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Ashuelot River at Keene

Highest listed crest 74.60 ftFlood stage 73.0 ft3 crests since 2005

The Ashuelot River at Keene crested above flood stage 3 times among the 3 crests the National Weather Service lists from 2005 to 2011. The highest, 74.60 ft on October 9, 2005, was moderate flooding, 1.60 feet above flood stage. 1 other gauge on the Ashuelot River crested above flood stage within a week of it.

The gauge

Highest listed crest
74.60 ft
October 9, 2005
Flood stage
73.0 ft
Major flooding from 75.0 ft
Crests at major
0
3 above flood stage
Most recent flood crest
March 7, 2011
73.39 ft, minor flooding
Location
Cheshire County
Near Keene (2.8 mi)

Flood stages

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

Flood categories, Ashuelot River at Keene
Action stage71.00—The level at which the NWS or its partners begin to take action
Flood stage (minor)73.02Mar 7, 2011Minimal or no property damage, but possibly some public threat
Moderate flood stage74.01Oct 9, 2005Some inundation of structures and roads near the stream
Major flood stage75.00—Extensive inundation of structures and roads

Every listed crest

3 crests from 2005 to 2011. Filled: at or above flood stage. Hover a crest for its date and stage.

Listed crests at the Ashuelot River at Keene, 2005 to 2011 7373.57474.575ft Flood stage 73.0 ftMajor 75.0 ft Oct 9, 2005: 74.60 ft, moderate floodingOct 16, 2005: 73.80 ft, minor floodingMar 7, 2011: 73.39 ft, minor flooding Highest, 74.60 ft, Oct 9, 2005 200520102015

Crests at or above flood stage, by decade

Crests at or above flood stage per decade, Ashuelot River at Keene 2000s: 2 2 2010s: 1 2000s2010s
  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, Ashuelot River at Keene
1Oct 9, 200574.60+1.60Moderate—
2Oct 16, 200573.80+0.80Minor—
3Mar 7, 201173.39+0.39Minor—

The worst floods along the Ashuelot River

For this gauge's highest crests, the other gauges on the Ashuelot River that crested above flood stage within a week.

October 9, 2005: 74.60 ft here, moderate flooding

  • HinsdaleNH · Oct 9, 2005 · 9.60 ft · Moderate

October 16, 2005: 73.80 ft here, minor flooding

  • HinsdaleNH · Oct 9, 2005 · 9.60 ft · Moderate

Gauges on the Ashuelot River

In USGS station-number order, which runs downstream within a river basin.

Flood gauges on the Ashuelot River
GilsumNH9.511.36 ft, Jul 11, 20230
Keene this gaugeNH73.074.60 ft, Oct 9, 20050
West SwanzeyNH11.012.89 ft, Jul 19, 20210
HinsdaleNH8.020.20 ft, Mar 19, 19362

Other gauges in Cheshire County

Flood gauges in Cheshire County
West Swanzey11.012.89 ft, Jul 19, 20210
Hinsdale8.020.20 ft, Mar 19, 19362
Gilsum9.511.36 ft, Jul 11, 20230
Alstead9.011.78 ft, Jul 29, 20212
North Walpole28.043.80 ft, Mar 19, 19362

Cheshire County: every hazard · River floods across the country · New Hampshire

NOAA National Water Prediction Service, gauge KNEN3, 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.