Massachusetts River Levels & Streamflow
As of Aug 24, 2026, Massachusetts rivers are running at 58% of normal across 78 USGS gauges — the highest is 2,370 cfs on the Connecticut R At Interstate 391 Bridge At Holyoke. Live discharge, gauge height, and percent-of-normal for every USGS streamgauge in Massachusetts.
Streamflow levels across Massachusetts are currently 58% of normal, with the Connecticut R At Interstate 391 Bridge At Holyoke reporting the highest discharge in the state at 2,370 cfs and a gauge stage of 4.35 ft.
Meanwhile, the Connecticut River At Montague City is seeing a spike today — up 2% since yesterday and currently running near peak.
Tap any gauge below for the full hydrograph, paired weather forecast, and historical context. Use the rivers panel to jump into Massachusetts's named rivers.
Active weather warnings for Massachusetts
**RIPP CURRENT ALERT - August 24, 2026:** The National Weather Service has issued Rip Current Statements for Dukes and Nantucket counties from 8:00 AM through 6:00 PM EDT today. Dangerous rip currents are expected along coastal areas, posing a serious threat to swimmers and beachgoers. Even experienced swimmers can be swept away from shore into deeper water by these powerful currents. Residents and visitors in Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket should exercise extreme caution when entering the ocean and consider avoiding water activities during this period. Swimmers should stay near lifeguard stations and follow all posted beach warnings.
State-wide streamflow overview
The Massachusetts flow picture in four data points -- where the state sits versus historical norms, what's flowing hardest, and what's spiking fastest.
Percent of normal
100% is the historical norm. Below 70% indicates drought; above 130% can flag elevated flood risk.
Highest discharge
Gauge stage 4.35 ft
Biggest 24h spike
Now 2,290 cfs
Network coverage
USGS gauges feeding 0 named rivers in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts USGS streamgauges
Every USGS gauge Snoflo tracks in Massachusetts. Sortable, quickly filterable. Numeric columns heat-mapped from light to deep. Tap any gauge for its full hydrograph and forecast.
| Streamgage | Streamflow | Gage height | Water temp | Air temp | Elevation | Watershed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Connecticut R At Interstate 391 Bridge At Holyoke, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01172010 |
6,950 cfs | 6.35 ft | · | 78°F | 43 ft | Middle Connecticut |
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Connecticut River At Montague City, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01170500 |
2,540 cfs | 6.81 ft | · | 77°F | 111 ft | Middle Connecticut |
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Merrimack River Bl Concord River At Lowell, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01100000 |
1,600 cfs | 41.82 ft | · | 81°F | 50 ft | Merrimack |
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Chicopee River At Indian Orchard, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01177000 |
392 cfs | 4.47 ft | · | 79°F | 126 ft | Chicopee |
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Deerfield River Near West Deerfield, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01170000 |
383 cfs | 2.26 ft | · | 76°F | 157 ft | Deerfield |
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Housatonic River Nr Ashley Falls, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01198125 |
234 cfs | 2.02 ft | · | 77°F | 646 ft | Housatonic |
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Deerfield River At Charlemont, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01168500 |
199 cfs | 1.96 ft | · | 73°F | 517 ft | Deerfield |
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Westfield River Near Westfield, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01183500 |
172 cfs | 3.24 ft | · | 78°F | 140 ft | Westfield |
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Housatonic River Near Great Barrington, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01197500 |
142 cfs | 1.84 ft | · | 76°F | 693 ft | Housatonic |
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Swift River At West Ware, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01175500 |
119 cfs | 2.84 ft | · | 76°F | 370 ft | Chicopee |
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Nashua River At East Pepperell, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01096500 |
118 cfs | 1.03 ft | · | 80°F | 165 ft | Nashua |
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Millers River At Erving, Ma
19 hours ago · USGS 01166500 |
111 cfs | 1.83 ft | · | 75°F | 378 ft | Miller |
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North Nashua River Near Leominster, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01094500 |
100 cfs | 2.41 ft | · | 79°F | 274 ft | Nashua |
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Taunton River Near Bridgewater, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01108000 |
84 cfs | 3.21 ft | 62°F | 81°F | 10 ft | Narragansett |
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Hoosic River Near Williamstown, Ma
19 hours ago · USGS 01332500 |
74 cfs | 5.35 ft | · | 74°F | 618 ft | Hudson-Hoosic |
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Westfield River At Knightville, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01179500 |
71 cfs | 2.84 ft | · | 74°F | 464 ft | Westfield |
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Concord R Below R Meadow Brook, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01099500 |
64 cfs | 3.82 ft | · | 81°F | 67 ft | Merrimack |
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Ware River At Gibbs Crossing, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01173500 |
60 cfs | 2.13 ft | · | 76°F | 380 ft | Chicopee |
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Quaboag River At West Brimfield, Ma
19 hours ago · USGS 01176000 |
59 cfs | 2.76 ft | · | 76°F | 388 ft | Chicopee |
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Assabet River At Maynard, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01097000 |
58 cfs | 1.76 ft | · | 80°F | 154 ft | Concord |
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Blackstone River, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01109730 |
57 cfs | 1.71 ft | · | 78°F | 382 ft | Blackstone |
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Neponset River At Milton Village, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 011055566 |
50 cfs | 1.04 ft | · | 82°F | 5 ft | Charles |
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North River At Shattuckville, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01169000 |
49 cfs | 1.67 ft | · | 74°F | 459 ft | Deerfield |
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North Nashua River At Fitchburg, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01094400 |
44 cfs | 2.59 ft | · | 77°F | 399 ft | Nashua |
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Charles River At Waltham, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01104500 |
42 cfs | · | · | 82°F | 16 ft | Charles |
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Charles River At Dover, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01103500 |
41 cfs | · | · | 81°F | 93 ft | Charles |
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Millers River Near Winchendon, Ma
19 hours ago · USGS 01162000 |
40 cfs | 4.05 ft | · | 74°F | 834 ft | Miller |
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Neponset River At Greenlodge St Near Canton, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01105554 |
36 cfs | 6.87 ft | · | 82°F | 46 ft | Charles |
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Hoosic River At Adams, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01331500 |
35 cfs | 5.78 ft | · | 75°F | 831 ft | Hudson-Hoosic |
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West Branch Westfield River At Huntington, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01181000 |
31 cfs | 3.20 ft | · | 75°F | 391 ft | Westfield |
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Charles River At Wellesley, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01104200 |
28 cfs | 2.76 ft | · | 82°F | 67 ft | Charles |
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Green River At Williamstown, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01333000 |
27 cfs | 1.71 ft | · | 76°F | 614 ft | Hudson-Hoosic |
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Ware River At Intake Works Near Barre, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01173000 |
24 cfs | 3.27 ft | 69°F | 76°F | 639 ft | Chicopee |
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West Branch Farmington River Near New Boston, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01185500 |
24 cfs | 2.29 ft | · | 75°F | 776 ft | Farmington |
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Stony Brook At Rt 20 At Waltham, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01104460 |
23 cfs | 5.24 ft | 72°F | 81°F | 87 ft | Charles |
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Charles River At Medway, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01103280 |
22 cfs | · | · | 81°F | 129 ft | Charles |
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Quinebaug R Bl Westville Dam Nr Southbridge, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01123600 |
22 cfs | 3.18 ft | · | 77°F | 513 ft | Quinebaug |
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Green River Near Colrain, Ma
19 hours ago · USGS 01170100 |
21 cfs | 2.69 ft | 45°F | 74°F | 436 ft | Deerfield |
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Squannacook River Near West Groton, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01096000 |
21 cfs | 1.66 ft | · | 79°F | 246 ft | Nashua |
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Mill River At Northampton, Ma
19 hours ago · USGS 01171500 |
20 cfs | 5.63 ft | · | 77°F | 205 ft | Middle Connecticut |
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East Branch Housatonic River At Coltsville, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01197000 |
20 cfs | · | · | 74°F | 996 ft | Housatonic |
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Hobbs Bk Below Cambridge Res Nr Kendall Green, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01104430 |
19 cfs | 1.20 ft | 75°F | 81°F | 145 ft | Charles |
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Sudbury River At Saxonville, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01098530 |
17 cfs | 4.23 ft | · | 81°F | 116 ft | Concord |
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Green River Near Great Barrington, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01198000 |
16 cfs | · | · | 76°F | 694 ft | Housatonic |
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South River Near Conway, Ma
19 hours ago · USGS 01169900 |
15 cfs | 1.55 ft | · | 75°F | 456 ft | Deerfield |
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Quashnet River At Waquoit Village, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 011058837 |
15 cfs | 2.05 ft | · | 77°F | 3 ft | Cape Cod |
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Shawsheen River Near Wilmington, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01100600 |
13 cfs | 2.19 ft | · | 82°F | 95 ft | Merrimack |
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Otter River At Otter River, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01163200 |
13 cfs | · | · | 74°F | 901 ft | Miller |
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Quinebaug R Bl E Brimfield Dam At Fiskdale, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01123360 |
13 cfs | 2.12 ft | · | 77°F | 614 ft | Quinebaug |
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Mother Brook At Dedham, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01104000 |
12 cfs | 80.21 ft | · | 82°F | 87 ft | Charles |
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Threemile River At North Dighton, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01109060 |
12 cfs | 2.20 ft | · | 81°F | 12 ft | Narragansett |
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Indian Head River At Hanover, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01105730 |
11 cfs | 1.40 ft | · | 82°F | 8 ft | Cape Cod |
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Jones River At Kingston, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01105870 |
11 cfs | 2.90 ft | · | 82°F | 8 ft | Cape Cod |
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Stillwater River Near Sterling, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01095220 |
9 cfs | 4.02 ft | 66°F | 77°F | 403 ft | Nashua |
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Ware River Near Barre, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01172500 |
9 cfs | 2.42 ft | · | 75°F | 738 ft | Chicopee |
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Neponset River At Norwood, Ma
19 hours ago · USGS 01105000 |
9 cfs | 5.70 ft | · | 82°F | 51 ft | Charles |
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Quinapoxet River At Canada Mills Near Holden, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01095375 |
8 cfs | 6.42 ft | 67°F | 77°F | 569 ft | Nashua |
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East Branch Neponset River At Canton, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01105500 |
7 cfs | · | 79°F | 81°F | 80 ft | Charles |
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Aberjona River At Winchester, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01102500 |
7 cfs | 7.02 ft | · | 82°F | 14 ft | Charles |
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Priest Brook Near Winchendon, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01162500 |
7 cfs | 2.46 ft | · | 74°F | 852 ft | Miller |
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Paskamanset River Near South Dartmouth, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01105933 |
6 cfs | 8.38 ft | · | 77°F | 29 ft | Cape Cod |
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Quinsigamond River At North Grafton, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01110000 |
6 cfs | · | · | 79°F | 349 ft | Blackstone |
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Ipswich River Near Ipswich, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01102000 |
6 cfs | 2.51 ft | · | 82°F | 21 ft | Charles |
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Wading River Near Norton, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01109000 |
4 cfs | 5.03 ft | · | 81°F | 63 ft | Narragansett |
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Ipswich River At South Middleton, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01101500 |
3 cfs | 1.92 ft | · | 82°F | 49 ft | Charles |
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Saugus R At Saugus Iron Works At Saugus, Ma
17 hours ago · USGS 01102345 |
3 cfs | 1.18 ft | · | 82°F | 14 ft | Charles |
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West Branch Swift River Near Shutesbury, Ma
19 hours ago · USGS 01174565 |
2 cfs | 1.15 ft | · | 74°F | 536 ft | Chicopee |
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Herring River At North Harwich, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01105880 |
2 cfs | 1.79 ft | · | 78°F | 21 ft | Cape Cod |
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East Branch Swift River Near Hardwick, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01174500 |
2 cfs | 19.28 ft | · | 75°F | 520 ft | Chicopee |
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Sevenmile River Near Spencer, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01175670 |
1 cfs | 9.19 ft | · | 76°F | 650 ft | Chicopee |
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Segreganset River Near Dighton, Ma
1 day ago · USGS 01109070 |
1 cfs | 1.69 ft | · | 81°F | 36 ft | Narragansett |
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Nashoba Brook Near Acton, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01097300 |
1 cfs | 3.46 ft | · | 80°F | 155 ft | Concord |
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Lake Cochituate Outlet At Framingham, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01098500 |
1 cfs | · | · | 81°F | 129 ft | Concord |
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Whitmans Pond, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01105606 |
1 cfs | 71.23 ft | · | 82°F | 75 ft | Charles |
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Whitmans Pond Fish Ladder At East Weymouth, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01105608 |
1 cfs | 31.27 ft | · | 82°F | 52 ft | Charles |
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Old Swamp River Near South Weymouth, Ma
19 hours ago · USGS 01105600 |
0 cfs | 2.43 ft | · | 82°F | 87 ft | Cape Cod |
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Parker River At Byfield, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01101000 |
0 cfs | · | · | 82°F | 25 ft | Charles |
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Stony Brook Reservoir At Dam Near Waltham, Ma
18 hours ago · USGS 01104480 |
0 cfs | · | 36°F | 82°F | 62 ft | Charles |
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About Massachusetts streamflow
What are river levels like in Massachusetts right now?
As of August 24, 2026, Massachusetts rivers are running at 58% of normal across 78 USGS streamgauges, and the Connecticut R At Interstate 391 Bridge At Holyoke is reporting the highest discharge at 2,370 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.
Which Massachusetts river is running highest right now?
As of August 24, 2026, the highest discharge in Massachusetts is 2,370 cfs on the Connecticut R At Interstate 391 Bridge At Holyoke. See the sortable gauge table for the full statewide ranking.
Are Massachusetts rivers high or low right now?
Compare the statewide percent-of-normal on this page: above 100% means Massachusetts rivers are running higher than the seasonal average for the date, below 100% means lower (a dry spell or drought). Each gauge also shows its own percent of median.
Where does the Massachusetts streamflow data come from?
The U.S. Geological Survey National Water Information System. USGS streamgauges report continuously (every 15 minutes) and the data is the canonical real-time record for U.S. rivers. Snoflo pulls the latest readings and joins them to a 7-day NOAA weather forecast for each station.
What is cfs?
Cubic feet per second — the standard unit for streamflow. One cfs is about 7.5 gallons per second. Small creeks run at single-digit cfs; the Mississippi at hundreds of thousands.
What does Gauge Height mean?
The water level at the gauge in feet above the reference datum. Used together with discharge to track river state. Flood stage and runnable levels are typically expressed in gauge height (e.g., "flood at 16 ft").
How fresh is the Massachusetts data?
USGS streamgauges report every 15 minutes; Snoflo re-pulls throughout the day. The AI briefing regenerates daily.
Can I get a flow alert for a Massachusetts gauge?
Yes. Save any USGS gauge as a favorite in the Snoflo iOS app, set a discharge or stage threshold (e.g. "alert me when discharge crosses 2,000 cfs"), and you'll get a push the moment it crosses.
Is this a substitute for an NWS flood warning?
No. Snoflo is informational. For flood life-safety decisions always follow guidance from your local NWS forecast office and state emergency management. Snoflo data is one input among several.
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