Rivers in Massachusetts

Swift River at West Ware

Hampshire County, MassachusettsNWS WWRM3USGS 01175500Norton office

No flood stages set
2.85ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 12:15 AM EDT

Record crest
15.00 ft1936

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Crest history

15 crests on NOAA’s list since 1913.

#DateStage
1March 19, 193615.00 ft
2September 22, 193813.74 ft
3June 1, 198411.58 ft
4February 26, 19159.10 ft
5April 7, 19239.08 ft
6July 18, 19339.07 ft
7March 28, 19208.95 ft
8May 2, 19218.80 ft
9November 6, 19278.60 ft
10April 3, 19168.45 ft
11March 29, 19138.43 ft
12April 30, 19568.37 ft
13April 2, 19328.13 ft
14April 17, 19538.05 ft
15July 1, 19228.00 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 1, 1984: 11.58 ft
  • April 30, 1956: 8.37 ft
  • April 17, 1953: 8.05 ft
  • September 22, 1938: 13.74 ft
  • March 19, 1936: 15.00 ft
  • July 18, 1933: 9.07 ft
  • April 2, 1932: 8.13 ft
  • November 6, 1927: 8.60 ft
  • April 7, 1923: 9.08 ft
  • July 1, 1922: 8.00 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.