River Levels

Massachusetts river levels

Live streamflow for 60 gauged Massachusetts reaches, highest first. Where a gauge has a long enough record, the reading is placed against its own history for today's date.

71% of gauged Massachusetts rivers are running in their normal range for the date, as of October 25, 2026.

Of 41 gauged reaches with a long enough USGS record, 12 are below normal (4 of them much below), 29 are in the normal range, and 0 are above normal (0 of them much above). Normal means the middle half of that gauge's own history for this calendar date.

To cite: Boating Hubs analysis of USGS streamflow, boatinghubs.com/flows/massachusetts.

River	Flow	Usually today	Vs normal	NWS flood status
Connecticut RiverConnecticut River at Montague City, MA	3,250 cfs7.11 ft	8,960 cfs	Below normal12th percentile · 122 yr record	Below flood stageNWS forecast: 3,380 cfs by Sun 2 PM, below flood stage.
Connecticut RiverConnecticut River near Northfield, MA	378 cfs12.90 ft	7,050 cfs	No historical record	No NWS flood stage
Chicopee RiverChicopee River at Indian Orchard, MA	337 cfs4.36 ft	393 cfs	Normal40th percentile · 98 yr record	Below flood stageNWS forecast: 4.4 ft by Sun 2 PM, below flood stage.
Housatonic RiverHousatonic River near Ashley Falls, MA	316 cfs2.40 ft	Not recorded	No historical record	No NWS flood stage
Deerfield RiverDeerfield River near West Deerfield, MA	305 cfs2.13 ft	622 cfs	Below normal13th percentile · 122 yr record	Below flood stageNWS forecast: 2.4 ft by Mon 2 AM, below flood stage.
Westfield RiverWestfield River near Westfield, MA	287 cfs3.48 ft	370 cfs	Normal38th percentile · 112 yr record	Below flood stageNWS forecast: 3.5 ft by Sun 2 PM, below flood stage.
Nashua RiverNashua River at East Pepperell, MA	255 cfs1.53 ft	259 cfs	Normal49th percentile · 91 yr record	Below flood stageNWS forecast: 1.5 ft by Sun 2 PM, below flood stage.
Taunton RiverTaunton River near Bridgewater, MA	249 cfs3.82 ft	Not recorded	No historical record	Below flood stageNWS forecast: 3.8 ft by Sun 2 PM, below flood stage.
Blackstone RiverBlackstone River, RT 122 Bridge near Uxbridge, MA	247 cfs7.39 ft	335 cfs	Normal32nd percentile · 20 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Deerfield RiverDeerfield River at Charlemont, MA	211 cfs1.99 ft	508 cfs	Below normal11th percentile · 113 yr record	Below flood stageNWS forecast: 2.5 ft by Mon 2 AM, below flood stage.
Concord RiverConcord R below R Meadow Brook, at Lowell, MA	187 cfs4.37 ft	261 cfs	Normal35th percentile · 89 yr record	Below flood stageNWS forecast: 4.4 ft by Sun 2 PM, below flood stage.
Millers RiverMillers River at Athol, Mass.	143 cfs6.07 ft	Not recorded	No historical record	Below flood stageFlood stage 13.5 ft. NWS reads 6.1 ft here.
Assabet RiverAssabet River at Maynard, MA	106 cfs2.14 ft	71 cfs	Normal62nd percentile · 85 yr record	Below flood stageNWS forecast: 2.1 ft by Sun 2 PM, below flood stage.
Middle Branch Westfield RiverWestfield River at Knightville, MA	102 cfs3.00 ft	121 cfs	Normal43rd percentile · 117 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Hoosic RiverHoosic River near Williamstown, MA	95 cfs5.41 ft	Not recorded	No historical record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Ware RiverWare River at Barre Plains, MA	93 cfs0.34 ft	26 cfs	No historical record	Below flood stageFlood stage 5.5 ft. NWS reads 0.34 ft here.
Quaboag RiverQuaboag River at West Brimfield, MA	93 cfs2.99 ft	105 cfs	Normal44th percentile · 114 yr record	Below flood stageFlood stage 7 ft. NWS reads 2.99 ft here.
North Nashua RiverNorth Nashua River near Leominster, MA	85 cfs2.36 ft	80 cfs	Normal52nd percentile · 91 yr record	No NWS flood stage
West Branch Farmington RiverWest Branch Farmington River near New Boston, MA	75 cfs2.78 ft	149 cfs	Below normal23rd percentile · 113 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Weweantic RiverWeweantic River at South Wareham, MA	71 cfs26.29 ft	Not recorded	No historical record	No NWS flood stage
Quinebaug RiverQuinebaug R below Westville Dam near Southbridge, MA	66 cfs3.68 ft	Not recorded	No historical record	No NWS flood stage
Threemile RiverThreemile River at North Dighton, MA	64 cfs2.73 ft	55 cfs	Normal55th percentile · 60 yr record	No NWS flood stage
North RiverNorth River at Shattuckville, MA	60 cfs1.68 ft	62 cfs	Normal48th percentile · 86 yr record	Below flood stageFlood stage 9 ft. NWS reads 1.67 ft here.
Spicket RiverSpicket River near Methuen, MA	53 cfs4.19 ft	146 cfs	Much below normal5th percentile · 21 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
East Branch Housatonic RiverEast Branch Housatonic River at Coltsville, MA	45 cfs0.83 ft	54 cfs	Normal39th percentile · 90 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Mill RiverMill River at Spring Street at Taunton, MA	41 cfs3.60 ft	27 cfs	Normal62nd percentile · 20 yr record	Below flood stageFlood stage 8.5 ft. NWS reads 3.6 ft here.
West Branch Westfield RiverWest Branch Westfield River at Huntington, MA	38 cfs3.30 ft	71 cfs	Normal30th percentile · 91 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Swift RiverSwift River at West Ware, MA	38 cfs2.18 ft	50 cfs	Below normal22nd percentile · 87 yr record	No NWS flood stage
North Branch Hoosic RiverNorth Branch Hoosic River at North Adams, MA	34 cfs5.91 ft	Not recorded	No historical record	No NWS flood stage
Squannacook RiverSquannacook River near West Groton, MA	33 cfs1.88 ft	31 cfs	Normal51st percentile · 77 yr record	Below flood stageNWS forecast: 1.9 ft by Sun 2 PM, below flood stage.
Ipswich RiverIpswich River near Ipswich, MA	29 cfs2.95 ft	50 cfs	Normal34th percentile · 96 yr record	Below flood stageFlood stage 7 ft. NWS reads 2.95 ft here.
East Branch Neponset RiverEast Branch Neponset River at Canton, MA	28 cfs1.15 ft	Not recorded	No historical record	No NWS flood stage
Charles RiverCharles River at Medway, MA	27 cfs0.98 ft	Not recorded	No historical record	Below flood stageFlood stage 5 ft. NWS reads 0.98 ft here.
Green RiverGreen River at Williamstown, MA	26 cfs1.68 ft	35 cfs	Normal37th percentile · 77 yr record	No NWS flood stage
East Branch Ware RiverWare River near Barre, MA	25 cfs2.77 ft	28 cfs	Normal45th percentile · 80 yr record	No NWS flood stage
North RiverIndian Head River at Hanover, MA	24 cfs1.73 ft	24 cfs	Normal49th percentile · 60 yr record	Below flood stageFlood stage 6 ft. NWS reads 1.72 ft here.
Green RiverGreen River near Colrain, MA	23 cfs2.72 ft	35 cfs	Normal28th percentile · 59 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Mattapoisett RiverMattapoisett River near Mattapoisett, MA	22 cfs4.03 ft	Not recorded	No historical record	No NWS flood stage
Wading RiverWading River near Norton, MA	22 cfs5.46 ft	23 cfs	Normal48th percentile · 101 yr record	Below flood stageFlood stage 9.5 ft. NWS reads 5.46 ft here.
Otter RiverOtter River at Otter River, MA	22 cfs0.79 ft	28 cfs	Normal36th percentile · 61 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Mill RiverMill River at Northampton, MA	21 cfs5.64 ft	31 cfs	Normal31st percentile · 87 yr record	Below flood stageFlood stage 11 ft. NWS reads 5.64 ft here.
Green RiverGreen River near Great Barrington, MA	21 cfs0.68 ft	Not recorded	No historical record	No NWS flood stage
Sudbury RiverSudbury River at Ashland, MA	19 cfs0.78 ft	18 cfs	No historical record	No NWS flood stage
East Branch Tully RiverEast Branch Tully River near Athol, MA	19 cfs2.79 ft	Not recorded	No historical record	No NWS flood stage
Jones RiverJones River at Kingston, MA	16 cfs2.99 ft	Not recorded	No historical record	Below flood stage
Quinsigamond RiverQuinsigamond River at North Grafton, MA	15 cfs1.18 ft	13 cfs	Normal54th percentile · 87 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Weir RiverWeir River at Leavitt Street at Hingham, MA	15 cfs1.01 ft	Not recorded	No historical record	No NWS flood stage
Neponset RiverNeponset River at Norwood, MA	15 cfs5.81 ft	Not recorded	No historical record	Below flood stageNWS forecast: 5.8 ft by Sun 2 PM, below flood stage.
Shawsheen RiverShawsheen River near Wilmington, MA	14 cfs2.18 ft	Not recorded	No historical record	Below flood stageNWS forecast: 2.2 ft by Sun 2 PM, below flood stage.
Quinapoxet RiverQuinapoxet River at Canada Mills near Holden, MA	14 cfs6.51 ft	13 cfs	Normal51st percentile · 29 yr record	No NWS flood stage
South RiverSouth River near Conway, MA	13 cfs1.54 ft	Not recorded	No historical record	No NWS flood stage
Fort RiverFort River near Amherst, MA	10 cfs1.03 ft	23 cfs	Much below normal8th percentile · 30 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Monatiquot RiverMonatiquot River at East Braintree, MA	8.8 cfs1.72 ft	Not recorded	No historical record	Below flood stageFlood stage 4.5 ft. NWS reads 1.71 ft here.
Segreganset RiverSegreganset River near Dighton, MA	7.0 cfs1.97 ft	Not recorded	No historical record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
West Branch Swift RiverWest Branch Swift River near Shutesbury, MA	5.8 cfs1.23 ft	6.8 cfs	Normal42nd percentile · 42 yr record	No NWS flood stage
East Branch Swift RiverEast Branch Swift River near Hardwick, MA	5.5 cfs19.34 ft	25 cfs	Below normal12th percentile · 89 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Cold RiverCold River at Florida, MA	4.4 cfs3.70 ft	8.4 cfs	Normal25th percentile · 11 yr record	No NWS flood stage
West BrookAvery Brook near Whately, MA	4.1 cfs4.27 ft	1.8 cfs	No historical record	No NWS flood stage
Stony BrookStony Brook Reservoir at Dam near Waltham, MA	2.3 cfs0.88 ft	1.5 cfs	Normal51st percentile · 27 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Parker RiverParker River at Byfield, MA	1.8 cfs-0.05 ft	9.9 cfs	Below normal20th percentile · 79 yr record	Flood stage 5.5 ft.

Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey, updated hourly. "Usually today" is the median for this calendar date over the gauge's full record. A gauge tells you how much water is moving, not whether a stretch is safe to run: check the channel, the hazards and a current local notice before you launch. Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service; "Vs normal" is our comparison with the USGS record, not a National Weather Service product.

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