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WEST BRANCH

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WEST BRANCH FARMINGTON RIVER NEAR NEW BOSTON, MA

SANDISFIELD, MA42.0789°N, -73.0729°W Updated 7 hr ago

FLOW RATE

75cfs

AIR TEMP

66°F

WIND

2mph ENE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

75cfs 44.3% vs avg

Optimal band: 65–87 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,607cfs

PERIOD LOW

7cfs

RUNNABLE

14%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

23.6in

≈ normal

23.6 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 25.36 in).

YTD Total

23.6in

This year so far

Normal to Date

25.4in

30-yr average

Typical Range

21.4–30.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-7%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 3.11" · normal 3.69" (2.2–5.7)

Jan

Feb: 1.77" · normal 3.25" (1.7–4.7)

Feb

Mar: 4.40" · normal 4.46" (2.6–6.6)

Mar

Apr: 3.04" · normal 4.08" (2.2–6.2)

Apr

May: 3.63" · normal 4.03" (2.5–5.9)

May

Jun: 5.04" · normal 4.66" (2.8–7.7)

Jun

Jul: 2.62" (so far)· normal 4.48" (2.1–7.1)

Jul

Aug: normal 4.70" (2.5–7.7)

Aug

Sep: normal 4.54" (1.9–8.0)

Sep

Oct: normal 4.84" (1.9–8.0)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.69" (1.6–5.5)

Nov

Dec: normal 4.52" (2.4–6.6)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo07:54 AM

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42.0789, -73.0729

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-09 00:00 UTC

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