Rooster River at Fairfield, CT

USGS Site No: 01208873 • Rooster River • Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT

Rooster River at Fairfield, CT on the Rooster River is currently at 5 cfs (Normal — 30th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 3.12 ft.

Reading from

5
CFS Discharge
3.12
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 4
25th Low threshold 5
50th (Median) Normal (median) 7 Today: 5 cfs
75th High threshold 13
95th Very High threshold 37

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.

350 175 0 cfs Apr 8 May 29
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 29, 2026 5 —
May 28, 2026 6 —
May 27, 2026 7 —
May 26, 2026 9 —
May 25, 2026 31 —
May 24, 2026 55 —
May 23, 2026 5 —
May 22, 2026 4 —
May 21, 2026 5 —
May 20, 2026 9 —
May 19, 2026 4 —
May 18, 2026 4 —
May 17, 2026 4 —
May 16, 2026 4 —
May 15, 2026 5 —
Apr 22, 2026 5 —
Apr 21, 2026 5 —
Apr 20, 2026 6 —
Apr 19, 2026 6 —
Apr 18, 2026 6 —
Apr 17, 2026 7 —
Apr 16, 2026 10 —
Apr 15, 2026 9 —
Apr 14, 2026 7 —
Apr 13, 2026 8 —
Apr 12, 2026 8 —
Apr 11, 2026 8 —
Apr 10, 2026 9 —
Apr 9, 2026 9 —
Apr 8, 2026 9 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
01208873
State
CT
County
Greater Bridgeport Planning Region
Coordinates
41.1797, -73.2190
Drainage Area
11 mi²
Datum (ft)
4.5
HUC Code
011000060303
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
130 cfs
Oct 30, 2025
Min discharge
1 cfs
Sep 4, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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