Rivers in Massachusetts

Ware River at Gibbs Crossing

Hampshire County, MassachusettsNWS GIBM3USGS 01173500Norton office

Below flood stage
2.11ftStage

Observed Sun, Sep 20, 8:30 PM EDT

Flood stage
7.00 ft
Record crest
18.20 ft1938

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood11.00 ft
Moderate flood9.00 ft
Minor flood7.00 ft
Action5.00 ft

Crest history

58 crests on NOAA’s list since 1913.

#DateStage
1September 21, 193818.20 ft
2August 19, 195512.83 ft
3March 19, 193612.04 ft
4March 7, 20118.62 ft
5October 15, 20058.54 ft
6March 12, 19368.13 ft
7March 6, 19797.94 ft
8May 31, 19847.88 ft
9June 25, 19447.84 ft
10January 28, 19767.22 ft
11September 9, 20117.14 ft
12March 2, 19147.03 ft
13March 31, 19607.03 ft
14April 4, 20057.02 ft
15April 3, 20057.01 ft
16January 26, 19386.92 ft
17October 21, 19896.70 ft
18March 29, 19936.64 ft
19September 17, 19336.48 ft
20April 1, 19626.46 ft
21September 27, 19756.40 ft
22December 22, 19746.39 ft
23April 8, 19246.25 ft
24January 27, 19866.18 ft
25March 18, 19686.05 ft

Most recent crests

  • September 9, 2011: 7.14 ft
  • March 7, 2011: 8.62 ft
  • October 15, 2005: 8.54 ft
  • April 4, 2005: 7.02 ft
  • April 3, 2005: 7.01 ft
  • December 18, 2003: 5.84 ft
  • June 23, 2003: 5.18 ft
  • April 22, 2000: 5.94 ft
  • January 25, 1999: 5.56 ft
  • December 18, 1996: 5.82 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.