Pootatuck River at Sandy Hook, CT

USGS Site No: 01203510 • Pootatuck River • Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT

Pootatuck River at Sandy Hook, CT on the Pootatuck River is currently at 16 cfs (Normal — 41th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.14 ft.

Reading from

16
CFS Discharge
3.14
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 7
25th Low threshold 10
50th (Median) Normal (median) 19 Today: 16 cfs
75th High threshold 67
95th Very High threshold 346

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.

1.1k 567 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 21 —
May 27, 2026 25 —
May 26, 2026 42 —
May 25, 2026 59 —
May 24, 2026 55 —
May 23, 2026 15 —
May 22, 2026 15 —
May 21, 2026 16 —
May 20, 2026 16 —
May 19, 2026 19 —
May 18, 2026 18 —
May 17, 2026 19 —
May 16, 2026 21 —
May 15, 2026 24 —
Apr 21, 2026 25 —
Apr 20, 2026 27 —
Apr 19, 2026 27 —
Apr 18, 2026 28 —
Apr 17, 2026 31 —
Apr 16, 2026 33 —
Apr 15, 2026 33 —
Apr 14, 2026 35 —
Apr 13, 2026 37 —
Apr 12, 2026 31 —
Apr 11, 2026 35 —
Apr 10, 2026 41 —
Apr 9, 2026 38 —
Apr 8, 2026 41 —
Apr 7, 2026 45 —
Apr 6, 2026 60 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
01203510
State
CT
Coordinates
41.4193, -73.2821
Drainage Area
25 mi²
Datum (ft)
226.2
HUC Code
011000051001
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
384 cfs
May 6, 2025
Min discharge
5 cfs
Sep 4, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

Nearby Gauges