Quashnet River at Waquoit Village, MA
River level and flood forecast · Barnstable County
The river is 13.3 ft below flood stage (15.5 ft).
Flow: 15 cubic feet per second (USGS).
Normal for October 13.
Usual for October 13: 12 to 17 cubic feet per second (the middle half of 38 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 | 20 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 17.5 ft |
| Flood stage | 15.5 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 15.5 ftTHE RIVER REACHES BASE OF MARTIN ROAD.
- 6 ftWATER BEGINS TO BACK UP BEHIND THE CULVERT ON MARTINS ROAD IN FALMOUTH.
Highest flow on record
83 cubic feet per second — October 28, 2006. From the USGS's yearly peaks since 1989.
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (QUAM3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.