East Branch Swift River Near Hardwick, MA

USGS Site No: 01174500 • East Branch Swift River • Worcester County, MA

East Branch Swift River Near Hardwick, MA on the East Branch Swift River is currently at 50 cfs (Normal — 61th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 19.58 ft.

Reading from

50
CFS Discharge
19.58
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
N/A
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 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 6
25th Low threshold 15
50th (Median) Normal (median) 28
75th High threshold 81 Today: 50 cfs
95th Very High threshold 228

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.

581 291 0 cfs Apr 6 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 66 —
May 27, 2026 78 —
May 26, 2026 88 —
May 25, 2026 69 —
May 24, 2026 45 —
May 23, 2026 40 —
May 22, 2026 47 —
May 21, 2026 57 —
May 20, 2026 71 —
May 19, 2026 84 —
May 18, 2026 106 —
May 17, 2026 147 —
May 16, 2026 226 —
May 15, 2026 297 —
Apr 21, 2026 85 —
Apr 20, 2026 102 —
Apr 19, 2026 117 —
Apr 18, 2026 133 —
Apr 17, 2026 122 —
Apr 16, 2026 98 —
Apr 15, 2026 79 —
Apr 14, 2026 55 —
Apr 13, 2026 51 —
Apr 12, 2026 53 —
Apr 11, 2026 61 —
Apr 10, 2026 65 —
Apr 9, 2026 72 —
Apr 8, 2026 74 —
Apr 7, 2026 80 —
Apr 6, 2026 88 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
01174500
State
MA
Coordinates
42.3934, -72.2384
Drainage Area
44 mi²
Datum (ft)
504.1
HUC Code
01080204
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
718 cfs
May 10, 2025
Min discharge
0 cfs
Sep 24, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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