Long Island Sound near Bridgeport Harbor (IN MLLW)

Highest listed crest 13.26 ftFlood stage 8.7 ft10 crests since 1968

The Long Island Sound near Bridgeport Harbor (IN MLLW) crested at major flood stage 3 times among the 10 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1968 to 2012. The highest, 13.26 ft on October 29, 2012, was major flooding, 4.56 feet above flood stage. 2 other gauges on the Long Island Sound crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest: 13.26 ft; October 29, 2012
Flood stage: 8.7 ft; Major flooding from 11.2 ft
Crests at major: 3; 10th of 26 gauges in Connecticut
Most recent flood crest: October 29, 2012; 13.26 ft, major flooding
Location: Fairfield County; Near Bridgeport (1.0 mi), Milford (7.0 mi), Shelton (9.2 mi)
Identifiers: NWS BRHC3; No USGS station

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Long Island Sound near Bridgeport Harbor (IN MLLW)

Flood stage (minor)	8.7	0	—	Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage	10.2	7	Apr 16, 2007	Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage	11.2	3	Oct 29, 2012	Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

10 crests from 1968 to 2012. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

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.
Categories use today's flood stages. Levees, dams and channel changes since a crest can make old and new stages not directly comparable.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Long Island Sound near Bridgeport Harbor (IN MLLW)

1	Oct 29, 2012	13.26	+4.56	Major	—
2	Aug 28, 2011	12.04	+3.34	Major	—
3	Oct 31, 1991	11.38	+2.68	Major	—
4	Oct 25, 1980	10.99	+2.29	Moderate	—
5	Mar 29, 1984	10.61	+1.91	Moderate	—
6	Sep 27, 1985	10.59	+1.89	Moderate	—
7	Oct 19, 1996	10.53	+1.83	Moderate	—
8	Nov 12, 1968	10.52	+1.82	Moderate	—
9	Apr 16, 2007	10.51	+1.81	Moderate	—
10	Oct 22, 1988	10.33	+1.63	Moderate	—

The worst floods along the Long Island Sound

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

October 29, 2012: 13.26 ft here, major flooding

Sands Point (IN MLLW)NY · Oct 29, 2012 · 14.31 ft · Major
New London Harbor (IN MLLW)CT · Oct 29, 2012 · 8.04 ft · Major

October 25, 1980: 10.99 ft here, moderate flooding

Sands Point (IN MLLW)NY · Oct 25, 1980 · 12.68 ft · Major

Gauges on the Long Island Sound

Flood gauges sharing the river's name, linked within 80 miles of one another.

Flood gauges on the Long Island Sound

New Haven (IN MLLW)	CT	8.7	10.58 ft, Sep 21, 1938	0
Sands Point (IN MLLW)	NY	10.0	16.75 ft, Sep 21, 1938	10
Bridgeport Harbor (IN MLLW) this gauge	CT	8.7	13.26 ft, Oct 29, 2012	3
New London Harbor (IN MLLW)	CT	5.0	10.58 ft, Sep 21, 1938	3

Other gauges in Fairfield County

Flood gauges in Fairfield County

Gaylordsville	8.0	18.58 ft, Aug 19, 1955	2
Brookfield	12.0	19.00 ft, Mar 7, 2011	9

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge BRHC3, 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.