USGS · 01186000

WEST BRANCH

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WEST BRANCH FARMINGTON RIVER AT RIVERTON, CT

BARKHAMSTED, CT41.9628°N, -73.0176°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

116cfs

GAUGE HT

3.66ft

WATER TEMP

8°F

AIR TEMP

67°F

WIND

3mph E

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

116cfs 54.6% vs avg

Optimal band: 105–143 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

134cfs

PERIOD LOW

116cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

3.66ft

Water Temperature

8.4°F

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

87°

66°

FRI

85°

69°

SAT

82°

64°

SUN

83°

57°

MON

85°

59°

TUE

89°

58°

WED

86°

67°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

75°

mild

75°

79°

82°

83°

85°

86°

87°

86°

85°

83°

80°

78°

77°

75°

74°

73°

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71°

70°

74°

77°

78°

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81°

82°

83°

84°

85°

83°

79°

72°

69°

67°

66°

65°

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69°

73°

76°

78°

79°

80°

82°

80°

75°

73°

70°

67°

66°

64°

63°

62°

61°

60°

59°

58°

57°

61°

64°

69°

73°

76°

79°

80°

82°

83°

75°

71°

69°

68°

66°

63°

60°

59°

60°

65°

70°

74°

78°

80°

82°

83°

84°

85°

84°

77°

74°

68°

65°

62°

60°

59°

58°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

2mph WSW

G 9 mph

WSW

G10

WSW

G12

WSW

G12

WSW

G14

G12

SSW

G13

SSW

G13

SSW

G17

SSW

G23

SSW

G20

SSW

G19

G16

ESE

G12

ESE

G15

WNW

G24

WNW

G22

G20

WNW

G19

WNW

G17

WNW

G15

WNW

G15

WNW

G14

WNW

G12

WNW

G11

WNW

G10

WNW

G11

WNW

G16

G17

G11

NNW

G11

G15

NNE

G11

ENE

NNE

G10

NNW

G10

G15

ENE

G12

NNE

G12

NNE

G11

ENE

ESE

NNE

G14

G16

G14

WSW

WNW

SSW

SSE

G16

G17

G19

SSW

G18

SSW

G17

SSW

G18

G20

G22

WSW

PRECIP

chance %

32%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

10%

14%

24%

77%

11%

92%

56%

100%

89%

100%

70%

100%

28%

64%

27%

51%

56%

54%

100%

94%

100%

93%

100%

69%

100%

18%

100%

92%

100%

61%

100%

11%

100%

29%

13%

100%

72%

11%

10%

13%

66%

90%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

995

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:25 AM

SUNSET

08:29 PM

15H 4M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

30% illuminated

Station Location

41.9628, -73.0176

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-09 06:30 UTC

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