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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 2 hr ago

FLOW RATE

9cfs

GAUGE HT

19.38ft

AIR TEMP

70°F

WIND

7mph SSE

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 7 DAY

9cfs 78.5% vs avg

Optimal band: 14–18 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

24cfs

PERIOD LOW

6cfs

RUNNABLE

13%

last 7 day in band

Gauge Height

19.38ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

82°

58°

MON

86°

63°

TUE

91°

67°

WED

86°

68°

THU

88°

62°

FRI

79°

53°

SAT

84°

54°

TIME

MON

NOW

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

66°

mild

66°

65°

64°

63°

67°

70°

73°

76°

79°

81°

83°

84°

85°

86°

85°

82°

77°

75°

73°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

71°

75°

78°

81°

84°

86°

88°

89°

91°

90°

89°

86°

84°

81°

77°

76°

74°

75°

76°

78°

77°

78°

80°

82°

83°

84°

85°

84°

86°

85°

81°

74°

73°

69°

68°

67°

66°

67°

65°

63°

66°

71°

74°

79°

83°

84°

86°

87°

88°

87°

80°

76°

75°

70°

64°

62°

57°

55°

54°

53°

57°

62°

65°

69°

71°

74°

76°

78°

79°

77°

74°

69°

65°

62°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph SE

G 8 mph

SSE

G10

SSE

G16

G11

SSW

G11

SSW

G12

G11

G13

G14

G16

G15

WSW

G15

SSW

G18

SSW

G25

G26

G22

G26

SSW

G25

G23

G16

G15

G11

SSE

G17

G22

WSW

G21

WSW

G22

WSW

G22

WSW

G24

WSW

G24

WSW

G23

WSW

G24

G25

WSW

G23

G26

G24

WSW

G23

WSW

G24

WSW

G26

G27

G26

G25

WNW

G24

WNW

G26

WNW

G21

WNW

G19

G18

G34

WNW

G26

WNW

G24

G19

WNW

G19

WNW

G20

WNW

G20

WNW

G17

G14

WSW

WNW

WSW

G13

G15

G17

G13

WSW

G27

WSW

G26

WSW

G31

WSW

G33

G31

G30

G32

G28

WNW

G26

WNW

G25

NNW

G23

G20

G17

NNW

G22

G21

NNW

WNW

G22

WNW

G22

G23

WNW

G23

G17

G16

G15

G14

G15

G14

NNW

G12

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

10%

14%

17%

19%

11%

12%

CLOUDS

cover %

59%

partly

59%

41%

90%

93%

100%

77%

49%

82%

96%

100%

65%

54%

88%

100%

69%

100%

35%

100%

78%

100%

73%

100%

30%

70%

100%

66%

100%

73%

38%

100%

71%

100%

12%

14%

13%

12%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1004

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:23 AM

SUNSET

08:25 PM

15H 2M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

New Moon

3% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

42.3934, -72.2384

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-13 00:00 UTC

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