Rivers in Massachusetts

Ware River at Barre Plains

Worcester County, MassachusettsNWS BPLM3Norton office

Below flood stage
-0.13ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 3:30 PM EDT

Flood stage
5.50 ft
Record crest
7.49 ft2011

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood10.00 ft
Moderate flood7.00 ft
Minor flood5.50 ft
Action4.50 ft

Crest history

28 crests on NOAA’s list since 1948.

#DateStage
1March 7, 20117.49 ft
2January 25, 20196.75 ft
3September 8, 20116.44 ft
4October 15, 20056.32 ft
5October 16, 19556.31 ft
6March 23, 19485.93 ft
7August 28, 20115.88 ft
8April 3, 20055.69 ft
9December 19, 20235.62 ft
10March 14, 19795.62 ft
11March 31, 20145.57 ft
12April 13, 19875.56 ft
13August 20, 19555.53 ft
14June 10, 19825.45 ft
15April 8, 19635.41 ft
16April 21, 19605.38 ft
17April 3, 19595.37 ft
18January 30, 19965.34 ft
19April 8, 19585.32 ft
20September 12, 19545.31 ft
21October 23, 19895.30 ft
22April 1, 19625.19 ft
23April 20, 20015.14 ft
24March 18, 19775.13 ft
25June 12, 19845.10 ft

Most recent crests

  • December 19, 2023: 5.62 ft
  • January 25, 2019: 6.75 ft
  • March 31, 2014: 5.57 ft
  • September 8, 2011: 6.44 ft
  • August 28, 2011: 5.88 ft
  • March 7, 2011: 7.49 ft
  • October 15, 2005: 6.32 ft
  • April 3, 2005: 5.69 ft
  • April 20, 2001: 5.14 ft
  • January 24, 1999: 4.20 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.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service.