 1:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 1:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 2:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 2:01PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 2:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 2:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 2:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 7.88 ft at 3:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 7.89 ft at 3:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.58 ft at 3:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.72 ft at 3:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.73 ft at 4:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 8.73 ft at 4:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.42 ft at 4:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.49 ft at 4:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.49 ft at 5:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.5 ft at 5:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.5 ft at 5:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.5 ft at 5:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.5 ft at 6:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.51 ft at 6:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.51 ft at 6:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.5 ft at 6:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.52 ft at 7:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.52 ft at 7:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.54 ft at 7:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.52 ft at 7:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.52 ft at 8:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.52 ft at 8:01PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.53 ft at 8:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.53 ft at 8:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.52 ft at 8:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.52 ft at 9:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.54 ft at 9:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.53 ft at 9:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.53 ft at 9:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.53 ft at 10:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.52 ft at 10:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.53 ft at 10:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.52 ft at 10:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.52 ft at 11:00PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.53 ft at 11:15PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.53 ft at 11:30PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.53 ft at 11:45PM Jun 18, 2013Observed: 9.54 ft at 12:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 9.54 ft at 12:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 9.54 ft at 12:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 9.54 ft at 12:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 9.53 ft at 1:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 9.53 ft at 1:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 9.54 ft at 1:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 9.53 ft at 1:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 9.53 ft at 2:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 9.54 ft at 2:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 9.53 ft at 2:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 9.54 ft at 2:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 9.54 ft at 3:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 9.52 ft at 3:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 9.53 ft at 3:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 9.54 ft at 3:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 9.53 ft at 4:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 9.53 ft at 4:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 9.53 ft at 4:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 9.53 ft at 4:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 9.53 ft at 5:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 9.52 ft at 5:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 9.54 ft at 5:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 9.53 ft at 5:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 9.52 ft at 6:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 9.53 ft at 6:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 9.53 ft at 6:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 9.16 ft at 6:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 8.8 ft at 7:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 7:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 8.76 ft at 7:30AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 8.76 ft at 7:45AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 8:00AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 8.77 ft at 8:01AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 8.76 ft at 8:15AM Jun 19, 2013Observed: 8.76 ft at 8:30AM Jun 19, 2013Highest Forecast: 7.9 ft 2:00PM Jun 19, 2013Forecast: 7.8 ft 8:00PM Jun 19, 2013Forecast: 7.6 ft 2:00AM Jun 20, 2013Forecast: 7.4 ft 8:00AM Jun 20, 2013Forecast: 7.2 ft 2:00PM Jun 20, 2013Forecast: 7.1 ft 8:00PM Jun 20, 2013Forecast: 6.9 ft 2:00AM Jun 21, 2013Forecast: 6.7 ft 8:00AM Jun 21, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesSTVC3(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (9:11AM Jun 19, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 10:54AM Jun 18)Latest observed value: 8.76 ft at 8:30 AM EDT 19-Jun-2013. Flood Stage is 11 ft
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NOTE: Gauge reading affected by power generation.

NOTE: Forecasts for the Housatonic River at Stevenson are issued routinely year-round.

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Upstream Gauge - at Lake Lillinonah Upstream Gauge
Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:20
Moderate Flood Stage:15
Flood Stage:11
Action Stage:8

Historical Crests
(1) 24.50 ft on 10/16/1955
(2) 24.50 ft on 08/19/1955
(3) 23.50 ft on 03/12/1936
(4) 22.36 ft on 05/30/1984
(5) 21.68 ft on 03/07/2011
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Low Water Records
(1) 0.75 ft on 11/09/2002
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Latitude/Longitude Disclaimer: The gauge location shown in the above map is the approximate location based on the latitude/longitude coordinates provided to the NWS by the gauge owner.
Flood Impacts & Photos Collapse
20 MAJOR FLOOD STAGE WITH WIDESPREAD INUNDATION OF LOW LYING PROPERTIES FROM STEVENSON SOUTH TO BRIDGEPORT.
15 MODERATE FLOOD STAGE WITH NUMEROUS HOMES IN THE MAPLES AREA OF SHELTON AFFECTED.
11.5 WATER REACHES THE MAPLES AREA OF SHELTON.
11 FLOOD STAGE.
9.5 WATER REACHES LOW LYING AREAS IN THE RIVERSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD OF OXFORD.
8 THE RIVER IS ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE THE TOP END OF NORMAL GENERATION LEVELS.
7 THE RIVER IS AT THE TOP END OF NORMAL GENERATION LEVELS.
2 THE RIVER IS AT THE LOW END OF NORMAL GENERATION LEVELS.
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Latitude: 41.383889° N, Longitude: 73.168056° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 11 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 24.98 ft 35.98 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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