Shawsheen River Near Wilmington, MA

USGS Site No: 01100600Shawsheen River • Middlesex County, MA

Shawsheen River Near Wilmington, MA on the Shawsheen River is currently at 18 cfs (Normal — 27th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.31 ft.

Reading from

18
CFS Discharge
2.31
Gage Height (ft)
Normal
Flow Condition
Normal
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 12
25th Low threshold 17
50th (Median) Normal (median) 29 Today: 18 cfs
75th High threshold 67
95th Very High threshold 239

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.

395 198 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 28
May 26, 2026 40
May 25, 2026 32
May 24, 2026 17
May 23, 2026 17
May 22, 2026 19
May 21, 2026 21
May 20, 2026 21
May 19, 2026 23
May 18, 2026 27
May 17, 2026 35
May 16, 2026 48
May 15, 2026 56
Apr 21, 2026 40
Apr 20, 2026 46
Apr 19, 2026 47
Apr 18, 2026 60
Apr 17, 2026 67
Apr 16, 2026 68
Apr 15, 2026 61
Apr 14, 2026 33
Apr 13, 2026 34
Apr 12, 2026 36
Apr 11, 2026 38
Apr 10, 2026 44
Apr 9, 2026 36
Apr 8, 2026 40
Apr 7, 2026 42
Apr 6, 2026 50

Station Information

USGS Site No
01100600
State
MA
Coordinates
42.5681, -71.2148
Drainage Area
37 mi²
Datum (ft)
79.6
HUC Code
01070002
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
5.0 ft
Flood Stage
7.0 ft
Moderate Flood
8.0 ft
Major Flood
10.0 ft

Currently 4.69 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
339 cfs
May 24, 2025
Min discharge
2 cfs
Sep 4, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.