West Branch Swift River Near Shutesbury, MA

USGS Site No: 01174565 • West Branch Swift River • Franklin County, MA

West Branch Swift River Near Shutesbury, MA on the West Branch Swift River is currently at 9 cfs (Normal — 40th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 1.34 ft.

Reading from

9
CFS Discharge
1.34
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 2
25th Low threshold 4
50th (Median) Normal (median) 12 Today: 9 cfs
75th High threshold 38
95th Very High threshold 156

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.

373 186 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 12 —
May 27, 2026 16 —
May 26, 2026 22 —
May 25, 2026 26 —
May 24, 2026 15 —
May 23, 2026 9 —
May 22, 2026 9 —
May 21, 2026 11 —
May 20, 2026 14 —
May 19, 2026 17 —
May 18, 2026 20 —
May 17, 2026 25 —
May 16, 2026 32 —
May 15, 2026 51 —
Apr 21, 2026 23 —
Apr 20, 2026 26 —
Apr 19, 2026 23 —
Apr 18, 2026 23 —
Apr 17, 2026 25 —
Apr 16, 2026 27 —
Apr 15, 2026 26 —
Apr 14, 2026 21 —
Apr 13, 2026 20 —
Apr 12, 2026 20 —
Apr 11, 2026 22 —
Apr 10, 2026 24 —
Apr 9, 2026 25 —
Apr 8, 2026 27 —
Apr 7, 2026 29 —
Apr 6, 2026 31 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
01174565
State
MA
County
Franklin County
Coordinates
42.4551, -72.3818
Drainage Area
13 mi²
Datum (ft)
539.4
HUC Code
01080204
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Recent Extremes

Max discharge
292 cfs
May 10, 2025
Min discharge
0 cfs
Sep 20, 2025

Computed from the local daily-values archive.

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