Rivers in Massachusetts

Old Swamp River at Weymouth

Norfolk County, MassachusettsNWS WTHM3USGS 01105600Norton office

Below flood stage
2.36ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 3:15 PM EDT

Flood stage
4.50 ft
Record crest
5.92 ft2005

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood7.00 ft
Moderate flood6.00 ft
Minor flood4.50 ft
Action4.00 ft

Crest history

41 crests on NOAA’s list since 1969.

#DateStage
1October 15, 20055.92 ft
2August 14, 20055.71 ft
3March 15, 20105.70 ft
4March 30, 20105.46 ft
5June 8, 20065.35 ft
6February 15, 19715.35 ft
7October 21, 19965.30 ft
8March 22, 20015.24 ft
9August 13, 19945.22 ft
10May 14, 20065.14 ft
11May 14, 20065.14 ft
12May 31, 19845.02 ft
13December 13, 19925.01 ft
14February 13, 20084.93 ft
15January 10, 20244.81 ft
16April 16, 20074.77 ft
17March 24, 20244.77 ft
18March 3, 20184.75 ft
19January 13, 20184.71 ft
20January 24, 20194.60 ft
21November 24, 20064.59 ft
22March 9, 20084.59 ft
23March 9, 20084.59 ft
24May 26, 20054.58 ft
25September 2, 20214.51 ft

Most recent crests

  • March 24, 2024: 4.77 ft
  • January 10, 2024: 4.81 ft
  • September 2, 2021: 4.51 ft
  • January 24, 2019: 4.60 ft
  • March 3, 2018: 4.75 ft
  • January 13, 2018: 4.71 ft
  • March 30, 2010: 5.46 ft
  • March 15, 2010: 5.70 ft
  • March 9, 2008: 4.59 ft
  • March 9, 2008: 4.59 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.