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Merrimack River
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MERRIMACK RIVER
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MERRIMACK RIVER BL CONCORD RIVER AT LOWELL, MA

LOWELL, MA42.6459°N, -71.2984°W Updated 23 hr ago
FLOW RATE
2,692cfs
GAUGE HT
42.35ft
Flow Rate Historical Avg
MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 30 DAY
2,692cfs 10.3% vs avg
Optimal band: 4,8256,527 cfs
PERIOD HIGH
8,888cfs
PERIOD LOW
2,692cfs
RUNNABLE
26%
last 30 day in band

Gauge Height

42.35ft
Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

20.6in

≈ normal

20.63 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 21.74 in).

YTD Total

20.6in

This year so far

Normal to Date

21.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

16.1–25.9in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-5%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year
Typical range
Normal
Jan: 2.85" · normal 3.19" (1.8–4.5)
Jan
Feb: 1.84" · normal 3.03" (1.7–4.3)
Feb
Mar: 3.55" · normal 4.12" (2.3–6.3)
Mar
Apr: 2.65" · normal 3.75" (2.1–5.8)
Apr
May: 4.09" · normal 3.09" (1.4–4.7)
May
Jun: 3.94" · normal 3.46" (1.3–5.6)
Jun
Jul: 1.71" (so far)· normal 3.19" (1.9–4.9)
Jul
Aug: normal 3.45" (1.6–5.1)
Aug
Sep: normal 3.50" (1.4–6.7)
Sep
Oct: normal 3.92" (1.2–6.6)
Oct
Nov: normal 3.44" (1.6–4.9)
Nov
Dec: normal 4.06" (2.5–5.8)
Dec
Baseline 19912020 · Source: Open-Meteo23:43 UTC
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Station Location

42.6459, -71.2984
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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 00:00 UTC
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