Rivers in Massachusetts

Ipswich River at South Middleton

Essex County, MassachusettsNWS SMMM3USGS 011015000Norton office

Below flood stage
1.79ftStage

Observed Mon, Sep 21, 12:30 AM EDT

Flood stage
7.00 ft
Record crest
8.46 ft2006

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood10.00 ft
Moderate flood8.00 ft
Minor flood7.00 ft
Action6.00 ft

Crest history

25 crests on NOAA’s list since 1938.

#DateStage
1May 15, 20068.46 ft
2March 16, 20108.43 ft
3March 23, 20018.39 ft
4October 21, 19967.88 ft
5March 31, 20107.67 ft
6April 7, 19877.51 ft
7January 26, 19797.12 ft
8March 19, 19687.09 ft
9April 2, 20047.06 ft
10April 1, 19937.05 ft
11October 7, 19626.99 ft
12June 15, 19986.69 ft
13June 7, 19826.55 ft
14June 3, 19846.54 ft
15March 27, 19696.51 ft
16January 27, 19586.49 ft
17March 12, 19836.32 ft
18December 27, 19695.90 ft
19March 21, 19485.89 ft
20March 25, 19945.81 ft
21January 28, 19965.77 ft
22July 24, 19385.72 ft
23January 13, 19565.68 ft
24March 23, 19725.53 ft
25October 16, 20053.86 ft

Most recent crests

  • March 31, 2010: 7.67 ft
  • March 16, 2010: 8.43 ft
  • May 15, 2006: 8.46 ft
  • October 16, 2005: 3.86 ft
  • April 2, 2004: 7.06 ft
  • March 23, 2001: 8.39 ft
  • June 15, 1998: 6.69 ft
  • October 21, 1996: 7.88 ft
  • January 28, 1996: 5.77 ft
  • March 25, 1994: 5.81 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Northeast River Forecast Center. Forecasts are issued routinely year-round.

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.