Rivers in Connecticut

Rippowam River at Stamford

Fairfield County, ConnecticutNWS RIPC3USGS 178EE3C8Upton office

Below flood stage
1.49ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 3:45 AM EDT

Flood stage
4.00 ft

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood8.00 ft
Moderate flood5.50 ft
Minor flood4.00 ft
Action3.80 ft
  1. 8.00 ftMajor flooding impacts. Evacuations from the nursing home in Greenwich. Multiple road completed flooded in Stamford and Municipal buildings.
  2. 5.50 ftModerate flooding impacts. Water into condominiums along Cold Spring road.
  3. 5.00 ftStreets along the Rippowam river flood.
  4. 4.00 ftRippowam River is over its banks but not impacting streets or buildings.

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Northeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are not available. Only observed stages are available for this point.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.