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CONNECTICUT RIVER

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CONNECTICUT RIVER NEAR NORTHFIELD, MA

NORTHFIELD, MA42.6833°N, -72.4719°W Updated 53 min ago

FLOW RATE

5,160cfs

GAUGE HT

11.99ft

WATER TEMP

78°F

AIR TEMP

62°F

WIND

4mph NNE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

5,160cfs 67.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 4,862–6,578 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

10,100cfs

PERIOD LOW

710cfs

RUNNABLE

36%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

11.99ft

Water Temperature

78.1°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

83°

60°

MON

89°

64°

TUE

96°

62°

WED

92°

74°

THU

85°

62°

FRI

82°

55°

SAT

81°

55°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

63°

mild

63°

67°

71°

74°

77°

79°

80°

82°

83°

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79°

76°

74°

71°

70°

68°

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67°

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74°

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81°

84°

86°

88°

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87°

83°

76°

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67°

66°

64°

63°

62°

63°

62°

67°

73°

79°

85°

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93°

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96°

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93°

89°

86°

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84°

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82°

81°

80°

78°

81°

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89°

91°

92°

82°

88°

85°

83°

81°

80°

78°

75°

74°

72°

71°

70°

69°

65°

63°

67°

72°

77°

81°

83°

84°

85°

72°

84°

79°

75°

73°

74°

68°

66°

64°

62°

61°

60°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

5mph N

G 14 mph

G14

G13

NNE

SSE

ESE

SSE

G19

G18

G12

G11

SSE

SSW

G10

SSW

G10

SSW

G10

SSW

G12

SSW

G10

SSW

G11

SSW

G11

SSW

G12

G13

WSW

G15

G13

G11

WNW

SSW

G13

G19

WSW

G20

WSW

G22

G23

WSW

G23

G24

G26

G27

G29

G28

G29

G31

G33

G35

G32

G27

WNW

G26

WNW

G27

WNW

G26

WNW

G25

WNW

G22

WNW

G15

WNW

G16

WNW

G16

G19

WNW

G20

WNW

G11

WNW

G22

WNW

G18

WNW

G18

WNW

G22

G25

WNW

G24

WNW

G25

WNW

G26

G24

G23

WNW

G22

WNW

WSW

NNW

WNW

G12

WNW

G14

WNW

G17

G24

G25

G28

WNW

G20

G16

WNW

G22

G13

WSW

WNW

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

21%

100%

95%

43%

10%

73%

45%

11%

23%

13%

100%

75%

20%

96%

90%

85%

18%

100%

13%

100%

23%

16%

10%

81%

100%

11%

100%

99%

60%

100%

10%

11%

100%

11%

74%

13%

81%

100%

92%

100%

33%

100%

93%

82%

67%

45%

19%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1016

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:23 AM

SUNSET

08:27 PM

15H 4M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

7% illuminated

Station Location

42.6833, -72.4719

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 06:00 UTC

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