Streamgauges reporting the most discharge on the Quashnet River
10 Day Trend
Discharge comparison for the highest gauges over the past 10 days
Expected Streamflow Ranges
Streamflow discharge range for this time of year
The Quashnet River, also known as Quoshnet River or Moonakis River, is a 5.1-mile-long (8.2 km) estuary in Falmouth, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. Its area is about 1-square-mile (2.6 km2). The river is connected by ditch to John's Pond in Mashpee, just north of today's Route 28. It is fed by groundwater and flows south, gaining water as it goes, into Waquoit Bay which then flows into Nantucket Sound. During colonial times it was known for its abundant brook trout but was dammed in the mid-19th century for water power. After the mills burned and the dam was breached, the ...
Source: Wikipedia