Housatonic River at Gaylordsville, CT
River level and flood forecast · Litchfield County
The river is 5.2 ft below flood stage (8 ft).
Forecast to fall to 2.2 ft by Thu, Oct 15, 8 AM.
Flow: 886 cubic feet per second (USGS).
Normal for October 13.
Usual for October 13: 368 to 997 cubic feet per second (the middle half of 86 years).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 11:14 AM. 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 | 8 ft |
| Action stage | 7 ft |
| Record crest (August 19, 1955) | 18.58 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 15 ftMajor flood stage. Water reaches Route 7 at Boardman Bridge.
- 14 ftWater reaches the Fedco parking lot and the lower New Milford Foundry.
- 12 ftWater reaches the generator floor at Bulls Bridge hydroelectric plant.
- 10 ftModerate flood stage. In New Milford water reaches Spring Street and US Route 7 at Bridge Street is flooded.
- 9.5 ftThe water reaches businesses on the low side of Spring Street.
- 8 ftFlood stage. Water reaches New Milford Foundry and Young's Field Road.
- 7 ftThe river is close to bankfull.
Highest crests on record
- 18.58 ft — August 19, 1955
- 15.22 ft — May 31, 1984
- 14.85 ft — January 1, 1949
- 14.5 ft — September 22, 1938
- 13.75 ft — March 7, 2011
Recent crests: 8.31 ft (March 13, 2026) · 8.44 ft (March 24, 2024) · 9.32 ft (January 11, 2024) · 10.26 ft (December 19, 2023) · 8.02 ft (September 30, 2023)
Highest flow on record
51,800 cubic feet per second — August 19, 1955. From the USGS's yearly peaks since 1901.
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (GAYC3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.