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Naugatuck River at Beacon Falls Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 1:45PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 2:00PM Jun 01, 2023Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 2:15PM Jun 01, 2023Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 2:30PM Jun 01, 2023Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 2:45PM Jun 01, 2023Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 3:00PM Jun 01, 2023Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 3:15PM Jun 01, 2023Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 3:30PM Jun 01, 2023Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 4:00PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 4:45PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 5:00PM Jun 01, 2023Highest Observation: 1.8 ft at 5:15PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 5:30PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 5:45PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 6:00PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 6:15PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 6:30PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 6:45PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 7:00PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 7:15PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 7:30PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 7:45PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 8:00PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 8:15PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 8:30PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 8:45PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 9:00PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 1.79 ft at 9:15PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 9:30PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 9:45PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 10:00PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 10:01PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 10:15PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 10:30PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 10:45PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 11:00PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 11:15PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 11:30PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 11:45PM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 12:00AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 12:15AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 12:30AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 12:45AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 1:00AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 1:15AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 1:30AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 1:45AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.78 ft at 2:00AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 2:15AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 2:30AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 2:45AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 3:00AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 3:15AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 3:30AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 3:45AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 4:00AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 4:01AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 4:15AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 4:30AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 4:45AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 5:00AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 5:15AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 5:30AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 5:45AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 6:00AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 6:15AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 6:30AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 6:45AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 7:00AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 7:15AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 7:30AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 7:45AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 8:00AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 8:15AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 8:30AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 8:45AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 9:00AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 9:15AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 9:30AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 9:45AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 10:00AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 10:01AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 10:15AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 10:30AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 10:45AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 11:00AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 11:15AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 11:30AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 11:45AM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 12:00PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 12:15PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 12:30PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 12:45PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 1:00PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 1:15PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 1:30PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 1:45PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 2:00PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 2:15PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 2:30PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 2:45PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 3:00PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 3:15PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 3:30PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 3:45PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 4:00PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 4:01PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 4:15PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 4:30PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 4:45PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 5:00PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 5:15PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 5:30PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 5:45PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 6:00PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 6:15PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 6:30PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 6:45PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 7:00PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 7:15PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 7:30PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 7:45PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 8:00PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 8:15PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 8:30PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 8:45PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 9:00PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 9:15PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 9:30PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 9:45PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 10:00PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 10:15PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 10:30PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 10:45PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 11:00PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 11:15PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 11:30PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 11:45PM Jun 02, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 12:00AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 12:15AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 12:30AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.77 ft at 12:45AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 1:00AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 1:15AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.76 ft at 1:30AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 1:45AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 2:00AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 2:15AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 2:30AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 2:45AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 3:00AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 3:15AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.75 ft at 3:30AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 3:45AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 4:00AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 4:15AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 4:30AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 4:45AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 5:00AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 5:15AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 5:30AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 5:45AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 6:00AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 6:15AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 6:30AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 6:45AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 7:00AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 7:15AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 7:30AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 7:45AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 8:00AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 8:15AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 8:30AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 8:45AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 9:00AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 9:15AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 9:30AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 9:45AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 10:00AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.71 ft at 10:01AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 10:15AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 10:30AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 10:45AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 11:00AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.72 ft at 11:15AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 11:30AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 11:45AM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.73 ft at 12:00PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 12:15PM Jun 03, 2023Observed: 1.74 ft at 12:30PM Jun 03, 2023Highest Forecast: 1.7 ft 2:00PM Jun 03, 2023Highest Forecast: 1.7 ft 8:00PM Jun 03, 2023Forecast: 1.6 ft 2:00AM Jun 04, 2023Forecast: 1.6 ft 8:00AM Jun 04, 2023Forecast: 1.6 ft 2:00PM Jun 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 1.7 ft 8:00PM Jun 04, 2023Highest Forecast: 1.7 ft 2:00AM Jun 05, 2023Forecast: 1.6 ft 8:00AM Jun 05, 2023Forecast: 1.6 ft 2:00PM Jun 05, 2023Forecast: 1.6 ft 8:00PM Jun 05, 2023Forecast: 1.6 ft 2:00AM Jun 06, 2023Forecast: 1.6 ft 8:00AM Jun 06, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesBEAC3(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (1:31PM Jun 3, 2023)ObservedForecast (issued 11:18AM Jun 3)Latest observed value: 1.74 ft at 12:30 PM EDT 3-Jun-2023. Flood Stage is 12 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Naugatuck River at Beacon Falls are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 14
Moderate Flood Stage: 13
Flood Stage: 12
Action Stage: 11.5
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 25.70 ft on 08/19/1955
(2) 14.36 ft on 08/28/2011
(3) 14.10 ft on 03/12/1936
(4) 13.78 ft on 01/25/1979
(5) 12.95 ft on 06/05/1982
(6) 12.60 ft on 03/07/2011
(7) 12.21 ft on 04/23/2006
(8) 12.10 ft on 04/16/2007
(9) 12.08 ft on 04/07/1924

(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 14.36 ft on 08/28/2011
(2) 12.60 ft on 03/07/2011
(3) 12.10 ft on 04/16/2007
(4) 12.21 ft on 04/23/2006
(5) 12.95 ft on 06/05/1982
(6) 13.78 ft on 01/25/1979
(7) 25.70 ft on 08/19/1955
(8) 14.10 ft on 03/12/1936
(9) 12.08 ft on 04/07/1924

(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.

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21 Flooding begins along Route 8 from the Naugatuck Town Line downstream to the Seymour Town Line.
20 The river level just touches the underside of the bridge on Bridge Street.
12 Flooding begins in the upstream towns of Waterbury and Naugatuck.
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Latitude: 41.442222° N, Longitude: 73.063056° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 12 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 29 117.28 ft 129.28 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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