Historical Crests (1) 18.51 ft on 08/29/2011 (2) 15.22 ft on 11/09/1996 (3) 13.96 ft on 02/23/1990 (4) 12.91 ft on 09/22/1938 (5) 11.93 ft on 01/19/1996 Show More Historical Crests
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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RECORD FLOODING WILL OCCUR THROUGHOUT THE AUSABLE VALLEY WITH NUMEROUS HOMES AND BUSINESSES FLOODED OR BECOMING ISOLATED BY HIGH WATER. LARGE SECTIONS OF ROUTES 9N AND 73 WILL FLOOD AND BECOME IMPASSABLE. AUSABLE VILLAGE MAY BECOME ISOLATED WITH LARGE AREAS OF THE TOWN FLOODED, SUCH AS MAIN STREET...THE MAIN STREET BRIDGE AND THE JERSEY BRIDGE. SAFETY ACCESS FROM MANY HOMES AND BUSINESSES WILL BE BLOCKED BY HIGH WATER. IN SUCH INSTANCES...PERSONS SHOULD SEEK HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
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SEVERE FLOODING WILL BE SEEN THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THE AUSABLE VALLEY FROM KEENE TO JAY...DOWNSTREAM THROUGH AUSABLE VILLAGE AND KEESEVILLE. NUMEROUS SECTIONS OF ROUTES 9N AND 73 WILL FLOOD WITH SOME HOMES AND BUSINESSES BECOMING ISOLATED BY HIGH WATER...SIMILAR TO THE FLOOD OF NOVEMBER 1996. IN AUSABLE VILLAGE...GROVE ROAD...SCHOOL STREET...INTERVALE AVENUE...AND HOMES IN THE JERSEY AREA WILL FLOOD. IN KEESEVILLE...THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND SEVERAL HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG ROUTE 9 WILL FLOOD.
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MAJOR FLOODING WILL OCCUR IN MANY PORTIONS OF THE AUSABLE VALLEY. IN AUSABLE VILLAGE...HOMES IN THE JERSEY AREA AND OTHER LOWLAND AREAS NEAR THE RIVER WILL LIKELY BE FLOODED OR THREATENED BY HIGH WATER. SEVERAL FEET OF WATER WILL COVER INTERVALE AVENUE...AND PORTIONS OF GROVE ROAD AND SCHOOL STREET MAY EXPERIENCE HIGH WATER. SEVERAL SECTIONS OF ROUTES 9N AND 73 WILL BE IMPACTED BY HIGH WATER. IN KEESEVILLE, THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT...AS WELL AS HOMES AND BUSINESSES ALONG ROUTE 9 WILL LIKELY FLOOD.
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MAJOR FLOODING WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN PORTIONS OF THE AUSABLE RIVER VALLEY. IN AUSABLE VILLAGE...HOMES IN THE JERSEY AREA...THE GRAND UNION PARKING LOT...AND PARKLAND IN THE CENTER OF TOWN WILL FLOOD. WATER WILL COVER STONE HOUSE AND ANTHONY RIVER ROADS...AS WELL AS ROUTE 9N NEAR STICKNEY BRIDGE. IN KEESEVILLE...THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AND BUSINESSES ALONG ROUTE 9 MAY FLOOD. IN KEENE...WATER WILL COVER HULLS FALLS ROAD...ROUTES 73 AND 9N NEAR MARCY FIELD. THE KEENE BUSINESS DISTRICT MAY ALSO FLOOD.
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PARKLAND AND THE GRAND UNION PARKING LOT WILL FLOOD IN AUSABLE FORKS. IN JAY...PORTIONS OF ROUTE 9N NEAR STICKNEY BRIDGE WILL FLOOD...ALONG WITH STONE HOUSE AND ANTHONY RIVER ROADS. DOWNSTREAM IN KEESEVILLE...WATER WILL APPROACH BUSINESSES ALONG NORTH AUSABLE STREET...AS WELL AS THE KEESEVILLE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT. UPSTREAM IN KEENE...WATER WILL COVER HULLS FALLS ROAD..AND ROUTES 73 AND 9N NEAR MARCY FIELD.
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IN JAY...WATER WILL COVER ROUTE 9N IN THE STICKNEY BRIDGE AREA...AND STONE HOUSE AND ANTHONY RIVER ROADS WILL BE COVERED. IN KEENE...WATER WILL COVER HULLS FALLS ROAD...AND ROUTES 73 AND 9N NEAR MARCY FIELD.
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MINOR FLOODING CAN OCCUR IN KEENE. WATER BEGINS TO OVERFLOW ONTO HULLS FALLS ROAD...ROUTE 73...AND ROUTE 9N NEAR MARCY FIELD. HIGH WATER WILL IMPACT INTERESTS AT ALICE FALLS NEAR KEESEVILLE.
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