Westfield, N. Branch,

4) Knightville Dam to Huntington

Class I-III

5.2 Miles

Birdseye of Gorge drop

Birdseye of Gorge drop
Photo by Eric Grazia taken 03/27/2004 @ 1000 cfs

Gauge Information

Name	Range	Updated	Level
WESTFIELD RIVER AT KNIGHTVILLE, MA	500 - 5000 cfs	00h52m	204 cfs (rc= -0.1 )
WESTFIELD RIVER AT KNIGHTVILLE, MA	500 - 5000 cfs

River Description

This section, according to John Novo, "is a nice class 3 with a little gorge and a nice 4-5 foot drop. It also has a very nice little rock garden section that is about a 1/4 mile long and some nice surfing waves just below the Rte. 112 bridge."

StreamTeam Status: Not Verified

Last Updated: 2008-03-15 10:39:45

Birdseye of Gorge drop

Detail Trip Report Edit Birdseye of Gorge drop Westfield River, MA(288.26KB .jpeg)

Entrance to Knightville Gorge section

Detail Trip Report Edit Entrance to Knightville Gorge section Westfield River, MA(399.29KB .jpeg)

faceplant gorge

Detail Trip Report Edit faceplant gorge Westfield, MA(130.31KB .jpeg)

Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

Knightville dam is just upstream from the put in. Normal spring recreational release from the dam is 1000 cfs.

The flow is augmented with the confluence of the Middle Branch of the Westfield River about half way through this segment. Littleville dam on this branch usually releases an additional 300 cfs.

At 1000-1500 cfs, this gets pretty nice. The minimum corresponds to about 4.5 ft.

2008 Westfield River releases (Knightville & Littleville Dams)
Date	Time	Flow	Notes
Fri. March 28th	Fri. afternoon until water is depleted	Full flow ramping down through the weekend	Discharge of winter pool for downstream migration of salmon smolt
Sat. March 29th
Sun. March 30th
Sat. April 19th	6:00am-until water is depleted	1000 cfs Knightville 300 cfs Littleville	55th annual Westfield River Race
Sun. April 20th

Gauge Information

Name

Range

Updated

Level

WESTFIELD RIVER AT KNIGHTVILLE, MA

usgs-01179500

500 - 5000 cfs

00h52m

204 cfs (rc= -0.1 )

Range	Water Level	Comment
500.0000-5000.0000	barely runnable-high runnable	Upper limit for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report.

Report - Reports of Westfield, N. Branch 4) Knightville Dam to Huntington and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When	River/Gauge	Subject	Level	Reporter
5y41d11h20m	Westfield [MA]	faceplant gorge	1350	bill archambeault
5y227d11h20m	Westfield River [MA]	Birdseye of Gorge drop	1000 cfs	Eric Grazia
> 10 years	Westfield River [MA]	Entrance to Knightville Gorge section	1000 cfs	Eric Grazia