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Quaboag River in Massachusetts

River26.8 mi

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Around Quaboag River

Sunsetview Farm Camping Area3.7 miConant Brook Dam6.6 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Quaboag River is a 26.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Quaboag River at West Brimfield, MA (site 01176000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1912 to 2026

Quaboag River typically runs highest in April, at a median 481 cfs, and lowest in September, at 53 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 7,800 cfs, in 1938.

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Typical flow by month at Quaboag River at West Brimfield, MA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January240149 to 386
February230147 to 367
March408283 to 621
April481328 to 701
May281196 to 410
June12486 to 207
July7747 to 124
August6337 to 112
September5333 to 112
October8344 to 161
November15386 to 271
December221119 to 383

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 114 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Quaboag River at West Brimfield, MA (site 01176000). 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 Quaboag River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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