Rivers in Massachusetts

Ipswich River at Ipswich

Essex County, MassachusettsNWS IPSM3USGS 01102000Norton office

Below flood stage
2.42ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 4:00 PM EDT

Flood stage
7.00 ft
Record crest
10.53 ft2006

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood10.00 ft
Moderate flood9.00 ft
Minor flood7.00 ft
Action6.50 ft

Crest history

19 crests on NOAA’s list since 1936.

#DateStage
1May 15, 200610.53 ft
2March 17, 20109.96 ft
3April 8, 19879.43 ft
4March 24, 20018.88 ft
5April 2, 20108.53 ft
6March 20, 19688.41 ft
7April 1, 19938.16 ft
8April 4, 20048.01 ft
9June 8, 19827.78 ft
10March 15, 19367.70 ft
11January 27, 19797.47 ft
12October 9, 19627.40 ft
13June 17, 19987.20 ft
14June 4, 19847.17 ft
15March 13, 19837.15 ft
16March 29, 19697.12 ft
17February 28, 20107.09 ft
18January 29, 19586.88 ft
19March 23, 19486.62 ft

Most recent crests

  • April 2, 2010: 8.53 ft
  • March 17, 2010: 9.96 ft
  • February 28, 2010: 7.09 ft
  • May 15, 2006: 10.53 ft
  • April 4, 2004: 8.01 ft
  • March 24, 2001: 8.88 ft
  • June 17, 1998: 7.20 ft
  • April 1, 1993: 8.16 ft
  • April 8, 1987: 9.43 ft
  • June 4, 1984: 7.17 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. Stage 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.