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Farmington River at Tariffville

Highest listed crest 14.00 ftFlood stage 9.0 ft10 crests since 1938

The Farmington River at Tariffville crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1938 to 2011. The highest, 14.00 ft on September 22, 1938, was major flooding, 5.00 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Farmington River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
14.00 ft
September 22, 1938; 29,900 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
9.0 ft
Major flooding from 11.0 ft
Crests at major
1
18th of 26 gauges in Connecticut
Most recent flood crest
August 29, 2011
9.67 ft, minor flooding
Location
Hartford County
Near Hartford (10.6 mi), Agawam Town (12.0 mi)

Flood stages

The thresholds the National Weather Service uses for this gauge today, and how many listed crests reached each.

Flood categories, Farmington River at Tariffville
Action stage8.01Oct 16, 2005The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)9.05Aug 29, 2011Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.02Jun 7, 1982Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage11.01Sep 22, 1938Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

10 crests from 1938 to 2011. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Farmington River at Tariffville, 1938 to 2011 68101214ft Flood stage 9.0 ftMajor 11.0 ft Sep 22, 1938: 14.00 ft, major flooding; 29,900 cubic feet per secondMar 23, 1980: 10.65 ft, moderate flooding; 15,000 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1982: 10.49 ft, moderate flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1984: 9.81 ft, minor flooding; 12,600 cubic feet per secondApr 6, 1987: 9.21 ft, minor flooding; 11,400 cubic feet per secondJan 29, 1996: 7.75 ft, below flood stage; 8,480 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 2005: 8.62 ft, action stage; 10,400 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 2007: 9.99 ft, minor flooding; 16,800 cubic feet per secondMar 8, 2011: 9.08 ft, minor flooding; 12,900 cubic feet per secondAug 29, 2011: 9.67 ft, minor flooding; 15,400 cubic feet per second Highest, 14.00 ft, Sep 22, 1938 19401950196019701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Farmington River at Tariffville 1930s: 1 1940s: 0 1950s: 0 1960s: 0 1970s: 0 1980s: 4 4 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 2010s: 2 1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s
  1. These are the crests the local National Weather Service office lists for the gauge: the highest on record and recent crests. Lesser floods between them may be missing, so counts by decade are a floor.
  2. Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.
  3. 1 crest measured on an earlier gauge datum is left out: 22.80 ft on Aug 19, 1955.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Farmington River at Tariffville
1Sep 22, 193814.00+5.00Major29,900
2Mar 23, 198010.65+1.65Moderate15,000
3Jun 7, 198210.49+1.49Moderate14,500
4Apr 17, 20079.99+0.99Minor16,800
5May 31, 19849.81+0.81Minor12,600
6Aug 29, 20119.67+0.67Minor15,400
7Apr 6, 19879.21+0.21Minor11,400
8Mar 8, 20119.08+0.08Minor12,900
9Oct 16, 20058.62−0.38Action10,400
10Jan 29, 19967.75−1.25Below flood stage8,480

The worst floods along the Farmington River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Farmington River that crested above flood stage within a week.

September 22, 1938: 14.00 ft here, major flooding

March 23, 1980: 10.65 ft here, moderate flooding

  • UnionvilleCT · Mar 23, 1980 · 16.57 ft · Moderate
  • SimsburyCT · Mar 22, 1980 · 16.00 ft · Moderate

June 7, 1982: 10.49 ft here, moderate flooding

Gauges on the Farmington River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Farmington River
W. Br. Nr. New BostonMA8.014.06 ft, Aug 19, 19552
UnionvilleCT12.018.55 ft, Aug 28, 20110
SimsburyCT12.030.10 ft, Aug 20, 19553
Tariffville this gaugeCT9.014.00 ft, Sep 22, 19381

Other gauges in Hartford County

Flood gauges in Hartford County
Broad Brook7.08.78 ft, Oct 15, 20050
Burlington7.09.33 ft, Oct 15, 20052
Hartford16.037.60 ft, Mar 21, 19367
Thompsonville15.026.60 ft, Mar 20, 19367
Simsbury12.030.10 ft, Aug 20, 19553
Unionville12.018.55 ft, Aug 28, 20110
East Hartford9.013.78 ft, Sep 21, 19381
Hartford8.018.80 ft, Aug 19, 19551
Southington8.510.49 ft, Jan 10, 20240

Hartford County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Connecticut

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TARC3, retrieved October 30, 2026. Stages in feet on the gauge's own datum, not elevation. Crests are as the National Weather Service lists them; preliminary values may be revised.