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EAST BRANCH

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EAST BRANCH SWIFT RIVER NEAR HARDWICK, MA

HARDWICK, MA42.3934°N, -72.2384°W Updated 15 hr ago

FLOW RATE

12cfs

GAUGE HT

19.40ft

AIR TEMP

77°F

WIND

4mph N

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

12cfs 65.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 12–16 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

26cfs

PERIOD LOW

6cfs

RUNNABLE

45%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

19.40ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

82°

58°

MON

85°

62°

TUE

96°

65°

WED

92°

76°

THU

86°

62°

FRI

69°

54°

SAT

81°

50°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

82°

mild

82°

81°

79°

77°

74°

72°

69°

67°

66°

65°

64°

63°

62°

66°

69°

73°

76°

78°

80°

82°

84°

85°

84°

80°

75°

70°

68°

67°

66°

65°

68°

73°

77°

81°

86°

88°

89°

92°

94°

96°

94°

90°

86°

82°

79°

78°

83°

82°

81°

78°

77°

76°

77°

81°

83°

86°

88°

89°

92°

90°

86°

83°

81°

80°

78°

76°

75°

74°

72°

67°

64°

67°

72°

77°

80°

81°

75°

83°

85°

86°

76°

78°

75°

73°

68°

67°

62°

59°

58°

57°

55°

54°

55°

58°

61°

64°

67°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph W

G 5 mph

G15

SSE

G15

SSE

G11

SSE

G13

SSW

G15

SSW

G14

SSW

G14

G15

SSW

G15

SSW

G16

SSW

G17

SSW

G18

SSW

G19

SSW

G23

G22

G23

G17

G19

G11

G10

SSE

G10

G12

G20

WSW

G22

WSW

G20

WSW

G20

WSW

G20

G23

G24

WSW

G25

G26

G29

G27

G26

G28

G31

G34

WNW

G29

WNW

G24

WNW

G21

WNW

G23

G27

G25

G22

WNW

G21

WNW

G20

WNW

G17

G25

WNW

G28

WNW

G28

G27

G25

G26

G21

WNW

G24

G25

WNW

G27

WNW

G28

G29

G27

G12

WSW

G17

WSW

G17

G13

WSW

G13

WSW

G16

WSW

G17

WSW

G21

WSW

G22

G20

G19

WSW

G18

NNW

G23

G22

G20

G24

G17

NNE

NNW

WNW

G10

G13

G14

NNW

G15

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

CLOUDS

cover %

29%

few

29%

100%

41%

30%

25%

17%

12%

100%

96%

100%

54%

100%

95%

25%

51%

100%

38%

12%

100%

42%

100%

20%

74%

100%

52%

100%

10%

24%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1003

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:23 AM

SUNSET

08:25 PM

15H 2M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

42.3934, -72.2384

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

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