Parker River at Byfield, MA

USGS Site No: 01101000 • Parker River • Essex County, MA

Parker River at Byfield, MA on the Parker River is currently at 4 cfs (Very Low — 6th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 0.47 ft.

Reading from

4
CFS Discharge
0.47
Gage Height (ft)
Very Low
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 7 Today: 4 cfs
25th Low threshold 10
50th (Median) Normal (median) 21
75th High threshold 36
95th Very High threshold 126

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.

172 86 0 cfs Sep 27 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 6 —
May 27, 2026 8 —
May 26, 2026 9 —
May 25, 2026 7 —
May 24, 2026 3 —
May 21, 2026 7 —
May 20, 2026 10 —
May 19, 2026 12 —
May 18, 2026 14 —
May 17, 2026 17 —
May 16, 2026 19 —
May 15, 2026 18 —
Oct 14, 2025 0 —
Oct 13, 2025 0 —
Oct 12, 2025 0 —
Oct 11, 2025 0 —
Oct 10, 2025 0 —
Oct 9, 2025 0 —
Oct 8, 2025 0 —
Oct 7, 2025 0 —
Oct 6, 2025 0 —
Oct 5, 2025 0 —
Oct 4, 2025 0 —
Oct 3, 2025 0 —
Oct 2, 2025 0 —
Oct 1, 2025 0 —
Sep 30, 2025 0 —
Sep 29, 2025 0 —
Sep 28, 2025 0 —
Sep 27, 2025 0 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
01101000
State
MA
County
Essex County
Coordinates
42.7529, -70.9456
Drainage Area
21 mi²
Datum (ft)
22.7
HUC Code
01090001
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
106 cfs
May 25, 2025
Min discharge
0 cfs
Oct 13, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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