Housatonic River at Falls Village, CT
River level and flood forecast · Litchfield County
The river is 4.3 ft below flood stage (7 ft).
Flow: 578 cubic feet per second (USGS).
Normal for October 13.
Usual for October 13: 257 to 618 cubic feet per second (the middle half of 114 years).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Sun, Dec 31, 7 PM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 15 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 10 ft |
| Flood stage | 7 ft |
| Action stage | 6 ft |
| Record crest (January 1, 1949) | 19 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 19 ftFlood of record on January 1, 1949.
- 15 ftMajor flood stage.
- 10 ftModerate flood stage. The river reaches the edge of several sections of Route 7 north of Cornwall Bridge.
- 9 ftWater floods Riverside Road at Kent School and begins to approach buildings. Water gets close to Route 7.
- 8 ftThe water reaches Riverside Road at Kent School and floods the picnic area along Route 7 near Housatonic Meadows.
- 7 ftFlood 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 ftThe river is about half bankfull.
Highest crests on record
- 19 ft — January 1, 1949
- 18.9 ft — August 19, 1955
- 16.8 ft — September 23, 1938
- 13.47 ft — September 9, 2011
- 13 ft — March 20, 1936
Recent crests: 7.2 ft (March 13, 2026) · 7.32 ft (March 24, 2024) · 7.12 ft (January 11, 2024) · 8.88 ft (December 19, 2023) · 7.15 ft (July 17, 2023)
Highest flow on record
23,900 cubic feet per second — January 1, 1949. From the USGS's yearly peaks since 1913.
Up and down the river, and nearby
- UpstreamHousatonic River at Great Barrington, MA
- DownstreamHousatonic River at Gaylordsville, CT
- Farmington River at W. Br. Nr. New Boston, MA
- Tenmile River near Gaylordsville, NY
- Bunnell Brook at Burlington, CT
- Farmington River at Unionville, CT
- West Branch Westfield River at Huntington, MA
- Esopus Creek at Mount Marion, NY
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (FLVC3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.