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Chicopee River in Massachusetts

River18.0 mi

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Around Chicopee River

Springfield Armory NHS6.5 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Chicopee River is an 18.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Chicopee River at Indian Orchard, MA (site 01177000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1928 to 2026

Chicopee River typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,550 cfs, and lowest in September, at 296 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 37,000 cfs, in 1938.

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Typical flow by month at Chicopee River at Indian Orchard, MA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January854535 to 1,340
February856558 to 1,330
March1,450973 to 1,880
April1,5501,040 to 2,355
May1,110763 to 1,490
June626438 to 974
July392284 to 562
August331237 to 488
September296211 to 447
October376234 to 628
November575359 to 963
December786472 to 1,270

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 98 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Chicopee River at Indian Orchard, MA (site 01177000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Chicopee River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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