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Weather Forecast Office Gray, ME

Northeast River Forecast Center

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River at a Glance

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NOTE: Forecasts for the Souhegan River at Milford are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet) Major Flood Stage: 12 Moderate Flood Stage: 11 Flood Stage: 9 Action Stage: 8 Low Stage (in feet): -9999 Historic Crests (1) 12.49 ft on 04/16/2007 (2) 11.17 ft on 10/30/2017 (3) 9.93 ft on 04/14/2010 (4) 9.82 ft on 12/18/2023 (P) (5) 9.76 ft on 12/23/2022 Show More Historic Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Recent Crests (1) 9.82 ft on 12/18/2023 (P) (2) 9.76 ft on 12/23/2022 (3) 11.17 ft on 10/30/2017 (4) 9.20 ft on 03/07/2011 (5) 9.93 ft on 04/14/2010 Show More Recent Crests (P): Preliminary values subject to further review. Low Water Records Currently none available. For more information on your flood risk go to www.floodsmart.gov. Show FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layers not showing? Why aren't the FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers showing on the ESRI Map? Possible reasons: There are no FEMA National Flood Hazard Layers for the location which you are viewing on ESRI Maps. The FEMA Web Mapping Service (WMS) is down. Note: Your zoom level may have changed. ESRI's zoom levels must be between 14 and 16 to show National Flood Hazard layers.

Zoom Level:16 Legend FEMA Layer Gauge Location Disclaimer 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

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12.5	In Milford numerous locations along route 101A are impacted including Granite Town Plaza, Brookstone Manor Apartments, Route 101A, and Keyes Memorial Park. Significant flooding occurs at the Boys and Girls Club. Access is blocked to the lowest lying buildings on North River Road. Homes flood at the end of Bridge Street. The first main floors of buildings near the stone bridge flood. Swaths of farmland are inundated. In Wilton affected areas include Monadnock Water, Intervale Road, and Route 31.
11	Floodwaters encroach on low lying businesses and residences off of Route 101A/Elm Street. This includes Brookstone Manor apartments. A portion of Route 101A floods. Floodwaters inundate a portion of the Milford Drive In. In Wilton, floodwaters affect low lying properties on Intervale road as well as Monadnock Water.
10	Floodwaters inundate a portion of Route 101A in Milford and spread into property of the Milford water utilities department and Granite Town Plaza. Floodwaters encroach on low lying properties in Wilton including some on Intervale Road and Monadnock Water.
9.5	Water begins to flood a portion of Route 101A in Milford. Water begins to flood the property of the Milford water utilities department, properties on Intervale Road in Wilton, and the Monadnock Water parking lot.
9	Floodwaters begin to spill into the Milford Drive. Floodwaters encroach on properties on Intervale Road in Wilton and the Monadnock Water parking lot.

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Latitude: 42.842586° N, Longitude: 71.707222° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84 River Stage Reference Frame Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses NWS stage 0 ft 9 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 Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, NGVD29 benchmarks MSL Not Available Not Available Older USGS topographic maps, MSL benchmarks Other Not Available Not Available   Current/Historical Observations: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Data and Site Info for Milford

Additional Information

Potential River Levels Used to Estimate the Chance of Flooding and the Range of Possible River Levels 10 day (HEFS) 7 Day (NAEFS) 7 Day (GEFS) Note: Use the official hydrograph at the top of this web page for river levels within the next 48 hours. See the Product Description Document link for more details on the interpretation of the 3,7 day graphics. Click individual graphics to enlarge.

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