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Atlantic Coast at Gloucester (IN MLLW)

Highest listed crest 13.13 ftFlood stage 11.5 ft15 crests since 2012

The Atlantic Coast at Gloucester (IN MLLW) crested above flood stage 14 times among the 15 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2012 to 2024. The highest, 13.13 ft on January 4, 2018, was moderate flooding, 1.63 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
13.13 ft
January 4, 2018
Flood stage
11.5 ft
Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major
0
14 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
November 16, 2024
11.58 ft, minor flooding
Location
Essex County
Near Gloucester (1.8 mi), Beverly (10.1 mi), Salem (14.3 mi)
Identifiers
NWS GLCM3
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, Atlantic Coast at Gloucester (IN MLLW)
Action stage11.01Jan 20, 2023The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)11.513Nov 16, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage13.01Jan 4, 2018Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage15.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

15 crests from 2012 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Atlantic Coast at Gloucester (IN MLLW), 2012 to 2024 1112131415ft Flood stage 11.5 ftMajor 15.0 ft Oct 29, 2012: 11.52 ft, minor floodingJun 25, 2013: 11.55 ft, minor floodingJul 24, 2013: 11.93 ft, minor floodingMar 31, 2014: 11.52 ft, minor floodingJan 4, 2018: 13.13 ft, moderate floodingMar 2, 2018: 12.53 ft, minor floodingNov 25, 2018: 11.62 ft, minor floodingJan 20, 2019: 11.57 ft, minor floodingMar 22, 2019: 11.59 ft, minor floodingDec 23, 2022: 12.50 ft, minor floodingJan 20, 2023: 11.24 ft, action stageJan 13, 2024: 12.98 ft, minor floodingFeb 13, 2024: 11.51 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 2024: 12.07 ft, minor floodingNov 16, 2024: 11.58 ft, minor flooding Highest, 13.13 ft, Jan 4, 2018 201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Atlantic Coast at Gloucester (IN MLLW) 2010s: 9 9 2020s: 5 2010s2020s
  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, Atlantic Coast at Gloucester (IN MLLW)
1Jan 4, 201813.13+1.63Moderate—
2Jan 13, 202412.98+1.48Minor—
3Mar 2, 201812.53+1.03Minor—
4Dec 23, 202212.50+1.00Minor—
5Mar 10, 202412.07+0.57Minor—
6Jul 24, 201311.93+0.43Minor—
7Nov 25, 201811.62+0.12Minor—
8Mar 22, 201911.59+0.09Minor—
9Nov 16, 202411.58+0.08Minor—
10Jan 20, 201911.57+0.07Minor—
11Jun 25, 201311.55+0.05Minor—
12Oct 29, 201211.52+0.02Minor—
13Mar 31, 201411.52+0.02Minor—
14Feb 13, 202411.51+0.01Minor—
15Jan 20, 202311.24−0.26Action—

Other gauges in Essex County

Flood gauges in Essex County
Ipswich7.010.53 ft, May 15, 20061
South Middleton7.08.46 ft, May 15, 20060
Lawrence24.025.37 ft, Dec 20, 20230
Haverhill11.025.75 ft, Mar 20, 19363
Byfield5.57.85 ft, May 15, 20062
Andover29.037.45 ft, May 15, 20062
Methuen8.012.15 ft, May 16, 20061

Essex County: every hazard · River floods across the country · Massachusetts

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge GLCM3, 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.