Ridgefield Brook at Shields Lane near Ridgefield, CT

USGS Site No: 012095493 • Ridgefield Brook • Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT

Ridgefield Brook at Shields Lane near Ridgefield, CT on the Ridgefield Brook is currently at 4 cfs (Normal — 53th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 1.83 ft.

Reading from

4
CFS Discharge
1.83
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 2
25th Low threshold 2
50th (Median) Normal (median) 3
75th High threshold 9 Today: 4 cfs
95th Very High threshold 35

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.

293 146 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 6 —
May 27, 2026 9 —
May 26, 2026 13 —
May 25, 2026 14 —
May 24, 2026 8 —
May 23, 2026 2 —
May 22, 2026 3 —
May 21, 2026 3 —
May 20, 2026 2 —
May 19, 2026 3 —
May 18, 2026 3 —
May 17, 2026 3 —
May 16, 2026 3 —
May 15, 2026 4 —
Apr 21, 2026 4 —
Apr 20, 2026 4 —
Apr 19, 2026 4 —
Apr 18, 2026 5 —
Apr 17, 2026 5 —
Apr 16, 2026 5 —
Apr 15, 2026 5 —
Apr 14, 2026 4 —
Apr 13, 2026 4 —
Apr 12, 2026 4 —
Apr 11, 2026 5 —
Apr 10, 2026 5 —
Apr 9, 2026 5 —
Apr 8, 2026 6 —
Apr 7, 2026 6 —
Apr 6, 2026 7 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
012095493
State
CT
County
Western Connecticut Planning Region
Coordinates
41.3141, -73.4929
Drainage Area
3 mi²
Datum (ft)
561.0
HUC Code
011000060202
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
36 cfs
Mar 17, 2026
Min discharge
1 cfs
Aug 12, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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