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Cold River near Pittsfield, MA

Stream8.4 mi

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Around Cold River

2 mi

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

About this river

Cold River is an 8.4 mile stream near Berkshire U-Drive Boat Rental in Massachusetts. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Cold River at Florida, MA (site 01168250). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2015 to 2026

Cold River typically runs highest in April, at a median 21 cfs, and lowest in September, at 1.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 352 cfs, in 2018.

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Typical flow by month at Cold River at Florida, MA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January105.4 to 23
February8.74.2 to 23
March188.1 to 34
April2112 to 45
May8.74.7 to 13
June3.51.7 to 11
July1.80.5 to 7.7
August1.50.5 to 5.9
September1.30.4 to 7.7
October6.31.8 to 15
November126.8 to 19
December1611 to 28

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 12 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cold River at Florida, MA (site 01168250). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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