Rooster River At Fairfield, Ct Realtime Data
ROOSTER RIVER AT FAIRFIELD, CT
Realtime Data • Report • Conditions
26
Discharge (cfs)
3.5
Gauge Height (ft)
USGS 01208873
Streamflow discharge was last observed at 26 cfs, and a gauge height of 3.49 feet.
With the
% decrease since yesterday,
the streamflow average over the past 10 days is 29 .
Weather today, Tomorrow,
The river is not known to have any significant tributaries or dams that affect its flow. Seasonal trends show that the river experiences high flows during the spring and fall, while summer and winter months have lower flows. The hydrology of the Rooster River is relatively straightforward, with no quirky or interesting facts noted. The data from the stream gauge can be used to monitor and manage the health of the river ecosystem and inform decisions regarding water resource management.
August 3, 2026
| Elevation | 19.0 ft |
| Last Updated | |
| Gage height, ft | 3.49 ft |
| Chlorophyll a, estimated, water, in-situ, in-vivo fluorescence (IVF), relative fluorescence units (RFU) | 0.51 RFU |
| Streamflow, ft³/s | 26.1 ft3/s |
| Specific conductance, water, unfiltered, microsiemens per centimeter at 25°C | 458.0 uS/cm @25C |
| Photosynthetically active radiation (average flux density on a horizontal surface during measurement interval), µmol of photons/m²/s | 35.0 umol/m2/s |
| Dissolved oxygen, water, unfiltered, mg/L | 10.9 mg/l |
| Turbidity, water, unfiltered, monochrome near infra-red LED light, 780-900 nm, detection angle 90 ±2.5°, formazin nephelometric units (FNU) | 0.8 FNU |
| pH, water, unfiltered, field, standard units | 7.1 std units |
| Temperature, water, degC | 10.4 deg C |
| Percent of Normal | 841% |
| Year Over Year Average | 3 cfs |
| 24hr Flow Prediction | cfs |
| Maximum Recorded | 1,030 cfs |
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