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HOUSATONIC RIVER

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HOUSATONIC RIVER NEAR NEW MILFORD, CT

NEW MILFORD, CT41.5930°N, -73.4495°W Updated 2 hr ago

FLOW RATE

668cfs

GAUGE HT

8.72ft

AIR TEMP

70°F

WIND

4mph ESE

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY

668cfs

Optimal band: 439–593 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,245cfs

PERIOD LOW

431cfs

RUNNABLE

65%

last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

8.72ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

81°

62°

MON

84°

63°

TUE

89°

66°

WED

93°

70°

THU

90°

66°

FRI

80°

54°

SAT

83°

55°

TIME

MON

NOW

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

64°

mild

64°

63°

66°

70°

74°

77°

79°

81°

82°

83°

84°

83°

82°

81°

77°

73°

71°

70°

69°

68°

67°

66°

69°

74°

78°

81°

84°

86°

87°

88°

89°

88°

89°

88°

82°

81°

79°

78°

75°

73°

72°

76°

81°

84°

86°

88°

90°

91°

93°

92°

88°

86°

85°

80°

73°

72°

74°

70°

68°

70°

71°

72°

69°

74°

68°

72°

71°

76°

80°

84°

88°

90°

87°

81°

78°

75°

73°

70°

66°

64°

61°

59°

57°

55°

54°

58°

63°

67°

69°

73°

76°

78°

79°

80°

79°

76°

72°

68°

65°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph SSE

G 7 mph

SSE

ESE

G13

SSE

G13

G12

G11

SSW

G11

SSW

G11

SSW

G13

G14

G15

SSW

G12

SSE

ESE

ENE

G14

WNW

G17

WSW

G18

WSW

G20

WSW

G21

WSW

G22

WSW

G22

WSW

G22

G23

G24

WSW

G29

G27

G26

WSW

G24

G22

G14

G11

WNW

G14

G18

G15

NNW

G17

G18

G19

NNW

G22

G21

G24

WNW

G21

G24

NNW

WNW

WSW

G29

G26

G27

WSW

G30

WSW

G33

G32

G31

G29

G26

WNW

G24

WNW

G26

WNW

G25

G24

G26

G24

WNW

G23

WNW

G23

WNW

G25

G21

NNW

G21

NNW

WNW

G16

G17

G16

G17

NNW

G16

NNW

G16

NNW

G16

NNW

G15

NNW

G14

NNW

G11

NNW

PRECIP

chance %

16%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

15%

24%

84%

28%

38%

100%

42%

44%

71%

64%

19%

53%

100%

45%

98%

65%

100%

25%

50%

75%

100%

96%

100%

65%

73%

38%

64%

100%

90%

80%

100%

10%

37%

12%

100%

55%

100%

62%

36%

10%

24%

40%

64%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1015

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Rising — Slow

Moon Phase

Peak Activity

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:30 AM

SUNSET

08:28 PM

14H 58M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

New Moon

3% illuminated

PEAK ACTIVITY

Station Location

41.5930, -73.4495

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

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