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Atlantic Coast near Sandwich Canal Side (In MLLW)

Highest listed crest 12.99 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft12 crests since 2019

The Atlantic Coast near Sandwich Canal Side (In MLLW) crested above flood stage 12 times among the 12 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2019 to 2024. The highest, 12.99 ft on March 10, 2024, was minor flooding, 0.99 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
12.99 ft
March 10, 2024
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 15.0 ft
Crests at major
0
12 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 10, 2024
12.99 ft, minor flooding
Location
Barnstable County
Near Barnstable Town (10.7 mi)
Identifiers
NWS SANM3
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 near Sandwich Canal Side (In MLLW)
Action stage11.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.012Mar 10, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage14.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage15.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

12 crests from 2019 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Atlantic Coast near Sandwich Canal Side (In MLLW), 2019 to 2024 12131415ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 15.0 ft Jan 20, 2019: 12.44 ft, minor floodingMar 22, 2019: 12.13 ft, minor floodingDec 14, 2019: 12.25 ft, minor floodingApr 10, 2020: 12.52 ft, minor floodingMay 8, 2020: 12.22 ft, minor floodingNov 15, 2020: 12.08 ft, minor floodingDec 17, 2020: 12.69 ft, minor floodingFeb 2, 2021: 12.13 ft, minor floodingMay 17, 2022: 12.23 ft, minor floodingJan 10, 2024: 12.85 ft, minor floodingFeb 13, 2024: 12.67 ft, minor floodingMar 10, 2024: 12.99 ft, minor flooding Highest, 12.99 ft, Mar 10, 2024 20202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Atlantic Coast near Sandwich Canal Side (In MLLW) 2010s: 3 2020s: 9 9 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 near Sandwich Canal Side (In MLLW)
1Mar 10, 202412.99+0.99Minor—
2Jan 10, 202412.85+0.85Minor—
3Dec 17, 202012.69+0.69Minor—
4Feb 13, 202412.67+0.67Minor—
5Apr 10, 202012.52+0.52Minor—
6Jan 20, 201912.44+0.44Minor—
7Dec 14, 201912.25+0.25Minor—
8May 17, 202212.23+0.23Minor—
9May 8, 202012.22+0.22Minor—
10Mar 22, 201912.13+0.13Minor—
11Feb 2, 202112.13+0.13Minor—
12Nov 15, 202012.08+0.08Minor—

Other gauges in Barnstable County

Flood gauges in Barnstable County
Atlantic Coast at Chatham Harbor (IN MLLW)9.09.76 ft, Jan 3, 20140
Atlantic Coast at Dennis Sesuit Harbor (IN MLLW)13.016.38 ft, Jan 27, 20152
Atlantic Coast at Hyannisport (IN MLLW)5.08.30 ft, Dec 18, 20230
Atlantic Coast at Provincetown Harbor (IN MLLW)13.015.38 ft, Jan 4, 20181
Buzzards Bay at Woods Hole (IN MLLW)5.510.78 ft, Sep 20, 19382

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NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge SANM3, 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.