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North Branch Park River at Hartford Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 4:00PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 4:15PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 4:30PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 4:45PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 5:00PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 5:15PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 5:30PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 5:45PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 6:00PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 6:15PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 6:30PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 6:45PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 7:00PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 7:15PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 7:30PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 7:45PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 8:00PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 8:15PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 8:30PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 8:45PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 9:00PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 9:15PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 9:30PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 9:45PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 10:00PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 10:15PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 10:30PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 10:45PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 11:00PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 11:15PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 11:30PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 11:45PM May 12, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 12:00AM May 13, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 12:15AM May 13, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 12:30AM May 13, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 12:45AM May 13, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 1:00AM May 13, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 1:15AM May 13, 2024Highest Observation: 1.77 ft at 1:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.76 ft at 1:45AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.76 ft at 2:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.76 ft at 2:15AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.76 ft at 2:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.76 ft at 2:45AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.76 ft at 3:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.76 ft at 3:15AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.76 ft at 3:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.76 ft at 3:45AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.76 ft at 4:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.76 ft at 4:15AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.76 ft at 4:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 4:45AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 5:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 5:15AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 5:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 5:45AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 6:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 6:15AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 6:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 6:45AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 7:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 7:15AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 7:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 7:45AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 8:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 8:15AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 8:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 8:45AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 9:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 9:15AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 9:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 9:45AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 10:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 10:15AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 10:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 10:45AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 11:00AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 11:15AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 11:30AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 11:45AM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 12:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 12:15PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 12:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 12:45PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 1:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 1:15PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 1:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 1:45PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 2:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 2:15PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 2:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 2:45PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 3:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 3:15PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 3:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 3:45PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 4:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 4:15PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 4:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 4:45PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 5:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 5:15PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 5:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 5:45PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 6:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 6:15PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 6:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 6:45PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 7:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 7:15PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 7:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 7:45PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 8:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 8:15PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 8:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 8:45PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 9:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 9:15PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 9:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 9:45PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 10:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 10:15PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 10:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 10:45PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 11:00PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 11:15PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 11:30PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.74 ft at 11:45PM May 13, 2024Observed: 1.75 ft at 12:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.74 ft at 12:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.74 ft at 12:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.74 ft at 12:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.74 ft at 1:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.74 ft at 1:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.74 ft at 1:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.74 ft at 1:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.74 ft at 2:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.74 ft at 2:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.74 ft at 2:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.74 ft at 2:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.74 ft at 3:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.74 ft at 3:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.74 ft at 3:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.74 ft at 3:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 4:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 4:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 4:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 4:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 5:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 5:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 5:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 5:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 6:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 6:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 6:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 6:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 7:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 7:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 7:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 7:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 8:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 8:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 8:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 8:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 9:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 9:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 9:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 9:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 10:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 10:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 10:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 10:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 11:00AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 11:15AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 11:30AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 11:45AM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 12:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 12:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 12:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 12:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 1:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 1:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 1:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 1:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 2:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 2:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 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8:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 9:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 9:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 9:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 9:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 10:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 10:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 10:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 10:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 11:00PM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 11:15PM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 11:30PM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 11:45PM May 14, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 12:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 12:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 12:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 12:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 1:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 1:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 1:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 1:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 2:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 2:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 2:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 2:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 3:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 3:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 3:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 3:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 4:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 4:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 4:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 4:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 5:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 5:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 5:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 5:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 6:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 6:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 6:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 6:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 7:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 7:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 7:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 7:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 8:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 8:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 8:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 8:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 9:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 9:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 9:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 9:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 10:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 10:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 10:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 10:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 11:00AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 11:15AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 11:30AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 11:45AM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 12:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.72 ft at 12:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 12:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 12:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 1:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 1:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 1:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 1:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 2:00PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 2:15PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 2:30PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 2:45PM May 15, 2024Observed: 1.73 ft at 3:00PM May 15, 2024NBPC3(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (3:45PM May 15, 2024)ObservedLatest observed value: 1.73 ft at 3:00 PM EDT 15-May-2024. Flood Stage is 8 ft
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Datum: NGVD29
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NOTE: Graphical forecasts are not available for the North Branch Park River at Hartford. During times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the text products.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 13
Moderate Flood Stage: 11
Flood Stage: 8
Action Stage: 6
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 18.80 ft on 08/19/1955
(2) 12.43 ft on 09/02/2021 (P)
(3) 12.40 ft on 10/16/1955
(4) 12.22 ft on 09/08/2011
(5) 11.86 ft on 06/06/1982
(6) 11.81 ft on 01/25/1938
(7) 11.70 ft on 09/17/1999
(8) 11.20 ft on 03/12/1936
(9) 10.50 ft on 06/06/1992
(10) 10.43 ft on 01/25/2019
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 10.06 ft on 01/10/2024 (P)
(2) 9.36 ft on 12/18/2023 (P)
(3) 12.43 ft on 09/02/2021 (P)
(4) 8.17 ft on 08/23/2021 (P)
(5) 9.98 ft on 08/19/2021 (P)
(6) 8.67 ft on 12/25/2020 (P)
(7) 8.05 ft on 12/14/2019 (P)
(8) 10.43 ft on 01/25/2019
(9) 8.36 ft on 12/21/2018
(10) 9.28 ft on 11/03/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.
Zoom Level:16
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17 This is a life threatening flood. Significant flooding will occur along the river and will spread through much of westbrook village. Other flood prone locations at 17 feet include Albany Avenue and pembroke, thomaston and palm streets.
15 Significant flooding to both business and residential areas along the north branch of the park river is likely. If you are urged to evacuate, do so immediately. Flooding will spread across elizabeth and asylum streets as well as woodside circle. Never venture into flooded areas. You will only hamper efforts of the local police and emergency management people.
13 Anyone in a flood prone location must act quickly to escape flood waters. Flooding is likely to spread across portions of Capital Avenue, Willow Street and homestead aveneue. If you are asked to evacuate, do so immediately. Follow the directions provided by your local officials.
11 Be ready to act quickly if you are in an area prone to flooding. Flooding is expected along sections of Forest Street, Framington Avenue, as well as portions of Untless Lane and the lowest lying section of westbrook village along mark Twain Drive.
8 Lowland flooding will occur along the north branch of the park river. Portions of the university of hartford campus parking lots along the river will become flooded. Action must be taken now to protect cars in these lots. Never try to cross a flooded roadway. The Road may be damaged or washed out.
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Latitude: 41.784167° N, Longitude: 72.708611° 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 34.2 42.2 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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