Ipswich River at Ipswich, MA
River level and flood forecast · Essex County
The river is 4.0 ft below flood stage (7 ft).
Flow: 32 cubic feet per second (USGS).
Normal for October 13.
Usual for October 13: 12 to 87 cubic feet per second (the middle half of 97 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 | 10 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 9 ft |
| Flood stage | 7 ft |
| Action stage | 6.5 ft |
| Record crest (May 15, 2006) | 10.53 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 10.53 ft — May 15, 2006
- 9.96 ft — March 17, 2010
- 9.43 ft — April 8, 1987
- 8.88 ft — March 24, 2001
- 8.53 ft — April 2, 2010
Recent crests: 8.53 ft (April 2, 2010) · 9.96 ft (March 17, 2010) · 7.09 ft (February 28, 2010) · 10.53 ft (May 15, 2006) · 8.01 ft (April 4, 2004)
Highest flow on record
4,600 cubic feet per second — May 16, 2006. From the USGS's yearly peaks since 1931.
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (IPSM3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.