Rivers in Massachusetts

Wading River at Norton

Bristol County, MassachusettsNWS NORM3USGS 01109000Norton office

Below flood stage
5.10ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 9:15 PM EDT

Flood stage
9.50 ft
Record crest
11.48 ft2010

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood13.00 ft
Moderate flood11.00 ft
Minor flood9.50 ft
Action9.00 ft
  1. 11.00 ftFlooding becomes more widespread along the river.
  2. 10.00 ftFlooding impacts low lying sections along the river.

Crest history

40 crests on NOAA’s list since 1931.

#DateStage
1March 31, 201011.48 ft
2March 19, 196811.47 ft
3June 14, 199811.45 ft
4August 20, 195510.98 ft
5October 16, 200510.79 ft
6January 26, 197910.43 ft
7July 1, 199810.35 ft
8January 27, 197810.34 ft
9June 8, 200610.32 ft
10June 1, 198410.30 ft
11March 26, 196910.23 ft
12December 28, 196910.12 ft
13April 5, 198710.10 ft
14April 11, 198310.09 ft
15January 5, 198210.06 ft
16March 13, 193610.01 ft
17January 22, 19799.96 ft
18March 15, 20109.93 ft
19December 13, 19929.86 ft
20January 11, 20249.83 ft
21March 24, 20249.77 ft
22June 9, 20139.73 ft
23December 13, 20089.72 ft
24December 20, 19869.66 ft
25March 23, 20019.64 ft

Most recent crests

  • March 24, 2024: 9.77 ft
  • January 14, 2024: 9.53 ft
  • January 11, 2024: 9.83 ft
  • March 3, 2018: 9.56 ft
  • June 9, 2013: 9.73 ft
  • March 31, 2010: 11.48 ft
  • March 15, 2010: 9.93 ft
  • December 13, 2008: 9.72 ft
  • June 8, 2006: 10.32 ft
  • October 16, 2005: 10.79 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.