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Quinebaug River below Jewett City Stage (ft)Flow (kcfs)Observed: 6.95 ft at 1:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.95 ft at 1:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.95 ft at 1:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.95 ft at 1:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.95 ft at 2:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.94 ft at 2:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.94 ft at 2:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.95 ft at 2:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.94 ft at 3:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.95 ft at 3:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.93 ft at 3:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.94 ft at 3:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.95 ft at 4:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.94 ft at 4:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.94 ft at 4:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.94 ft at 4:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.93 ft at 5:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.94 ft at 5:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.93 ft at 5:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.93 ft at 5:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.92 ft at 6:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.91 ft at 6:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.91 ft at 6:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.91 ft at 6:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.9 ft at 7:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.89 ft at 7:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.89 ft at 7:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.89 ft at 7:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.89 ft at 8:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.89 ft at 8:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.89 ft at 8:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.89 ft at 8:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.88 ft at 9:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.88 ft at 9:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.89 ft at 9:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.89 ft at 9:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.89 ft at 10:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.88 ft at 10:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.88 ft at 10:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.88 ft at 10:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.89 ft at 11:00AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.89 ft at 11:15AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.89 ft at 11:30AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.89 ft at 11:45AM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.9 ft at 12:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.89 ft at 12:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.9 ft at 12:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.9 ft at 12:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.91 ft at 1:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.93 ft at 1:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.94 ft at 1:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.95 ft at 1:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.97 ft at 2:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.98 ft at 2:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.98 ft at 2:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.99 ft at 2:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7 ft at 3:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7 ft at 3:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7.01 ft at 3:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7.01 ft at 3:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7.01 ft at 4:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7.01 ft at 4:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7 ft at 4:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7 ft at 4:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7.01 ft at 5:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7 ft at 5:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7.01 ft at 5:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7 ft at 5:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7 ft at 6:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7 ft at 6:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7 ft at 6:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 6.99 ft at 6:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7.01 ft at 7:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7.01 ft at 7:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7.01 ft at 7:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7.01 ft at 7:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7.01 ft at 8:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7.01 ft at 8:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7.01 ft at 8:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7.01 ft at 8:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7.01 ft at 9:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7.02 ft at 9:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7.04 ft at 9:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7.06 ft at 9:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7.08 ft at 10:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7.1 ft at 10:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7.12 ft at 10:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7.14 ft at 10:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7.15 ft at 11:00PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7.17 ft at 11:15PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7.19 ft at 11:30PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7.2 ft at 11:45PM Sep 24, 2023Observed: 7.21 ft at 12:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.23 ft at 12:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.26 ft at 12:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.25 ft at 12:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.29 ft at 1:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.29 ft at 1:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.31 ft at 1:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.31 ft at 1:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.3 ft at 2:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.3 ft at 2:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.32 ft at 2:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.32 ft at 2:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.32 ft at 3:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.35 ft at 3:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.39 ft at 3:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.45 ft at 3:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.5 ft at 4:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.52 ft at 4:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.55 ft at 4:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.55 ft at 4:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.58 ft at 5:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.58 ft at 5:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.58 ft at 5:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.6 ft at 5:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.59 ft at 6:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.57 ft at 6:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.57 ft at 6:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.57 ft at 6:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.58 ft at 7:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.58 ft at 7:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.57 ft at 7:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.56 ft at 7:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.57 ft at 8:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.58 ft at 8:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.56 ft at 8:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.57 ft at 8:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.59 ft at 9:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.62 ft at 9:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.61 ft at 9:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.62 ft at 9:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.65 ft at 10:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.67 ft at 10:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.7 ft at 10:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.69 ft at 10:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.7 ft at 11:00AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.7 ft at 11:15AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.71 ft at 11:30AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.69 ft at 11:45AM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.69 ft at 12:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.71 ft at 12:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.72 ft at 12:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.77 ft at 12:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.81 ft at 1:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.87 ft at 1:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.92 ft at 1:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.95 ft at 1:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 7.98 ft at 2:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.03 ft at 2:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.07 ft at 2:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.09 ft at 2:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.15 ft at 3:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.22 ft at 3:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.27 ft at 3:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.3 ft at 3:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.36 ft at 4:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.38 ft at 4:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.39 ft at 4:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.45 ft at 4:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.44 ft at 5:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.49 ft at 5:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.51 ft at 5:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.54 ft at 5:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.56 ft at 6:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.6 ft at 6:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.6 ft at 6:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.61 ft at 6:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.63 ft at 7:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.65 ft at 7:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.67 ft at 7:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.68 ft at 7:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.67 ft at 8:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.71 ft at 8:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.74 ft at 8:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.77 ft at 8:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.76 ft at 9:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.81 ft at 9:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.82 ft at 9:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.87 ft at 9:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.9 ft at 10:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.89 ft at 10:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.97 ft at 10:30PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 8.99 ft at 10:45PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 9.01 ft at 11:00PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 9.04 ft at 11:15PM Sep 25, 2023Observed: 9.06 ft at 11:30PM Sep 25, 2023Highest Observation: 9.13 ft at 12:00AM Sep 26, 2023Forecast: 9.1 ft 2:00AM Sep 26, 2023Forecast: 9.2 ft 8:00AM Sep 26, 2023Highest Forecast: 9.3 ft 2:00PM Sep 26, 2023Forecast: 9.1 ft 8:00PM Sep 26, 2023Forecast: 8.8 ft 2:00AM Sep 27, 2023Forecast: 8.6 ft 8:00AM Sep 27, 2023Forecast: 8.3 ft 2:00PM Sep 27, 2023Forecast: 8 ft 8:00PM Sep 27, 2023Forecast: 7.8 ft 2:00AM Sep 28, 2023Forecast: 7.6 ft 8:00AM Sep 28, 2023Forecast: 7.5 ft 2:00PM Sep 28, 2023Forecast: 7.4 ft 8:00PM Sep 28, 2023USGS--Water Resources of the United StatesJCYC3(plotting HGIRG) Graph Created (12:46AM Sep 26, 2023)ObservedForecast (issued 10:06PM Sep 25)Latest observed value: 9.13 ft at 12:00 AM EDT 26-Sep-2023. Flood Stage is 17.5 ft
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NOTE: Forecasts for the Quinebaug River below Jewett City are issued routinely year-round.

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Flood Categories (in feet)
Major Flood Stage: 21
Moderate Flood Stage: 20
Flood Stage: 17.5
Action Stage: 16.5
Low Stage (in feet): 0

Historic Crests
(1) 29.00 ft on 08/20/1955
(2) 24.00 ft on 03/19/1936
(3) 23.26 ft on 03/31/2010
(4) 22.50 ft on 07/24/1938
(5) 19.82 ft on 01/26/1978
(6) 19.13 ft on 06/07/1982
(7) 18.44 ft on 01/25/1979
(8) 17.84 ft on 10/16/2007
(9) 17.83 ft on 04/14/2004
(10) 17.25 ft on 03/19/1968
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

Recent Crests
(1) 15.87 ft on 03/08/2011
(2) 23.26 ft on 03/31/2010
(3) 17.84 ft on 10/16/2007
(4) 16.51 ft on 04/16/2007
(5) 17.83 ft on 04/14/2004
(6) 19.13 ft on 06/07/1982
(7) 18.44 ft on 01/25/1979
(8) 19.82 ft on 01/26/1978
(9) 17.25 ft on 03/19/1968
(10) 29.00 ft on 08/20/1955
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(P): Preliminary values subject to further review.

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21 Water seeps through the walls of an apartment complex on Wedgewood Drive and Dey Street requiring evacuations. Evacuations also occur at the Pauchaug river commons condominium complex and River Run townhouses on south Main Street due to rising water.
20 Water in basements of numerous residences on School Street, Main Street, Soule Street, Railroad Avenue and Mathewson Street.
17.5 Norman Road and banjo Sullivan Road are closed with water covering the roadway.
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Latitude: 41.597778° N, Longitude: 71.984722° W, Horizontal Datum: NAD83/WGS84

River Stage
Reference Frame		 Gauge Height Flood Stage Uses
NWS stage 0 ft 17.5 ft Interpreting hydrographs and NWS watch, warnings, and forecasts, and inundation maps
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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
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