USGS · 01171300

FORT RIVER

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FORT RIVER NEAR AMHERST, MA

AMHERST, MA42.3584°N, -72.5059°W Updated 19 hr ago

FLOW RATE

12cfs

GAUGE HT

0.98ft

AIR TEMP

82°F

WIND

3mph WNW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

12cfs 0.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 16–22 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

389cfs

PERIOD LOW

5cfs

RUNNABLE

22%

last 1 year in band

Gauge Height

0.98ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

82°

58°

MON

88°

63°

TUE

96°

65°

WED

92°

73°

THU

83°

63°

FRI

79°

58°

SAT

81°

52°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

77°

mild

77°

75°

73°

69°

68°

67°

66°

64°

63°

67°

70°

73°

77°

80°

83°

85°

86°

88°

87°

84°

82°

78°

72°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

68°

72°

77°

83°

88°

91°

93°

95°

96°

94°

90°

83°

81°

82°

83°

82°

80°

75°

74°

80°

82°

84°

85°

89°

90°

92°

91°

90°

86°

82°

80°

78°

76°

73°

70°

69°

68°

69°

70°

69°

70°

74°

77°

79°

81°

82°

83°

80°

83°

80°

76°

72°

71°

67°

63°

64°

62°

65°

64°

60°

58°

60°

64°

66°

69°

72°

74°

76°

77°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph SSW

G 3 mph

SSW

ESE

G10

ESE

G12

G10

SSE

G10

SSE

G12

G13

SSW

G13

G15

WSW

G14

G17

SSW

G17

SSW

G20

G26

SSW

G17

G15

G13

G14

ESE

G14

ESE

G13

G14

WSW

G16

G17

G18

G19

G21

WSW

G21

G20

WNW

WSW

G11

WSW

G20

G23

WNW

G25

WNW

G26

WNW

G21

G11

WNW

G24

G23

G20

G17

WNW

G24

G27

WNW

G20

G19

G16

WNW

G13

G18

G24

G26

WNW

G26

WNW

G24

WNW

G14

WNW

G10

G15

G24

G25

G28

WNW

G25

WNW

G20

WNW

G15

G21

G24

WNW

G26

WNW

G29

G26

WNW

G27

WNW

G26

WNW

G22

WNW

G26

WNW

G25

WNW

G20

WNW

G21

WNW

G19

G23

G19

G20

PRECIP

chance %

10%

14%

11%

14%

17%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

42%

100%

95%

92%

21%

25%

12%

100%

51%

15%

99%

52%

75%

100%

22%

50%

94%

100%

11%

15%

100%

98%

100%

63%

75%

20%

35%

100%

26%

70%

23%

47%

73%

72%

40%

100%

10%

11%

23%

40%

50%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1014

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Too Hot

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:24 AM

SUNSET

08:26 PM

15H 2M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

4% illuminated

Station Location

42.3584, -72.5059

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

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