Fort River Near Amherst, MA

USGS Site No: 01171300 • Fort River • Hampshire County, MA

Fort River Near Amherst, MA on the Fort River is currently at 21 cfs (Normal — 30th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 1.14 ft.

Reading from

21
CFS Discharge
1.14
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
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 16
25th Low threshold 20
50th (Median) Normal (median) 27 Today: 21 cfs
75th High threshold 47
95th Very High threshold 226

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.

642 321 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 24 —
May 27, 2026 29 —
May 26, 2026 39 —
May 25, 2026 45 —
May 24, 2026 30 —
May 23, 2026 23 —
May 22, 2026 24 —
May 21, 2026 26 —
May 20, 2026 30 —
May 19, 2026 32 —
May 18, 2026 35 —
May 17, 2026 42 —
May 16, 2026 58 —
May 15, 2026 104 —
Apr 21, 2026 46 —
Apr 20, 2026 56 —
Apr 19, 2026 50 —
Apr 18, 2026 59 —
Apr 17, 2026 58 —
Apr 16, 2026 48 —
Apr 15, 2026 39 —
Apr 14, 2026 33 —
Apr 13, 2026 33 —
Apr 12, 2026 33 —
Apr 11, 2026 35 —
Apr 10, 2026 37 —
Apr 9, 2026 38 —
Apr 8, 2026 41 —
Apr 7, 2026 44 —
Apr 6, 2026 47 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
01171300
State
MA
County
Hampshire County
Coordinates
42.3584, -72.5059
Drainage Area
42 mi²
Datum (ft)
147.0
HUC Code
01080201
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
397 cfs
Mar 17, 2026
Min discharge
5 cfs
Sep 4, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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