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Along the Merrimack River in Four Seasons
The Merrimack River From Wikipedia: "it is a 117-mile-long river in the northeastern United States. It rises at the confluence of the Pemigewasset and Winnipesaukee rivers in Franklin, New Hampshire, flows southward into Massachusetts, and then flows northeast until it empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Newburyport."
There is a man-made beach, a popular spot during the summer. The river can be very rough, high or smooth (above and below).
Six bridges cross the river, the city is on both sides.
While looking up information about the river, I found a site, I wasn't aware of. It's the NOAA National Weather Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service, they track the height of the river (see their colorful chart below on the left).
Since Lowell currently has the most snow of any city in the United States (February 16, 2015, at 111") I'll be watching the gauge readings frequently. We all remember the recent floods in 2006 and 2007.
Flood Categories (in feet)
| Major Flood Stage: | 58 |
| Moderate Flood Stage: | 54 |
| Flood Stage: | 52 |
| Action Stage: | 50 |
Historic Crests
(1) 68.40 ft on 03/20/1936
(2) 60.60 ft on 04/23/1852
(3) 60.57 ft on 09/23/1938
(4) 58.84 ft on 05/15/2006
(5) 58.09 ft on 04/17/2007
Snow chart, posted February 16, 2015, by Mill City Weather. (Permission granted to use.)