Rivers in Massachusetts

Charles River at Wellesley

Norfolk County, MassachusettsNWS WELM3USGS 01104200Norton office

No flood stages set
2.77ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 2:30 AM EDT

Record crest
6.20 ft1968

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Crest history

8 crests on NOAA’s list since 1968.

#DateStage
1March 21, 19686.20 ft
2January 28, 19796.11 ft
3February 5, 19766.09 ft
4June 10, 19825.59 ft
5June 18, 19985.53 ft
6January 1, 19935.52 ft
7March 26, 20015.41 ft
8October 21, 19965.16 ft

Most recent crests

  • March 26, 2001: 5.41 ft
  • June 18, 1998: 5.53 ft
  • October 21, 1996: 5.16 ft
  • January 1, 1993: 5.52 ft
  • June 10, 1982: 5.59 ft
  • January 28, 1979: 6.11 ft
  • February 5, 1976: 6.09 ft
  • March 21, 1968: 6.20 ft

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. Gauge reading may be affected by ice.

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.