Connecticut River Near Northfield, MA

USGS Site No: 01161280Connecticut River • Franklin County, MA

Connecticut River Near Northfield, MA on the Connecticut River is currently at 9,230 cfs (Very High — 95th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 12.84 ft.

Reading from

9,230
CFS Discharge
12.84
Gage Height (ft)
Very High
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for June 11 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 0
25th Low threshold 3,880
50th (Median) Normal (median) 6,500
75th High threshold 7,730
95th Very High threshold 0

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

48k 24k 0 cfs Mar 28 May 29
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 29, 2026 10,700
May 28, 2026 13,100
May 27, 2026 13,900
May 18, 2026 25,400
May 17, 2026 27,700
May 16, 2026 33,000
May 15, 2026 28,700
Apr 22, 2026 26,500
Apr 21, 2026 27,800
Apr 20, 2026 26,900
Apr 19, 2026 23,900
Apr 18, 2026 25,400
Apr 17, 2026 24,700
Apr 16, 2026 26,100
Apr 15, 2026 27,700
Apr 14, 2026 23,900
Apr 13, 2026 23,800
Apr 12, 2026 23,700
Apr 11, 2026 23,400
Apr 10, 2026 23,100
Apr 9, 2026 23,300
Apr 8, 2026 23,600
Apr 7, 2026 23,100
Apr 6, 2026 23,000
Apr 5, 2026 23,400
Apr 3, 2026 25,600
Apr 2, 2026 32,700
Apr 1, 2026 30,200
Mar 31, 2026 23,100
Mar 28, 2026 24,000

Station Information

USGS Site No
01161280
State
MA
Coordinates
42.6833, -72.4719
Drainage Area
6,730 mi²
Datum (ft)
185.0
HUC Code
010802010501
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
54,200 cfs
May 11, 2025
Min discharge
-647 cfs
Feb 7, 2026

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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