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Quinnipiac River at Southington

Highest listed crest 10.49 ftFlood stage 8.5 ft26 crests since 1988

The Quinnipiac River at Southington crested above flood stage 11 times among the 26 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1988 to 2024. The highest, 10.49 ft on January 10, 2024, was moderate flooding, 1.99 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
10.49 ft
January 10, 2024; 952 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.5 ft
Major flooding from 10.5 ft
Crests at major
0
11 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
January 10, 2024
10.49 ft, moderate flooding
Location
Hartford County
Near Bristol (6.2 mi), Meriden (6.5 mi), New Britain (7.1 mi)
Identifiers
NWS QPCC3
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, Quinnipiac River at Southington
Action stage8.02Jun 17, 2001The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.55Jan 25, 2019Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage10.06Jan 10, 2024Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage10.50—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

26 crests from 1988 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Quinnipiac River at Southington, 1988 to 2024 4681012ft Flood stage 8.5 ftMajor 10.5 ft Jul 24, 1988: 5.57 ft, below flood stage; 226 cubic feet per secondMay 24, 1989: 7.65 ft, below flood stage; 464 cubic feet per secondOct 21, 1989: 9.50 ft, minor flooding; 811 cubic feet per secondNov 11, 1990: 7.34 ft, below flood stage; 425 cubic feet per secondJun 6, 1992: 9.74 ft, minor flooding; 876 cubic feet per secondNov 23, 1992: 6.46 ft, below flood stage; 319 cubic feet per secondAug 18, 1994: 6.91 ft, below flood stage; 373 cubic feet per secondDec 24, 1994: 5.65 ft, below flood stageJan 27, 1996: 8.37 ft, action stageOct 20, 1996: 7.81 ft, below flood stage; 430 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1998: 7.74 ft, below flood stageSep 17, 1999: 10.00 ft, moderate floodingApr 22, 2000: 7.19 ft, below flood stage; 417 cubic feet per secondJun 17, 2001: 8.20 ft, action stage; 559 cubic feet per secondMay 14, 2002: 5.40 ft, below flood stage; 203 cubic feet per secondSep 29, 2003: 6.26 ft, below flood stage; 307 cubic feet per secondApr 14, 2004: 7.93 ft, below flood stage; 566 cubic feet per secondMar 29, 2005: 6.96 ft, below flood stage; 401 cubic feet per secondMay 13, 2006: 10.04 ft, moderate floodingApr 16, 2007: 10.47 ft, moderate floodingJul 3, 2009: 8.66 ft, minor flooding; 546 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 2011: 10.04 ft, moderate flooding; 756 cubic feet per secondAug 28, 2011: 9.08 ft, minor flooding; 608 cubic feet per secondJan 25, 2019: 8.65 ft, minor flooding; 651 cubic feet per secondSep 2, 2021: 10.13 ft, moderate flooding; 891 cubic feet per secondJan 10, 2024: 10.49 ft, moderate flooding; 952 cubic feet per second Highest, 10.49 ft, Jan 10, 2024 1990200020102020

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Quinnipiac River at Southington 1980s: 1 1990s: 2 2000s: 3 3 2010s: 3 2020s: 2 1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
  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, Quinnipiac River at Southington
1Jan 10, 202410.49+1.99Moderate952
2Apr 16, 200710.47+1.97Moderate—
3Sep 2, 202110.13+1.63Moderate891
4May 13, 200610.04+1.54Moderate—
5Mar 7, 201110.04+1.54Moderate756
6Sep 17, 199910.00+1.50Moderate—
7Jun 6, 19929.74+1.24Minor876
8Oct 21, 19899.50+1.00Minor811
9Aug 28, 20119.08+0.58Minor608
10Jul 3, 20098.66+0.16Minor546
11Jan 25, 20198.65+0.15Minor651
12Jan 27, 19968.37−0.13Action—
13Jun 17, 20018.20−0.30Action559
14Apr 14, 20047.93−0.57Below flood stage566
15Oct 20, 19967.81−0.69Below flood stage430
16Mar 9, 19987.74−0.76Below flood stage—
17May 24, 19897.65−0.85Below flood stage464
18Nov 11, 19907.34−1.16Below flood stage425
19Apr 22, 20007.19−1.31Below flood stage417
20Mar 29, 20056.96−1.54Below flood stage401
21Aug 18, 19946.91−1.59Below flood stage373
22Nov 23, 19926.46−2.04Below flood stage319
23Sep 29, 20036.26−2.24Below flood stage307
24Dec 24, 19945.65−2.85Below flood stage—
25Jul 24, 19885.57−2.93Below flood stage226
26May 14, 20025.40−3.10Below flood stage203

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
Tariffville9.014.00 ft, Sep 22, 19381
Unionville12.018.55 ft, Aug 28, 20110
East Hartford9.013.78 ft, Sep 21, 19381
Hartford8.018.80 ft, Aug 19, 19551

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge QPCC3, 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.