Barnstable County, Massachusetts

14 river gauges reading now, shown against their usual but not yet judged.

Official Warnings

No official warning is in effect here right now.

• Mill Creek At Sandwich, MA: flow 9 ft³/s · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (6.87 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 55 min ago
• Marstons Mills River, Ds Out Of Bog, Mars Mills, MA: flow 4.86 ft³/s · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (3.58 ft³/s) · U.S. Geological Survey · 55 min ago
• Marstons Mills River, Ds Out Of Bog, Mars Mills, MA: water level 1.66 ft · above the highest October monthly average on record for this gauge (1.46 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 55 min ago
• Popponesset Bay, Mashpee Neck Road, Near Mashpee, MA: water level -0.24 ft · below the lowest October monthly average on record for this gauge (0.06 ft) · U.S. Geological Survey · 55 min ago
• Herring River At North Harwich, MA: flow 1.18 ft³/s · this gauge’s October monthly average is usually above 1.68 ft³/s · U.S. Geological Survey · 40 min ago

River levels are shown against their usual, but not yet judged. A gauge’s usual here is its range of October monthly averages; the reading is the latest 15-minute value, which a passing rain or dry spell can carry outside that range. So no river gauge makes this county Unusual For Here until we compare each day with the same day’s history.

A gauge’s usual is its range of October monthly averages over its record (USGS).

• USGS daily mean streamflow and gage height - Massachusetts: 17 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 9 h ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

218 entries from WZDx CWZ 1.0 work zones (massdot__cwz) (Massachusetts DOT) for this county, in its latest read.

• WZDx CWZ 1.0 work zones (massdot__cwz): 218 entries for this county · Massachusetts DOT · read 5 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

1 report in the last 24 hours, none published as an event.

Coming Up

No meeting is on an agenda we read for the next seven days.

• SHINE Open Enrollment Update · Barnstable County government · 22 h ago Not Yet Confirmed

3 sources answered; nothing recent here.

6 entries from openFDA drug enforcement reports (recalls), newest first and 1 from openFDA food enforcement reports (recalls), newest first (FDA) for this county, in their latest reads.

• openFDA drug enforcement reports (recalls), newest first: 6 entries for this county · FDA · read 27 min ago
• openFDA food enforcement reports (recalls), newest first: 1 entry for this county · FDA · read 26 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

26 entries from USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Massachusetts (U.S. Geological Survey) for this county, in its latest read.

• USGS latest streamflow and gage height - Massachusetts: 26 entries for this county · U.S. Geological Survey · read 6 min ago

Entries are what each state or utility feed lists for this county: incidents, closures or outage areas. We count them; we do not reproduce them.

1 source answered; nothing recent here.

No source here for this.

Quiet

• Layoff and closure notices (WARN): No notice naming a place here in the last 30 days · Massachusetts EOLWD (filed with the State Library of Massachusetts) · read Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT
• Rail accidents and crossings (FRA): No reported accident or crossing collision here with a release, evacuation, injury or death in the latest data · Federal Railroad Administration · read Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT
• Gasoline prices (EIA): No weekly move of 10 cents or more · U.S. Energy Information Administration · read Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT

Background

• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, Massachusetts, week of 2026-10-19: $4.202 a gallon, down 6 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Gasoline prices (EIA)
  Regular gasoline, New England (PADD 1A), week of 2026-10-19: $4.249 a gallon, down 4 cents from the week before. U.S. Energy Information Administration
• Employment and wages (QCEW)
  Q1 2026: 84,915 jobs (86,350 a year earlier); $1,349 average weekly wage ($1,316 a year earlier). BLS (QCEW)

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. FRA posts about three months after an accident, so its lines are reported, not breaking. Last read: BLS (QCEW) Oct 12, 9:25 AM EDT; U.S. Energy Information Administration Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT; Federal Railroad Administration Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT; Massachusetts EOLWD (filed with the State Library of Massachusetts) Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT.

Unusual For Here

• Bird flu in wild birds (APHIS)
  USDA APHIS reports highly pathogenic avian influenza detected in wild birds in Barnstable County, Massachusetts (detected 2026-08-10). This is the first detection in wild birds here this season. USDA APHIS

Quiet

• Non-native species (USGS NAS): No new non-native species alert here in the last 30 days · USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) · read Oct 12, 8:04 PM EDT
• Introduced species (iNaturalist): No introduced species newly recorded here · iNaturalist · read 58 min ago

Background

• Introduced species (iNaturalist)
  46 research-grade observations of introduced species here in the last 30 days. iNaturalist

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Unusual is this county against its own history, never against other counties. Bird flu detections are reported in our words with a link to USDA APHIS; its records are not reproduced. iNaturalist observations are shown only under CC0 or CC-BY, with the observer credited; others are counted. Observations with an obscured location are never placed on a county. Last read: USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species (NAS) Oct 12, 8:04 PM EDT; iNaturalist Oct 29, 10:26 AM EDT; USDA APHIS Oct 26, 9:27 AM EDT.

Quiet

• Historic places in harm’s way: No listed place here inside an active wildfire perimeter, warning area or flood zone · National Weather Service · read 8 min ago
• National Register nominations (Federal Register): No nomination here under review · National Park Service (Federal Register) · read 1 h ago
• National Register listings (NPS): No listing or removal here in the last 30 days · National Park Service · read Oct 12, 9:25 AM EDT

Background

• National Register listings (NPS)
  146 properties on the National Register in this county. National Park Service

Each line is the source's own fields, linked to the source. Sites whose location is restricted are never shown. A place inside a hazard area is our overlay of open maps, as of the hazard’s own time; it says nothing of damage. Last read: National Park Service Oct 12, 9:25 AM EDT; National Park Service (Federal Register) Oct 29, 10:00 AM EDT; National Weather Service Oct 29, 11:16 AM EDT.