Farmington River at W. Br. Nr. New Boston, MA
River level and flood forecast · Berkshire County
The river is 4.7 ft below flood stage (8 ft).
Flow: 173 cubic feet per second (USGS).
Higher than normal for October 13.
Usual for October 13: 51 to 141 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 | 12 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 10 ft |
| Flood stage | 8 ft |
| Action stage | 6 ft |
| Record crest (August 19, 1955) | 14.06 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 9 ftWater reaches Route 8 near Otis.
Highest crests on record
- 14.06 ft — August 19, 1955
- 12.94 ft — September 21, 1938
- 11.2 ft — March 12, 1936
- 10.96 ft — August 28, 2011
- 10.65 ft — March 18, 1936
Recent crests: 8.18 ft (July 16, 2023) · 8.29 ft (September 29, 2011) · 10.96 ft (August 28, 2011) · 9.23 ft (April 16, 2007) · 8.93 ft (October 9, 2005)
Highest flow on record
34,300 cubic feet per second — August 19, 1955. From the USGS's yearly peaks since 1913.
Up and down the river, and nearby
- DownstreamFarmington River at Unionville, CT
- West Branch Westfield River at Huntington, MA
- Housatonic River at Falls Village, CT
- Housatonic River at Great Barrington, MA
- Westfield River at Westfield, MA
- Farmington River at Tariffville, CT
- Bunnell Brook at Burlington, CT
- Connecticut River at Thompsonville, CT
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (NBSM3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.