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The USGS delivers continuous streamflow, stage (water-level), and tide data to help emergency managers and other decision makers protect life and property caused by floods and other water-related hazards.
The USGS New England Water Science Center maintains nearly 450 streamgages that collect data to determine the amount of water flowing in rivers and streams in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The Water Science Center also maintains about 15 tide gages along the coast of New England.
Nationwide, the USGS operates and maintains about 8,000 streamgages, which deliver near real-time data to the public.
Automatic alerts can be sent to mobile devices when streamflow of river or tide stage (water levels) reach user defined thresholds, such as a National Weather Service defined flood stage. These alerts help emergency managers and the public assess potentially hazardous conditions nearby a streamgage, stage-only gage, or tide gage.
USGS WaterNow sends data showing current water conditions directly to your mobile device.
USGS WaterAlert automatically sends email or SMS text messages when certain parameters at a USGS real-time data-collection station, exceed user-defined thresholds.
USGS Flood Information provides additional information about USGS flood science.
Current Flood Data for New England
- National Water Dashboard for New England
- WaterWatch Map of flood and high flow condition (select a State or Water-Resources Region)
- WaterWatch Map of flood and high flow conditions – New England
- USGS Project Alerts – Flood and Drought
- USGS Flood-Event Viewer (Data for Selected Current and Historic Floods – Coastal and Riverine)
- USGS Flood Inundation Mapper
- USGS Operational Total Water Level and Coastal Change Viewer
Current Streamflow, Stage, and Tide Data for New England
Flood Frequency Information
Visit USGS Floods and Recurrence Intervals for more information about floods and the annual exceedance probability (AEP).
New England Flood Frequency Studies
Flood Resources from Partner Agencies
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
National Weather Service (NWS)
- NWS Northeast River Forecast Center
- NWS Current Precipitation Radar
- NWS Future Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts (1-7 day totals)
- NOAA Office of Water Prediction – National Water Model
Northeast River Forecast Center (NERFC)
- NERFC Daily Hydrometeorological Briefing
- Recent NERFC Observed Precipitation Maps
- NERFC 5-Day Significant River Flood Outlook
- NERFC Future Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (72 Hours)
State Emergency Management
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – New England Reservoir Control Center
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Silver Jackets Program
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USGS Flood Information
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National water summary 1988–89 — Hydrologic events and floods and droughts
Flood of April 1987 in Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire
Coastal flood of February 7, 1978, in Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire
Estimating the magnitude and frequency of floods on natural-flow streams in Massachusetts
Progress report of flood magnitude and frequency of Massachusetts streams
Flood of March 1968 on the Neponset River, Massachusetts
Flood of March 1968 on the Ipswich River, Massachusetts
Flood of March 1968 on the Charles River, Massachusetts
Flood of March 1968 in eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island
Historical floods in New England
Floods of August-October 1955, New England to North Carolina
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Where can I find flood maps?
FEMA is the official public source for flood maps for insurance purposes: FEMA’s Flood Map Service Center FEMA’s National Flood Hazard Layer NOAA is responsible for producing flood forecast maps that combine precipitation data with USGS streamflow data: National Weather Service - Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service River Forecasts Long-Range River Flood Risk Coastal Inundation Dashboard : Real...
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The USGS delivers continuous streamflow, stage (water-level), and tide data to help emergency managers and other decision makers protect life and property caused by floods and other water-related hazards.
The USGS New England Water Science Center maintains nearly 450 streamgages that collect data to determine the amount of water flowing in rivers and streams in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. The Water Science Center also maintains about 15 tide gages along the coast of New England.
Nationwide, the USGS operates and maintains about 8,000 streamgages, which deliver near real-time data to the public.
Automatic alerts can be sent to mobile devices when streamflow of river or tide stage (water levels) reach user defined thresholds, such as a National Weather Service defined flood stage. These alerts help emergency managers and the public assess potentially hazardous conditions nearby a streamgage, stage-only gage, or tide gage.
USGS WaterNow sends data showing current water conditions directly to your mobile device.
USGS WaterAlert automatically sends email or SMS text messages when certain parameters at a USGS real-time data-collection station, exceed user-defined thresholds.
USGS Flood Information provides additional information about USGS flood science.
Current Flood Data for New England
- National Water Dashboard for New England
- WaterWatch Map of flood and high flow condition (select a State or Water-Resources Region)
- WaterWatch Map of flood and high flow conditions – New England
- USGS Project Alerts – Flood and Drought
- USGS Flood-Event Viewer (Data for Selected Current and Historic Floods – Coastal and Riverine)
- USGS Flood Inundation Mapper
- USGS Operational Total Water Level and Coastal Change Viewer
Current Streamflow, Stage, and Tide Data for New England
Flood Frequency Information
Visit USGS Floods and Recurrence Intervals for more information about floods and the annual exceedance probability (AEP).
New England Flood Frequency Studies
Flood Resources from Partner Agencies
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
National Weather Service (NWS)
- NWS Northeast River Forecast Center
- NWS Current Precipitation Radar
- NWS Future Quantitative Precipitation Forecasts (1-7 day totals)
- NOAA Office of Water Prediction – National Water Model
Northeast River Forecast Center (NERFC)
- NERFC Daily Hydrometeorological Briefing
- Recent NERFC Observed Precipitation Maps
- NERFC 5-Day Significant River Flood Outlook
- NERFC Future Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (72 Hours)
State Emergency Management
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers – New England Reservoir Control Center
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Silver Jackets Program
Safety Related Resources
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USGS Flood Information
The USGS collects flood data and conducts targeted flood science to help Federal, State, and local agencies, decision makers, and the public before, during, and after a flood. Our efforts provide situational awareness, drive predictive models, inform infrastructure design and operation, undergird floodplain mapping, assist flood constituent/load quantification, and facilitate flood impact... - Data
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Filter Total Items: 54National water summary 1988–89 — Hydrologic events and floods and droughts
National Water Summary 1988-89 - Hydrologic Events and Floods and Droughts documents the occurrence in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands of two types of extreme hydrologic events floods and droughts on the basis of analysis of stream-discharge data. This report details, for the first time, the areal extent of the most notable floods and droughts in each State, portrays thByWater Resources Mission Area, Pennsylvania Water Science Center, Oklahoma-Texas Water Science Center, Kansas Water Science Center, Utah Water Science Center, Dakota Water Science Center, Central Midwest Water Science Center, Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center, Upper Midwest Water Science CenterFlood of April 1987 in Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire
Widespread flooding ocurred through a large part of New England in early to mid-April 1987. The States affected most by these floods were Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire. The flooding was the result of two distinct storms-one that brought heavy rains to the area from March 30 to April 2 and the other that brought additional precipitation from April 4 through April 8. Fortunately for the reAuthorsR. A. FontaineCoastal flood of February 7, 1978, in Maine, Massachusetts, and New Hampshire
On February 6-8, 1978, New England was battered by one of the most severe winter storms of record. The storm produced record snowfall in many areas of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Spring high tides (sun and moon in such alinement as to cause the highest tides of the month), a stationary storm center, and hurricane force winds combined to produce record high flood levels along much of the MassacAuthorsRussell A. GadouryEstimating the magnitude and frequency of floods on natural-flow streams in Massachusetts
The magnitude and frequency of floods on natural-flow streams in Massachusetts, with drainage areas between 0.25 square mile and 497 square miles, may be estimated from drainage area, main channel slope, a precipitation index, and a storage factor. Multiple-regression techniques were used to define the relationship between basin and climatic characteristics, and flood peaks for 113 gaging stationsAuthorsS. William WandleProgress report of flood magnitude and frequency of Massachusetts streams
No abstract available.AuthorsCarl G. Johnson, Gary D. TaskerFlood of March 1968 on the Neponset River, Massachusetts
No abstract available.AuthorsL.A. Swallow, G. K. WoodFlood of March 1968 on the Ipswich River, Massachusetts
No abstract available.AuthorsL.A. Swallow, D.J. FogartyFlood of March 1968 on the Charles River, Massachusetts
No abstract available.AuthorsL.A. Swallow, Richard G. Petersen, G.H. SearlesFlood of March 1968 in eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island
No abstract available.AuthorsG. K. Wood, L.A. Swallow, C.G. Johnson, G.H. SearlesHistorical floods in New England
No abstract available.AuthorsM.T. Thomson, W.B. Cannon, M. P. Thomas, S.S. HayesFloods of August-October 1955, New England to North Carolina
No abstract available.AuthorsDean Butler Bogart - Web Tools
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Where can I find flood maps?
FEMA is the official public source for flood maps for insurance purposes: FEMA’s Flood Map Service Center FEMA’s National Flood Hazard Layer NOAA is responsible for producing flood forecast maps that combine precipitation data with USGS streamflow data: National Weather Service - Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service River Forecasts Long-Range River Flood Risk Coastal Inundation Dashboard : Real...
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