Swift River at West Ware, MA

USGS Site No: 01175500 • Swift River • Hampshire County, MA

Swift River at West Ware, MA on the Swift River is currently at 43 cfs (Normal — 37th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 2.17 ft.

Reading from

43
CFS Discharge
2.17
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 33
25th Low threshold 38
50th (Median) Normal (median) 48 Today: 43 cfs
75th High threshold 103
95th Very High threshold 147

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.

1.2k 594 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 42 —
May 27, 2026 41 —
May 26, 2026 42 —
May 25, 2026 43 —
May 24, 2026 42 —
May 23, 2026 42 —
May 22, 2026 42 —
May 21, 2026 43 —
May 20, 2026 42 —
May 19, 2026 44 —
May 18, 2026 43 —
May 17, 2026 42 —
May 16, 2026 43 —
May 15, 2026 45 —
Apr 21, 2026 44 —
Apr 20, 2026 44 —
Apr 19, 2026 45 —
Apr 18, 2026 45 —
Apr 17, 2026 46 —
Apr 16, 2026 46 —
Apr 15, 2026 45 —
Apr 14, 2026 45 —
Apr 13, 2026 44 —
Apr 12, 2026 44 —
Apr 11, 2026 45 —
Apr 10, 2026 44 —
Apr 9, 2026 44 —
Apr 8, 2026 44 —
Apr 7, 2026 45 —
Apr 6, 2026 45 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
01175500
State
MA
County
Hampshire County
Coordinates
42.2679, -72.3326
Drainage Area
189 mi²
Datum (ft)
364.5
HUC Code
01080204
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
138 cfs
Jul 31, 2025
Min discharge
41 cfs
Feb 9, 2026

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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