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NAUGATUCK RIVER

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NAUGATUCK RIVER AT BEACON FALLS, CT

BEACON FALLS, CT41.4423°N, -73.0623°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

98.5cfs

GAUGE HT

1.01ft

AIR TEMP

88°F

WIND

5mph WNW

FISH INDEX

56SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

98.5cfs 64.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 100–136 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

128cfs

PERIOD LOW

98.5cfs

RUNNABLE

98%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.01ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

20.0in

≈ normal

19.98 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 22.43 in).

YTD Total

20.0in

This year so far

Normal to Date

22.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

18.1–26.2in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-11%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.85" · normal 3.58" (2.1–5.7)

Jan

Feb: 2.04" · normal 3.12" (1.7–4.8)

Feb

Mar: 5.52" · normal 4.23" (2.3–6.0)

Mar

Apr: 2.38" · normal 3.84" (2.0–6.5)

Apr

May: 3.33" · normal 3.41" (2.1–5.0)

May

Jun: 3.77" · normal 3.97" (2.3–6.5)

Jun

Jul: 0.09" (so far)· normal 3.72" (1.9–6.2)

Jul

Aug: normal 4.12" (2.3–6.9)

Aug

Sep: normal 4.10" (1.3–8.1)

Sep

Oct: normal 4.28" (1.3–7.1)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.45" (1.6–5.2)

Nov

Dec: normal 4.27" (2.1–6.8)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo07:11 AM

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Station Location

41.4423, -73.0623

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-03 13:34 UTC

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