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Quinebaug River below Jewett City

Highest listed crest 29.00 ftFlood stage 17.5 ft12 crests since 1936

The Quinebaug River below Jewett City crested at major flood stage 4 times among the 12 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1936 to 2011. The highest, 29.00 ft on August 20, 1955, was major flooding, 11.50 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Quinebaug River crested above flood stage within a week of it, 1 at its own highest listed crest.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
29.00 ft
August 20, 1955
Flood stage
17.5 ft
Major flooding from 21.0 ft
Crests at major
4
7th of 26 gauges in Connecticut
Most recent flood crest
March 31, 2010
23.26 ft, major flooding
Location
New London County
Near Norwich (6.4 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Quinebaug River below Jewett City
Action stage16.52Apr 16, 2007The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)17.55Oct 16, 2007Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage20.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage21.04Mar 31, 2010Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

12 crests from 1936 to 2011. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Quinebaug River below Jewett City, 1936 to 2011 15202530ft Flood stage 17.5 ftMajor 21.0 ft Mar 19, 1936: 24.00 ft, major flooding; 29,200 cubic feet per secondJul 24, 1938: 22.50 ft, major flooding; 25,000 cubic feet per secondAug 20, 1955: 29.00 ft, major floodingMar 19, 1968: 17.25 ft, action stage; 14,000 cubic feet per secondJan 26, 1978: 19.82 ft, minor flooding; 18,600 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 1979: 18.44 ft, minor flooding; 16,100 cubic feet per secondJun 7, 1982: 19.13 ft, minor flooding; 17,400 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2004: 17.83 ft, minor flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondApr 16, 2007: 16.51 ft, action stage; 12,000 cubic feet per secondOct 16, 2007: 17.84 ft, minor flooding; 14,100 cubic feet per secondMar 31, 2010: 23.26 ft, major floodingMar 8, 2011: 15.87 ft, below flood stage; 11,300 cubic feet per second Highest, 29.00 ft, Aug 20, 1955 19401950196019701980199020002010

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Quinebaug River below Jewett City 1930s: 2 2 1940s: 0 1950s: 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 2 1980s: 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 2 2010s: 1 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.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Quinebaug River below Jewett City
1Aug 20, 195529.00+11.50Major—
2Mar 19, 193624.00+6.50Major29,200
3Mar 31, 201023.26+5.76Major—
4Jul 24, 193822.50+5.00Major25,000
5Jan 26, 197819.82+2.32Minor18,600
6Jun 7, 198219.13+1.63Minor17,400
7Jan 25, 197918.44+0.94Minor16,100
8Oct 16, 200717.84+0.34Minor14,100
9Apr 14, 200417.83+0.33Minor14,100
10Mar 19, 196817.25−0.25Action14,000
11Apr 16, 200716.51−0.99Action12,000
12Mar 8, 201115.87−1.63Below flood stage11,300

The worst floods along the Quinebaug River

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

August 20, 1955: 29.00 ft here, major flooding

  • PutnamCT · Aug 19, 1955 · 26.50 ft · Major · its highest

March 19, 1936: 24.00 ft here, major flooding

  • PutnamCT · Mar 19, 1936 · 17.28 ft · Major

Gauges on the Quinebaug River

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

Flood gauges on the Quinebaug River
PutnamCT9.526.50 ft, Aug 19, 19553
Jewett City this gaugeCT17.529.00 ft, Aug 20, 19554

Other gauges in New London County

Flood gauges in New London County
New London Harbor (IN MLLW)5.010.58 ft, Sep 21, 19383
Yantic9.014.88 ft, Jun 5, 198212

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge JCYC3, 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.