West Branch Swift River Near Shutesbury, MA

USGS Site No: 01174565West 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 — 39th 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 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 5
25th Low threshold 6
50th (Median) Normal (median) 11 Today: 9 cfs
75th High threshold 19
95th Very High threshold 138

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
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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