Massachusetts River Levels & Streamflow
As of Oct 17, 2026, Massachusetts rivers are running at 128% of normal across 78 USGS gauges — the highest is 8,200 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.
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Massachusetts river conditions today
Where rivers are running versus normal, what’s spiking and what’s coming — refreshed daily from USGS and NOAA.
Streamflow levels across Massachusetts are currently 128% of normal, with the Connecticut R At Interstate 391 Bridge At Holyoke reporting the highest discharge in the state at 8,200 cfs and a gauge stage of 6.66 ft.
Meanwhile, the Merrimack River Bl Concord River At Lowell is seeing a spike today — up 81% 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.
How Massachusetts’s rivers compare to normal
Every gauge placed by its own percent of normal, and three years of the statewide trend.
Where every gauge actually sits
One dot per Massachusetts streamgauge, placed by its own percent of normal. The state average is a single line through all of it.
Percent of normal compares today's discharge with the historical average for this calendar day. Tap any dot to open that gauge.
Massachusetts streamflow, three water years
Statewide percent of normal, every day since Oct 2023. The dotted line is normal.
799 daily readings from 78 reporting gauges. Percent of normal is today's statewide discharge against the historical average for the same calendar day — 100% is normal, not "good". The axis tops out at 250%: 28 readings above that — including the 440% peak in Aug 2026 — are drawn along the top edge, so a few flood days cannot flatten three years of everything else. The line breaks in 2 places where the record skips more than five days — those are gaps in reporting, not readings of zero.
Massachusetts flow report
| Streamgage | Streamflow | Gage height | Water temp | Air temp | Elevation | Watershed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Connecticut River At Montague City, Ma
3 hours ago · USGS 01170500 |
6,190 cfs | 8.78 ft | · | 48°F | 111 ft | Middle Connecticut |
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Connecticut R At Interstate 391 Bridge At Holyoke, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01172010 |
5,620 cfs | 5.56 ft | · | 51°F | 43 ft | Middle Connecticut |
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Merrimack River Bl Concord River At Lowell, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01100000 |
4,640 cfs | 43.14 ft | · | 51°F | 50 ft | Merrimack |
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Deerfield River Near West Deerfield, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01170000 |
601 cfs | 2.56 ft | · | 49°F | 157 ft | Deerfield |
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Chicopee River At Indian Orchard, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01177000 |
590 cfs | 4.80 ft | · | 50°F | 126 ft | Chicopee |
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Westfield River Near Westfield, Ma
3 hours ago · USGS 01183500 |
470 cfs | 3.91 ft | · | 52°F | 140 ft | Westfield |
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Taunton River Near Bridgewater, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01108000 |
469 cfs | 4.34 ft | 62°F | 49°F | 10 ft | Narragansett |
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Nashua River At East Pepperell, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01096500 |
412 cfs | 2.02 ft | · | 51°F | 165 ft | Nashua |
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Deerfield River At Charlemont, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01168500 |
393 cfs | 2.37 ft | · | 47°F | 517 ft | Deerfield |
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Concord R Below R Meadow Brook, Ma
3 hours ago · USGS 01099500 |
389 cfs | 4.91 ft | · | 50°F | 67 ft | Merrimack |
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Westfield River At Knightville, Ma
3 hours ago · USGS 01179500 |
383 cfs | 3.77 ft | · | 48°F | 464 ft | Westfield |
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Housatonic River Nr Ashley Falls, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01198125 |
362 cfs | 2.60 ft | · | 49°F | 646 ft | Housatonic |
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Housatonic River Near Great Barrington, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01197500 |
349 cfs | 2.38 ft | · | 48°F | 693 ft | Housatonic |
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Hoosic River Near Williamstown, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01332500 |
298 cfs | 5.85 ft | · | 38°F | 618 ft | Hudson-Hoosic |
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Millers River At Erving, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01166500 |
286 cfs | 2.39 ft | · | 46°F | 378 ft | Miller |
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Charles River At Dover, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01103500 |
249 cfs | 1.37 ft | · | 47°F | 93 ft | Charles |
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Neponset River At Milton Village, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 011055566 |
227 cfs | 1.98 ft | · | 47°F | 5 ft | Charles |
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Charles River At Wellesley, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01104200 |
207 cfs | 3.34 ft | · | 47°F | 67 ft | Charles |
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Charles River At Waltham, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01104500 |
205 cfs | 1.63 ft | · | 47°F | 16 ft | Charles |
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North River At Shattuckville, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01169000 |
197 cfs | 2.67 ft | · | 47°F | 459 ft | Deerfield |
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North Nashua River Near Leominster, Ma
3 hours ago · USGS 01094500 |
184 cfs | 2.87 ft | · | 50°F | 274 ft | Nashua |
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East Branch Housatonic River At Coltsville, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01197000 |
155 cfs | 1.46 ft | · | 38°F | 996 ft | Housatonic |
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West Branch Farmington River Near New Boston, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01185500 |
149 cfs | 3.23 ft | · | 46°F | 776 ft | Farmington |
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Assabet River At Maynard, Ma
3 hours ago · USGS 01097000 |
144 cfs | 2.39 ft | · | 47°F | 154 ft | Concord |
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Blackstone River, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01109730 |
141 cfs | 2.24 ft | · | 44°F | 382 ft | Blackstone |
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Threemile River At North Dighton, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01109060 |
135 cfs | 3.19 ft | · | 49°F | 12 ft | Narragansett |
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Ware River At Gibbs Crossing, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01173500 |
133 cfs | 2.45 ft | · | 47°F | 380 ft | Chicopee |
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Millers River Near Winchendon, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01162000 |
127 cfs | 4.59 ft | · | 45°F | 834 ft | Miller |
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Mother Brook At Dedham, Ma
3 hours ago · USGS 01104000 |
127 cfs | 81.89 ft | · | 46°F | 87 ft | Charles |
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Swift River At West Ware, Ma
3 hours ago · USGS 01175500 |
126 cfs | 2.88 ft | · | 48°F | 370 ft | Chicopee |
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Neponset River At Greenlodge St Near Canton, Ma
3 hours ago · USGS 01105554 |
118 cfs | 8.60 ft | · | 48°F | 46 ft | Charles |
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Sudbury River At Saxonville, Ma
3 hours ago · USGS 01098530 |
117 cfs | 5.45 ft | · | 46°F | 116 ft | Concord |
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Hoosic River At Adams, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01331500 |
117 cfs | 6.09 ft | · | 40°F | 831 ft | Hudson-Hoosic |
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Quaboag River At West Brimfield, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01176000 |
115 cfs | 3.12 ft | · | 48°F | 388 ft | Chicopee |
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Quinebaug R Bl Westville Dam Nr Southbridge, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01123600 |
103 cfs | 3.91 ft | · | 43°F | 513 ft | Quinebaug |
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West Branch Westfield River At Huntington, Ma
3 hours ago · USGS 01181000 |
102 cfs | 3.81 ft | · | 48°F | 391 ft | Westfield |
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North Nashua River At Fitchburg, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01094400 |
101 cfs | 2.97 ft | · | 50°F | 399 ft | Nashua |
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Quinebaug R Bl E Brimfield Dam At Fiskdale, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01123360 |
87 cfs | 3.24 ft | · | 47°F | 614 ft | Quinebaug |
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Ware River At Intake Works Near Barre, Ma
3 hours ago · USGS 01173000 |
75 cfs | 3.87 ft | 56°F | 48°F | 639 ft | Chicopee |
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Charles River At Medway, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01103280 |
70 cfs | 1.28 ft | · | 47°F | 129 ft | Charles |
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Mill River At Northampton, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01171500 |
69 cfs | 6.20 ft | · | 49°F | 205 ft | Middle Connecticut |
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Ipswich River Near Ipswich, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01102000 |
68 cfs | 3.31 ft | · | 45°F | 21 ft | Charles |
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Squannacook River Near West Groton, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01096000 |
67 cfs | 2.29 ft | · | 51°F | 246 ft | Nashua |
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Green River Near Colrain, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01170100 |
61 cfs | 3.14 ft | 52°F | 47°F | 436 ft | Deerfield |
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Paskamanset River Near South Dartmouth, Ma
3 hours ago · USGS 01105933 |
60 cfs | 9.69 ft | · | 49°F | 29 ft | Cape Cod |
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Ware River Near Barre, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01172500 |
52 cfs | 3.07 ft | · | 48°F | 738 ft | Chicopee |
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Wading River Near Norton, Ma
3 hours ago · USGS 01109000 |
51 cfs | 5.84 ft | · | 48°F | 63 ft | Narragansett |
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Indian Head River At Hanover, Ma
3 hours ago · USGS 01105730 |
50 cfs | 2.10 ft | · | 48°F | 8 ft | Cape Cod |
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Otter River At Otter River, Ma
3 hours ago · USGS 01163200 |
47 cfs | 1.19 ft | · | 47°F | 901 ft | Miller |
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Green River At Williamstown, Ma
3 hours ago · USGS 01333000 |
46 cfs | 1.98 ft | · | 36°F | 614 ft | Hudson-Hoosic |
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Quinsigamond River At North Grafton, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01110000 |
45 cfs | 1.55 ft | · | 45°F | 349 ft | Blackstone |
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Stillwater River Near Sterling, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01095220 |
44 cfs | 4.61 ft | 55°F | 49°F | 403 ft | Nashua |
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South River Near Conway, Ma
3 hours ago · USGS 01169900 |
42 cfs | 1.99 ft | · | 48°F | 456 ft | Deerfield |
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Neponset River At Norwood, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01105000 |
39 cfs | 6.13 ft | · | 48°F | 51 ft | Charles |
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East Branch Neponset River At Canton, Ma
3 hours ago · USGS 01105500 |
38 cfs | 1.32 ft | 79°F | 47°F | 80 ft | Charles |
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Green River Near Great Barrington, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01198000 |
33 cfs | · | · | 48°F | 694 ft | Housatonic |
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Saugus R At Saugus Iron Works At Saugus, Ma
3 hours ago · USGS 01102345 |
30 cfs | 2.24 ft | · | 47°F | 14 ft | Charles |
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Jones River At Kingston, Ma
3 hours ago · USGS 01105870 |
28 cfs | 3.14 ft | · | 48°F | 8 ft | Cape Cod |
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Quinapoxet River At Canada Mills Near Holden, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01095375 |
26 cfs | 6.78 ft | 56°F | 47°F | 569 ft | Nashua |
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Lake Cochituate Outlet At Framingham, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01098500 |
24 cfs | 4.43 ft | · | 46°F | 129 ft | Concord |
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Aberjona River At Winchester, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01102500 |
23 cfs | 7.51 ft | · | 47°F | 14 ft | Charles |
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Ipswich River At South Middleton, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01101500 |
20 cfs | 2.31 ft | · | 45°F | 49 ft | Charles |
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Priest Brook Near Winchendon, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01162500 |
20 cfs | 2.76 ft | · | 47°F | 852 ft | Miller |
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Shawsheen River Near Wilmington, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01100600 |
20 cfs | 2.31 ft | · | 45°F | 95 ft | Merrimack |
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East Branch Swift River Near Hardwick, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01174500 |
20 cfs | 19.45 ft | · | 47°F | 520 ft | Chicopee |
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West Branch Swift River Near Shutesbury, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01174565 |
18 cfs | 1.48 ft | · | 46°F | 536 ft | Chicopee |
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Stony Brook At Rt 20 At Waltham, Ma
3 hours ago · USGS 01104460 |
16 cfs | 5.10 ft | 58°F | 46°F | 87 ft | Charles |
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Segreganset River Near Dighton, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01109070 |
16 cfs | 2.14 ft | · | 49°F | 36 ft | Narragansett |
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Quashnet River At Waquoit Village, Ma
3 hours ago · USGS 011058837 |
14 cfs | 2.15 ft | · | 56°F | 3 ft | Cape Cod |
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Sevenmile River Near Spencer, Ma
3 hours ago · USGS 01175670 |
10 cfs | 9.45 ft | · | 47°F | 650 ft | Chicopee |
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Whitmans Pond Fish Ladder At East Weymouth, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01105608 |
8 cfs | 31.64 ft | · | 47°F | 52 ft | Charles |
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Old Swamp River Near South Weymouth, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01105600 |
8 cfs | 2.79 ft | · | 47°F | 87 ft | Cape Cod |
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Hobbs Bk Below Cambridge Res Nr Kendall Green, Ma
3 hours ago · USGS 01104430 |
7 cfs | · | 59°F | 46°F | 145 ft | Charles |
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Whitmans Pond, Ma
3 hours ago · USGS 01105606 |
6 cfs | 72.56 ft | · | 47°F | 75 ft | Charles |
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Parker River At Byfield, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01101000 |
5 cfs | · | · | 50°F | 25 ft | Charles |
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Nashoba Brook Near Acton, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01097300 |
2 cfs | 3.83 ft | · | 51°F | 155 ft | Concord |
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Stony Brook Reservoir At Dam Near Waltham, Ma
3 hours ago · USGS 01104480 |
2 cfs | · | 36°F | 47°F | 62 ft | Charles |
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Herring River At North Harwich, Ma
4 hours ago · USGS 01105880 |
1 cfs | 1.76 ft | · | 50°F | 21 ft | Cape Cod |
About Massachusetts streamflow
What are river levels like in Massachusetts right now?
As of October 17, 2026, Massachusetts rivers are running at 128% of normal across 78 USGS streamgauges, and the Connecticut R At Interstate 391 Bridge At Holyoke is reporting the highest discharge at 8,200 cfs. The full sortable gauge table is below.
Which Massachusetts river is running highest right now?
As of October 17, 2026, the highest discharge in Massachusetts is 8,200 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.