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Charles River at Dover Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 1 ft at 10:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 11:00AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 11:15AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 11:30AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 11:45AM May 21, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 12:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 12:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 12:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 12:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 1:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.01 ft at 1:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.01 ft at 1:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 1:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 2:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 2:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 2:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 2:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 3:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 3:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 3:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 3:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 4:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 4:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 4:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 4:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 5:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 5:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 5:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 5:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 6:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1 ft at 6:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.01 ft at 6:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.02 ft at 6:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.03 ft at 7:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.04 ft at 7:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.04 ft at 7:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.04 ft at 7:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.04 ft at 8:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.05 ft at 8:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.05 ft at 8:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.05 ft at 8:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.05 ft at 9:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.05 ft at 9:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.05 ft at 9:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.05 ft at 9:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.05 ft at 10:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.05 ft at 10:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.05 ft at 10:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.05 ft at 10:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.05 ft at 11:00PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.05 ft at 11:15PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.05 ft at 11:30PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.05 ft at 11:45PM May 21, 2013Observed: 1.05 ft at 12:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.05 ft at 12:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.06 ft at 12:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.06 ft at 12:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.06 ft at 1:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.06 ft at 1:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.05 ft at 1:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.05 ft at 1:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.05 ft at 2:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.05 ft at 2:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.05 ft at 2:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.05 ft at 2:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.06 ft at 3:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.06 ft at 3:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.06 ft at 3:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.06 ft at 3:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.06 ft at 4:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.07 ft at 4:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.06 ft at 4:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.05 ft at 4:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.06 ft at 5:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.07 ft at 5:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.07 ft at 5:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.07 ft at 5:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.08 ft at 11:00AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.08 ft at 11:15AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.08 ft at 11:30AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.08 ft at 11:45AM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.08 ft at 12:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.08 ft at 12:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.08 ft at 12:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.08 ft at 12:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.08 ft at 1:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.08 ft at 1:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.08 ft at 1:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.08 ft at 1:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.08 ft at 2:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.08 ft at 2:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.08 ft at 2:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.08 ft at 2:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.08 ft at 3:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.08 ft at 3:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.08 ft at 3:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.08 ft at 3:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.08 ft at 4:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.08 ft at 4:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.08 ft at 4:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.08 ft at 4:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.08 ft at 5:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 5:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 5:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 5:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 6:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 6:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 6:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 6:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 7:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 7:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 7:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 7:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 8:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 8:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 8:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 8:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 9:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 9:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 9:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 9:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 10:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 10:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 10:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 10:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 11:00PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 11:15PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 11:30PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 11:45PM May 22, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 12:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 12:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 12:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 12:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 1:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 1:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 1:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 1:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 2:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 2:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 2:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 2:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 3:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 3:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 3:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 3:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 4:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 4:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 4:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 4:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.09 ft at 5:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.1 ft at 5:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.1 ft at 5:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.1 ft at 5:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.1 ft at 6:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.1 ft at 6:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.1 ft at 6:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.1 ft at 6:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.1 ft at 7:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.1 ft at 7:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.1 ft at 7:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.1 ft at 7:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.1 ft at 8:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.1 ft at 8:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.1 ft at 8:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.1 ft at 8:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.1 ft at 9:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.1 ft at 9:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.1 ft at 9:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.1 ft at 9:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.11 ft at 10:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.11 ft at 10:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.11 ft at 10:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.11 ft at 10:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 11:00AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 11:15AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.11 ft at 11:30AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 11:45AM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 12:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 12:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 12:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 12:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 1:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 1:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 1:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 1:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 2:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 2:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 2:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 2:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 3:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 3:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 3:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 3:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 4:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 4:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 4:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 4:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 5:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 5:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 5:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 5:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 6:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 6:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 6:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 6:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 7:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 7:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 7:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 7:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 8:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 8:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 8:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 8:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 9:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 9:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 9:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 9:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.12 ft at 10:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.13 ft at 10:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.13 ft at 10:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.13 ft at 10:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.13 ft at 11:00PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.13 ft at 11:15PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.13 ft at 11:30PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.13 ft at 11:45PM May 23, 2013Observed: 1.13 ft at 12:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1.14 ft at 12:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1.14 ft at 12:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1.14 ft at 12:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1.14 ft at 1:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1.14 ft at 1:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1.14 ft at 1:30AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1.14 ft at 1:45AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1.14 ft at 2:00AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1.14 ft at 2:15AM May 24, 2013Observed: 1.15 ft at 2:30AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 1.16 ft at 2:45AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 1.16 ft at 3:00AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 1.16 ft at 3:15AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 1.16 ft at 3:30AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 1.16 ft at 3:45AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 1.16 ft at 4:00AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 1.16 ft at 4:15AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 1.16 ft at 4:30AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 1.16 ft at 4:45AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 1.16 ft at 5:00AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 1.16 ft at 5:15AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 1.16 ft at 5:30AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 1.16 ft at 5:45AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 1.16 ft at 6:00AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 1.16 ft at 6:15AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 1.16 ft at 6:30AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 1.16 ft at 6:45AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 1.16 ft at 7:00AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 1.16 ft at 7:15AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 1.16 ft at 7:30AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 1.16 ft at 7:45AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 1.16 ft at 8:00AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 1.16 ft at 8:15AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 1.16 ft at 8:30AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 1.16 ft at 8:45AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 1.16 ft at 9:00AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 1.16 ft at 9:15AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 1.16 ft at 9:30AM May 24, 2013Highest Observation: 1.16 ft at 9:45AM May 24, 2013Forecast: 1.3 ft 2:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 1.4 ft 8:00PM May 24, 2013Forecast: 1.5 ft 2:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 1.6 ft 8:00AM May 25, 2013Forecast: 1.7 ft 2:00PM May 25, 2013Forecast: 1.7 ft 8:00PM May 25, 2013Highest Forecast: 1.8 ft 2:00AM May 26, 2013Highest Forecast: 1.8 ft 8:00AM May 26, 2013USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesDOVM3(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (10:30AM May 24, 2013)ObservedForecast (issued 11:21AM May 23)Latest observed value: 1.16 ft at 9:45 AM EDT 24-May-2013. Flood Stage is 5 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Charles River at Dover are issued routinely year-round.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage:8
Moderate Flood Stage:7
Flood Stage:5
Action Stage:4.5

Historical Crests
(1) 9.24 ft on 08/23/1955
(2) 9.10 ft on 03/25/1936
(3) 9.00 ft on 06/27/1938
(4) 8.72 ft on 03/22/1968
(5) 8.36 ft on 01/28/1979
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9 ANYONE WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE CHARLES RIVER MUST ACT NOW TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. IF YOU ARE ASKED TO EVACUATE...DO SO IMMEDIATELY. FLOODING WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF DOVER...MEDWAY...SOUTH NATICK AND WELLESLEY. SOME ROADWAYS MAY BECOME FLOODED. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOODED ROADWAY. THE ROAD COULD BE WASHED OUT. KNOW YOUR ALTERNATE ROUTES OF TRAVEL. SOME ROADS WILL BE CLOSED DUE TO FLOODING.
8 FLOODING WILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF DOVER...MEDFIELD...MILLIS...MEDWAY...SOUTH NATICK...NEEDHAM AND WELLESLEY WITH ROAD CLOSURES AND LOCAL EVACUATIONS POSSIBLE.
7 FLOODING WILL CLOSE A PORTION OF MILL STREET IN DOVER. FLOODING ALSO AFFECTS LOW LYING SECTIONS OF MEDWAY ALONG SHAW STREET AND CHARLES RIVER ROAD...AS WELL AS 109 AT THE MILLIS - MEDFIELD LINE. FLOODING ALSO IS EXPECTED ALONG CAUSEWAY STREET IN MEDFIELD.
6.5 FLOODING AFFECTS HOMES ALONG RIVER ROAD IN SOUTH NATICK. FLOOD WATERS ALSO AFFECT PART OF ROUTE 109 AT THE MEDFIELD - MILLIS LINE. FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN NEEDHAM ALONG FISHER STREET.
6 FLOODING WILL AFFECT A FEW HOMES IN NEEDHAM ALONG FISHER STREET...AS WELL AS A PORTION OF ROUTE 109 AT THE MEDFIELD - MILLIS LINE. SOME FLOODING IS ALSO LIKELY ON THE SOUTH NATICK/WELLESLEY LINE ALONG RIVER STREET.
5 PEOPLE LIVING ALONG THE CHARLES RIVER SHOULD PREPARE FOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE RIVER. SUSCEPTIBLE LOCATIONS INCLUDE LOW LYING AREAS ALONG FISHER STREET IN NEEDHAM AND A SMALL AREA ON THE SOUTH NATICK AND WELLESLEY LINE ALONG RIVER STREET.
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Latitude: 42.256111° N, Longitude: 71.260556° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 5 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
Vertical Datum Elevation
(gauge height = 0)		 Elevation
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NAVD88 Not Available Not Available Survey grade GPS equipment, FEMA flood plain maps, newer USGS topographic maps
NGVD 29 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks
MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks
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