RIVER GAUGE · QUINEBAUG RIVER
Quinebaug River below Jewett City
New London County, Connecticut
Water level5.93 ft
Flow702 cfs
Last readingSep 16, 2026, 4:30 PM UTC (last recorded)
Action16.5 ft12,400 cfs
Minor flood17.5 ft
Moderate flood20 ft
Major flood21 ft
The past week
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What floods at each level
- 21 ft
Water seeps through the walls of an apartment complex on Wedgewood Drive and Dey Street requiring evacuations. Evacuations also occur at the Pauchaug river commons condominium complex and River Run townhouses on south Main Street due to rising water.
- 20 ft
Water in basements of numerous residences on School Street, Main Street, Soule Street, Railroad Avenue and Mathewson Street.
- 17.5 ft
Norman Road and banjo Sullivan Road are closed with water covering the roadway.
Highest crests on record
| Date | Level | Flow |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 1955 | 29 ft | — |
| Mar 18, 1936 | 24 ft | 29,200 cfs |
| Mar 30, 2010 | 23.26 ft | — |
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