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Mill River at Northampton Stage (ft)Highest Observation: 7.26 ft at 7:45PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 7.25 ft at 8:00PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 7.24 ft at 8:15PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 7.23 ft at 8:30PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 7.21 ft at 8:45PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 7.2 ft at 9:00PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 7.18 ft at 9:15PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 7.18 ft at 9:30PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 7.15 ft at 9:45PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 7.15 ft at 10:00PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 7.14 ft at 10:15PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 7.13 ft at 10:30PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 7.12 ft at 10:45PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 7.1 ft at 11:00PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 7.09 ft at 11:15PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 7.07 ft at 11:30PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 7.07 ft at 11:45PM Sep 30, 2023Observed: 7.05 ft at 12:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 7.04 ft at 12:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 7.04 ft at 12:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 7.02 ft at 12:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 7.01 ft at 1:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 7.01 ft at 1:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.99 ft at 1:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.97 ft at 1:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.95 ft at 2:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.92 ft at 2:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.9 ft at 2:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.9 ft at 2:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.9 ft at 3:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.89 ft at 3:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.88 ft at 3:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.89 ft at 3:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.88 ft at 4:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.88 ft at 4:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.87 ft at 4:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.87 ft at 4:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.86 ft at 5:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.86 ft at 5:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.86 ft at 5:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.85 ft at 5:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.85 ft at 6:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.84 ft at 6:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.83 ft at 6:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.83 ft at 6:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.83 ft at 7:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.82 ft at 7:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.82 ft at 7:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.82 ft at 7:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.82 ft at 8:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.8 ft at 8:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.8 ft at 8:16AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.8 ft at 8:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.8 ft at 8:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.79 ft at 9:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.78 ft at 9:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.79 ft at 9:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.79 ft at 9:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.78 ft at 10:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.77 ft at 10:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.76 ft at 10:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.76 ft at 10:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.75 ft at 11:00AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.75 ft at 11:15AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.75 ft at 11:30AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.75 ft at 11:45AM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.74 ft at 12:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.73 ft at 12:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.73 ft at 12:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.73 ft at 12:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.72 ft at 1:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.73 ft at 1:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.72 ft at 1:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.72 ft at 1:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.71 ft at 2:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.71 ft at 2:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.7 ft at 2:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.71 ft at 2:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.69 ft at 3:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.69 ft at 3:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.69 ft at 3:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.68 ft at 3:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.68 ft at 4:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.67 ft at 4:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.67 ft at 4:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.66 ft at 4:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.66 ft at 5:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.64 ft at 6:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.63 ft at 6:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.63 ft at 6:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.62 ft at 7:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.62 ft at 7:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.61 ft at 7:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.61 ft at 7:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.61 ft at 8:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.6 ft at 8:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.59 ft at 8:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.59 ft at 8:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.59 ft at 9:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.58 ft at 9:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.58 ft at 9:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.57 ft at 9:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.57 ft at 10:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.56 ft at 10:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.56 ft at 10:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.55 ft at 10:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.55 ft at 11:00PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.55 ft at 11:15PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.54 ft at 11:30PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.54 ft at 11:45PM Oct 01, 2023Observed: 6.53 ft at 12:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.53 ft at 12:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.53 ft at 12:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.53 ft at 12:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.53 ft at 1:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.52 ft at 1:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.52 ft at 1:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.52 ft at 1:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.51 ft at 2:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.51 ft at 2:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.51 ft at 2:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.5 ft at 2:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.5 ft at 3:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.5 ft at 3:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.5 ft at 3:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.5 ft at 3:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.5 ft at 4:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.5 ft at 4:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.49 ft at 4:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.49 ft at 4:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.49 ft at 5:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.48 ft at 5:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.48 ft at 5:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.48 ft at 5:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.48 ft at 6:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.48 ft at 6:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.48 ft at 6:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.47 ft at 6:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.48 ft at 7:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.48 ft at 7:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.47 ft at 7:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.47 ft at 7:31AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.47 ft at 7:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.47 ft at 8:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.46 ft at 8:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.46 ft at 8:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.46 ft at 8:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.45 ft at 9:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.46 ft at 9:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.46 ft at 9:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.45 ft at 9:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.45 ft at 10:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.45 ft at 10:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.45 ft at 10:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.45 ft at 10:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.45 ft at 11:00AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.45 ft at 11:15AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.45 ft at 11:30AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.45 ft at 11:45AM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.44 ft at 12:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.44 ft at 12:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.44 ft at 12:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.44 ft at 12:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.44 ft at 1:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.44 ft at 1:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.44 ft at 1:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.44 ft at 1:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.43 ft at 2:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.43 ft at 2:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.44 ft at 2:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.44 ft at 2:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.43 ft at 3:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.42 ft at 3:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.42 ft at 3:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.42 ft at 3:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.42 ft at 4:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.42 ft at 4:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.42 ft at 4:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.41 ft at 4:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.41 ft at 5:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.41 ft at 5:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.41 ft at 5:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.41 ft at 5:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.4 ft at 6:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.4 ft at 6:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.4 ft at 6:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.4 ft at 6:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.39 ft at 7:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.38 ft at 8:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.38 ft at 8:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.38 ft at 8:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.37 ft at 9:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.37 ft at 9:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.37 ft at 9:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.37 ft at 9:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.36 ft at 10:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.36 ft at 10:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.36 ft at 10:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.36 ft at 10:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.35 ft at 11:00PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.35 ft at 11:15PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.35 ft at 11:30PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.35 ft at 11:45PM Oct 02, 2023Observed: 6.34 ft at 12:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.34 ft at 12:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.34 ft at 12:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.34 ft at 12:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.34 ft at 1:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.33 ft at 1:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.33 ft at 1:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.33 ft at 1:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.33 ft at 2:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.33 ft at 2:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.33 ft at 2:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.32 ft at 2:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.32 ft at 3:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.32 ft at 3:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.32 ft at 3:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.32 ft at 3:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.31 ft at 4:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.32 ft at 4:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.32 ft at 4:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.31 ft at 4:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.31 ft at 5:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.32 ft at 5:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.31 ft at 5:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.31 ft at 5:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.31 ft at 6:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.31 ft at 6:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.31 ft at 6:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.31 ft at 6:31AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.32 ft at 6:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.3 ft at 7:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.3 ft at 7:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.3 ft at 7:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.3 ft at 7:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.3 ft at 8:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.3 ft at 8:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.3 ft at 8:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.3 ft at 8:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.3 ft at 9:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.3 ft at 9:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.3 ft at 9:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.3 ft at 9:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.3 ft at 10:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.29 ft at 10:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.3 ft at 10:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.29 ft at 10:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.3 ft at 11:00AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.3 ft at 11:15AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.3 ft at 11:30AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.29 ft at 11:45AM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.3 ft at 12:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.3 ft at 12:15PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.3 ft at 12:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.29 ft at 12:45PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.29 ft at 1:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.29 ft at 1:15PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.29 ft at 1:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.29 ft at 1:45PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.29 ft at 2:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.29 ft at 2:15PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.29 ft at 2:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.29 ft at 2:45PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.29 ft at 3:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 3:15PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 3:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 3:45PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 4:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 4:15PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 4:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 4:45PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 5:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 5:15PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 5:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 5:45PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 6:00PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 6:15PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 6:30PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.27 ft at 6:45PM Oct 03, 2023Observed: 6.28 ft at 7:00PM Oct 03, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesNMIM3(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (7:30PM Oct 3, 2023)ObservedLatest observed value: 6.28 ft at 7:00 PM EDT 3-Oct-2023. Flood Stage is 11 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts are not available for the Mill River at Northampton. Only observed stages are available for this point.
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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 0
Moderate Flood Stage: 0
Flood Stage: 11
Action Stage: 9
Low Stage (in feet): -9999

Historic Crests
(1) 16.42 ft on 08/28/2011
(2) 15.58 ft on 04/16/2007
(3) 13.72 ft on 10/09/2005
(4) 13.47 ft on 02/25/2016
(5) 12.80 ft on 10/30/2017
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 11.45 ft on 09/02/2021 (P)
(2) 12.39 ft on 12/25/2020 (P)
(3) 11.03 ft on 12/01/2020 (P)
(4) 11.64 ft on 12/21/2018
(5) 10.81 ft on 11/03/2018
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Low Water Records
Currently none available.
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15 Backwater flooding into feeder streams results in multiple road closures in the Florence section of Northampton. In addition, Meadow Street in Northampton is flooded. Floodwaters inundate Maines Field, and floodwaters affect lowest lying homes in Leeds Center as well as lowest lying industries above the Pine Street Dam in Florence. Farm roads in the Oxbow floodplain are closed, as well as the Smith College River Walk Path.
14 Floodwaters inundate Maines Field and result in the closure of Meadow Street. Floodwaters encroach on low lying homes in Leeds Center as well as lowest lying industries along the mill above the Pine Street Dam in Florence. Farm roads in the Oxbow floodplain are inundated as well as portions of the Smith College River Walk Path.
13 River flooding result in the closure of Meadow Street. Floodwaters encroach on lowest lying homes in Leeds Center and lowest lying industries above the Pine Street Dam in Florence. Farm roads in the Oxbow floodplain near the Mill River are inundated and the Smith College River Walk Path is closed.
12 The Smith College River Walk Path is flooded. Farm roads in the Oxbow floodplain near the Mill River in Northampton are inundated.
11 Flooding occurs along the Smith College River Walk Path in Northampton.
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Latitude: 42.318978° N, Longitude: 72.665091° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 11 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 169.34 180.34 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
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