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Chicopee River at Indian Orchard

Highest listed crest 22.14 ftFlood stage 12.0 ft6 crests since 1955

The Chicopee River at Indian Orchard crested at major flood stage 1 time among the 6 crests the National Weather Service lists from 1955 to 2005. The highest, 22.14 ft on August 19, 1955, was major flooding, 10.14 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
22.14 ft
August 19, 1955; 40,500 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
12.0 ft
Major flooding from 18.0 ft
Crests at major
1
29th of 65 gauges in Massachusetts
Most recent flood crest
October 15, 2005
12.92 ft, minor flooding
Location
Hampden County
Near Chicopee (3.1 mi), Springfield (3.4 mi), West Springfield Town (7.4 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Chicopee River at Indian Orchard
Action stage11.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)12.03Oct 15, 2005Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage16.00—Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage18.01Aug 19, 1955Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

6 crests from 1955 to 2005. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Chicopee River at Indian Orchard, 1955 to 2005 510152025ft Flood stage 12.0 ftMajor 18.0 ft Aug 19, 1955: 22.14 ft, major flooding; 40,500 cubic feet per secondMar 7, 1979: 12.20 ft, minor flooding; 10,500 cubic feet per secondMay 31, 1984: 13.96 ft, minor flooding; 14,500 cubic feet per secondMar 9, 1995: 7.66 ft, below flood stage; 3,180 cubic feet per secondApr 17, 1996: 10.74 ft, below flood stage; 7,660 cubic feet per secondOct 15, 2005: 12.92 ft, minor flooding Highest, 22.14 ft, Aug 19, 1955 19601970198019902000

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Chicopee River at Indian Orchard 1950s: 1 1 1960s: 0 1970s: 1 1980s: 1 1990s: 0 2000s: 1 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s
  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.
  3. 2 crests measured on an earlier gauge datum are left out: 16.20 ft on Mar 19, 1936; 23.43 ft on Sep 21, 1938.

Highest crests

Highest listed crests, Chicopee River at Indian Orchard
1Aug 19, 195522.14+10.14Major40,500
2May 31, 198413.96+1.96Minor14,500
3Oct 15, 200512.92+0.92Minor—
4Mar 7, 197912.20+0.20Minor10,500
5Apr 17, 199610.74−1.26Below flood stage7,660
6Mar 9, 19957.66−4.34Below flood stage3,180

Other gauges in Hampden County

Flood gauges in Hampden County
Holyoke26.527.73 ft, Aug 30, 20110
Springfield20.028.60 ft, Mar 20, 19362
West Brimfield7.015.36 ft, Aug 19, 19551
Westfield13.034.20 ft, Aug 19, 19557

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge INDM3, 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.