Mill River at Taunton

Highest listed crest 11.54 ftFlood stage 8.5 ft3 crests since 2010

The Mill River at Taunton crested above flood stage 3 times among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2010 to 2024. The highest, 11.54 ft on April 1, 2010, was minor flooding, 3.04 feet above flood stage.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
11.54 ft
April 1, 2010; 1,644 cubic feet per second
Flood stage
8.5 ft
No major stage set
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
January 13, 2024
8.50 ft, minor flooding
Location
Bristol County
Near Taunton (0.4 mi), Bridgewater Town (7.6 mi), Attleboro (10.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Mill River at Taunton
Action stage8.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)8.53Jan 13, 2024Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat

Every listed crest

3 crests from 2010 to 2024. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Mill River at Taunton, 2010 to 2024 89101112ft Flood stage 8.5 ft Mar 17, 2010: 10.17 ft, minor flooding; 1,184 cubic feet per secondApr 1, 2010: 11.54 ft, minor flooding; 1,644 cubic feet per secondJan 13, 2024: 8.50 ft, minor flooding; 674 cubic feet per second Highest, 11.54 ft, Apr 1, 2010 2010201520202025

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Mill River at Taunton 2010s: 2 2 2020s: 1 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, Mill River at Taunton
1Apr 1, 201011.54+3.04Minor1,644
2Mar 17, 201010.17+1.67Minor1,184
3Jan 13, 20248.500.00Minor674

Other gauges in Bristol County

Flood gauges in Bristol County
Buzzards Bay at New Bedford Hurricane Barrier (IN MLLW)6.013.64 ft, Sep 21, 19383
Mount Hope Bay at Fall River (IN MLLW)7.08.96 ft, Oct 29, 20120
Dighton5.08.66 ft, Mar 30, 20100
Norton9.511.48 ft, Mar 31, 20100

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

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge TNMM3, 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.