Rivers in Massachusetts

Paskamanset River near South Dartmouth

Bristol County, MassachusettsNWS SDMM3USGS 01105933Norton office

No flood stages set
8.81ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 1:15 PM EDT

Record crest
14.44 ft2005

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Flood stages and impacts

  1. 20.50 ftRIVER OVERTOPPING ENTIRE BRIDGE ON RUSSELLS MILLS ROAD.
  2. 19.00 ftRIVER IS LEVEL WITH RUSSELLS MILLS ROAD. WATER BEGINS TO FLOOD ROAD AROUND BRIDGE.
  3. 14.50 ftRIVER REACHES THE BASE OF 2 CULVERTS UNDER THE RUSSELLS MILL ROAD BRIDGE.

Crest history

10 crests on NOAA’s list since 1996.

#DateStage
1October 16, 200514.44 ft
2March 31, 200114.33 ft
3December 9, 199613.18 ft
4June 16, 199813.16 ft
5April 23, 200012.64 ft
6April 13, 200312.39 ft
7December 16, 200312.15 ft
8March 2, 199912.14 ft
9January 20, 199612.03 ft
10May 19, 200211.58 ft

Most recent crests

  • October 16, 2005: 14.44 ft
  • December 16, 2003: 12.15 ft
  • April 13, 2003: 12.39 ft
  • May 19, 2002: 11.58 ft
  • March 31, 2001: 14.33 ft
  • April 23, 2000: 12.64 ft
  • March 2, 1999: 12.14 ft
  • June 16, 1998: 13.16 ft
  • December 9, 1996: 13.18 ft
  • January 20, 1996: 12.03 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.