Quaboag River at West Brimfield, MA
River level and flood forecast · Hampden County
The river is 3.9 ft below flood stage (7 ft).
Flow: 116 cubic feet per second (USGS).
Normal for October 13.
Usual for October 13: 44 to 150 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 | 9 ft |
| Flood stage | 7 ft |
| Action stage | 5 ft |
| Record crest (August 19, 1955) | 15.36 ft |
Highest crests on record
- 15.36 ft — August 19, 1955
- 11.8 ft — September 21, 1938
- 9.39 ft — March 23, 1972
- 9.32 ft — October 16, 2005
- 9.32 ft — October 15, 2005
Recent crests: 8.9 ft (July 18, 2021) · 7.23 ft (April 27, 2019) · 7.45 ft (March 11, 2011) · 7.32 ft (March 7, 2011) · 7.11 ft (April 16, 2007)
Highest flow on record
12,800 cubic feet per second — August 19, 1955. From the USGS's yearly peaks since 1913.
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (WBFM3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.