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Squannacook River in Massachusetts

River16.8 mi

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Around Squannacook River

Spacious Skies Campgrounds - Minute…4.9 miOxbow National Wildlife Refuge6.4 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Squannacook River is a 16.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Squannacook River near West Groton, MA (site 01096000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1950 to 2026

Squannacook River typically runs highest in April, at a median 205 cfs, and lowest in September, at 17 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,640 cfs, in 2010.

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Typical flow by month at Squannacook River near West Groton, MA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January9158 to 145
February9263 to 148
March162109 to 263
April205130 to 308
May11380 to 174
June5433 to 92
July2617 to 42
August2013 to 35
September1711 to 27
October2615 to 52
November5929 to 120
December9252 to 159

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 77 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Squannacook River near West Groton, MA (site 01096000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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