Hoosic River near Williamstown, MA
River level and flood forecast · Berkshire County
The river is 3.4 ft below flood stage (9 ft).
Flow: 150 cubic feet per second (USGS).
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 | 13 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 11 ft |
| Flood stage | 9 ft |
| Action stage | 7 ft |
| Record crest (December 31, 1948) | 14.85 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 15 ftWater approaches homes on Kateley Lane and on Berkshire Drive. Water approaches train tracks near Ashton Avenue. Lower Linear Park is almost completely inundated
- 14.85 ftReaches level of flood of record from December 1948 which caused major flooding in the Hoosic Valley.
- 14.58 ftWater reaches the level of flooding from Tropical Storm Irene in August of 2011.
- 14 ftThe Spruces town park floods. Galvin Road is flooded north of Paull Brook, with water approaching several homes.
- 13 ftWater approaches several homes on North Street.
- 11 ftMost of Cole Field is inundated, as well as the portion of Stetson Road that runs along Cole Field.
- 10 ftWater covers the lowest portions of Cole Field.
- 9 ftFlood stage.
- 4 ftNormal low water elevation.
Highest crests on record
- 14.85 ft — December 31, 1948
- 14.58 ft — August 28, 2011
- 13.85 ft — November 26, 1950
- 13.02 ft — August 10, 1976
- 12.44 ft — April 5, 1987
Recent crests: 9.15 ft (July 29, 2026) · 9.93 ft (March 17, 2025) · 9.06 ft (December 12, 2024) · 9.43 ft (December 18, 2023) · 10.33 ft (July 10, 2023)
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WILM3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.