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Housatonic River at Falls Village Stage (ft)Flow (cfs)Observed: 2.57 ft at 2:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 2:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.57 ft at 3:00AM May 29, 2023Highest Observation: 2.61 ft at 3:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 3:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 3:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.57 ft at 4:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.57 ft at 4:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.55 ft at 4:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 4:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.56 ft at 5:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.57 ft at 5:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.59 ft at 5:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.55 ft at 5:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.54 ft at 6:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.56 ft at 6:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.57 ft at 6:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.51 ft at 6:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.52 ft at 7:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.5 ft at 7:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.54 ft at 7:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.55 ft at 7:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.54 ft at 8:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.52 ft at 8:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.54 ft at 8:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.55 ft at 8:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.55 ft at 9:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.57 ft at 9:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.55 ft at 9:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.53 ft at 9:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.55 ft at 10:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.53 ft at 10:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.53 ft at 10:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.55 ft at 10:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.53 ft at 11:00AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.58 ft at 11:15AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.55 ft at 11:30AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.55 ft at 11:45AM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.56 ft at 12:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.52 ft at 12:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.55 ft at 12:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.56 ft at 12:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.55 ft at 1:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.55 ft at 1:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.56 ft at 1:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.54 ft at 1:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.54 ft at 2:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.54 ft at 2:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.55 ft at 2:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.54 ft at 2:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.56 ft at 3:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.53 ft at 3:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.53 ft at 3:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.55 ft at 3:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.53 ft at 4:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.57 ft at 4:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.54 ft at 4:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.55 ft at 4:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.54 ft at 5:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.57 ft at 5:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.52 ft at 5:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.54 ft at 5:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.57 ft at 6:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.56 ft at 6:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.56 ft at 6:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.54 ft at 6:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.55 ft at 7:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.51 ft at 7:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.54 ft at 7:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.53 ft at 7:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.53 ft at 8:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.51 ft at 8:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.53 ft at 8:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.56 ft at 8:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.55 ft at 9:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.54 ft at 9:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.52 ft at 9:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.52 ft at 9:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.55 ft at 10:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.56 ft at 10:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.55 ft at 10:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.55 ft at 10:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.49 ft at 11:00PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.52 ft at 11:15PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.57 ft at 11:30PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.52 ft at 11:45PM May 29, 2023Observed: 2.5 ft at 12:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.48 ft at 12:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.5 ft at 12:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.49 ft at 12:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.54 ft at 1:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.51 ft at 1:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.52 ft at 1:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.49 ft at 1:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.51 ft at 2:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.55 ft at 2:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.53 ft at 2:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.49 ft at 2:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.51 ft at 3:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.51 ft at 3:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.5 ft at 3:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.51 ft at 3:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.54 ft at 4:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.49 ft at 4:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.5 ft at 4:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.52 ft at 4:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.51 ft at 5:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.51 ft at 5:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.49 ft at 5:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.5 ft at 5:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.53 ft at 6:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.47 ft at 6:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.52 ft at 6:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.51 ft at 6:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.47 ft at 7:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.48 ft at 7:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.48 ft at 7:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.49 ft at 7:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.5 ft at 8:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.44 ft at 8:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.48 ft at 8:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.49 ft at 8:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.53 ft at 9:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.49 ft at 9:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.49 ft at 9:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.51 ft at 9:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.47 ft at 10:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.49 ft at 10:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.51 ft at 10:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.51 ft at 10:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.53 ft at 11:00AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.48 ft at 11:15AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.49 ft at 11:30AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.5 ft at 11:45AM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.52 ft at 12:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.51 ft at 12:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.5 ft at 12:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.5 ft at 12:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.53 ft at 1:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.52 ft at 1:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.52 ft at 1:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.51 ft at 1:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.54 ft at 2:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.54 ft at 2:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.48 ft at 2:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.5 ft at 2:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.52 ft at 3:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.52 ft at 3:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.5 ft at 3:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.48 ft at 3:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.51 ft at 4:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.5 ft at 4:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.48 ft at 4:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.48 ft at 4:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.54 ft at 5:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.51 ft at 5:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.51 ft at 5:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.51 ft at 5:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.5 ft at 6:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.5 ft at 6:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.47 ft at 6:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.48 ft at 6:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.51 ft at 7:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.48 ft at 7:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.48 ft at 7:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.5 ft at 7:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.48 ft at 8:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.47 ft at 8:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.49 ft at 8:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.51 ft at 8:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.47 ft at 9:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.5 ft at 9:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.44 ft at 9:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.49 ft at 9:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.49 ft at 10:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.47 ft at 10:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.5 ft at 10:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.49 ft at 10:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.47 ft at 11:00PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.49 ft at 11:15PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.47 ft at 11:30PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.46 ft at 11:45PM May 30, 2023Observed: 2.45 ft at 12:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.42 ft at 12:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.45 ft at 12:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.43 ft at 12:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.42 ft at 1:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.44 ft at 1:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.44 ft at 1:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.45 ft at 1:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.43 ft at 2:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.42 ft at 2:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.43 ft at 2:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.45 ft at 2:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.49 ft at 3:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.42 ft at 3:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.44 ft at 3:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.48 ft at 3:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.44 ft at 4:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.43 ft at 4:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.42 ft at 4:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.45 ft at 4:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.43 ft at 5:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.43 ft at 5:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.46 ft at 5:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.43 ft at 5:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.46 ft at 6:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.45 ft at 6:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.4 ft at 6:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.39 ft at 6:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.41 ft at 7:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.37 ft at 7:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.35 ft at 7:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.4 ft at 7:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.35 ft at 8:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.35 ft at 8:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.35 ft at 8:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.38 ft at 8:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.37 ft at 9:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.41 ft at 9:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.4 ft at 9:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.41 ft at 9:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.39 ft at 10:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.42 ft at 10:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.32 ft at 10:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.32 ft at 10:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.35 ft at 11:00AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.36 ft at 11:15AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.36 ft at 11:30AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.34 ft at 11:45AM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.38 ft at 12:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.43 ft at 12:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.39 ft at 12:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.19 ft at 12:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.22 ft at 1:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.25 ft at 1:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.2 ft at 1:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.26 ft at 1:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.29 ft at 2:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.31 ft at 2:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.28 ft at 2:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.33 ft at 2:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.35 ft at 3:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.34 ft at 3:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.36 ft at 3:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.38 ft at 3:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.39 ft at 4:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.37 ft at 4:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.37 ft at 4:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.38 ft at 4:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.4 ft at 5:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.39 ft at 5:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.4 ft at 5:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.4 ft at 5:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.4 ft at 6:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.42 ft at 6:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.42 ft at 6:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.41 ft at 6:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.42 ft at 7:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.43 ft at 7:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.42 ft at 7:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.41 ft at 7:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.4 ft at 8:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.41 ft at 8:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.41 ft at 8:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.42 ft at 8:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.42 ft at 9:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.43 ft at 9:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.41 ft at 9:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.43 ft at 9:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.41 ft at 10:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.43 ft at 10:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.42 ft at 10:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.43 ft at 10:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.4 ft at 11:00PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.42 ft at 11:15PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.43 ft at 11:30PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.42 ft at 11:45PM May 31, 2023Observed: 2.41 ft at 12:00AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 2.41 ft at 12:15AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 2.41 ft at 12:30AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 2.41 ft at 12:45AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 2.42 ft at 1:00AM Jun 01, 2023Observed: 2.42 ft at 1:15AM Jun 01, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesFLVC3(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (2:15AM Jun 1, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: 2.42 ft at 1:15 AM EDT 1-Jun-2023. Flood Stage is 7 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Housatonic River at Falls Village are issued as needed during times of high water, but are not routinely available.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 15
Moderate Flood Stage: 10
Flood Stage: 7
Action Stage: 6
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 19.00 ft on 01/01/1949
(2) 18.90 ft on 08/19/1955
(3) 16.80 ft on 09/23/1938
(4) 13.47 ft on 09/09/2011
(5) 13.00 ft on 03/20/1936
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 8.44 ft on 09/03/2021 (P)
(2) 8.15 ft on 07/20/2021 (P)
(3) 7.25 ft on 07/13/2021 (P)
(4) 7.07 ft on 07/11/2021 (P)
(5) 7.09 ft on 12/26/2020 (P)
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
(1) 1.23 ft on 09/13/2002
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19 Flood of record on January 1, 1949.
15 Major flood stage.
10 Moderate flood stage. The river reaches the edge of several sections of Route 7 north of Cornwall Bridge.
9 Water floods Riverside Road at Kent School and begins to approach buildings. Water gets close to Route 7.
8 The water reaches Riverside Road at Kent School and floods the picnic area along Route 7 near Housatonic Meadows.
7 Flood stage. The park above Falls Village Dam begins to flood, and water reaches the fields of White Hollow Farms near Limerock Road, and is at the edge of the Housatonic Valley Regional High School fields.
5 The river is about half bankfull.
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Latitude: 41.957222° N, Longitude: 73.369722° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 7 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 29 529.06 ft 536.06 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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