Quinebaug River below Jewett City, CT
River level and flood forecast · New London County
The river is 10.2 ft below flood stage (17.5 ft).
Forecast to rise to 8.9 ft Tue 2 AM, below the 17.5 ft flood stage.
Flow: 1,620 cubic feet per second (USGS).
Much higher than normal for October 13.
Usual for October 13: 255 to 751 cubic feet per second (the middle half of 108 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 | 21 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 20 ft |
| Flood stage | 17.5 ft |
| Action stage | 16.5 ft |
| Record crest (August 20, 1955) | 29 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 21 ftWater 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 ftWater in basements of numerous residences on School Street, Main Street, Soule Street, Railroad Avenue and Mathewson Street.
- 17.5 ftNorman Road and banjo Sullivan Road are closed with water covering the roadway.
Highest crests on record
- 29 ft — August 20, 1955
- 24 ft — March 19, 1936
- 23.26 ft — March 31, 2010
- 22.5 ft — July 24, 1938
- 19.82 ft — January 26, 1978
Recent crests: 15.87 ft (March 8, 2011) · 23.26 ft (March 31, 2010) · 17.84 ft (October 16, 2007) · 16.51 ft (April 16, 2007) · 17.83 ft (April 14, 2004)
Highest flow on record
40,700 cubic feet per second — August 20, 1955. From the USGS's yearly peaks since 1919.
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (JCYC3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.