Deerfield - 4) Bear Swamp to Zoar Gap (Fife Brook Section)


Deerfield, Massachusetts, US

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4) Bear Swamp to Zoar Gap (Fife Brook Section)

Usual Difficulty II(III) (for normal flows)
Avg. Gradient 25 fpm

Zoar Gap


Zoar Gap
Photo by Shawn Sullivan @ ~1100 cfs

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
DEERFIELD RIVER AT CHARLEMONT, MA
usgs-01168500 700 - 1500 cfs II(III) 04h10m 1260 cfs (rc= 0.7 )


River Description

 

2011 Deerfield releases (Fife Brook) 106 release dates
April May June July August September October
Wed.,13th Sun., 1st Sat., 11th Fri., 1st Wed., 3rd Thur., 1st Sat., 1st
Thur.,14th Sat., 7th Sun., 12th Sat., 2nd Thur., 4th Fri., 2nd Sun., 2nd
Fri., 15th Sun., 8th Thur., 16th Sun., 3rd Fri., 5th Sat., 3rd Wed., 5th
Sat., 16th Sat., 14th Fri., 17th Mon., 4th Sat., 6th Sun., 4th Thur., 6th
Sun., 17th Sun., 15th Sat., 18th Sat., 9th Sun., 7th  Mon., 5th Fri., 7th
Wed.,20th Wed., 18th Sun., 19th Sun., 10th Thur.,11th Wed., 7th  Sat., 8th
Thur., 21st Thur., 19th Wed., 22nd Wed., 13th Fri., 12th Thur., 8th Sun., 9th
Fri., 22nd Fri., 20th Thur., 23rd Thur., 14th Sat., 13th  Fri., 9th Wed. 12th
Sat., 23rd Sat., 21st Fri., 24th Fri., 15th Sun., 14th Sat., 10th  Thur.,13th
Sun., 24th Sun., 22nd Sat., 25th Sat., 16th Thur.,18th Sun., 11th  Fri., 14th
Wed.,27th Wed., 25th Sun., 26th Sun., 17th Fri., 19th Wed.,14th   
Thur.,28th Thur., 26th Wed., 29th Wed., 20th  Sat., 20th Thur., 15th  
Fri., 29th Fri., 27th Thur., 30th Thur., 21st  Sun., 21st  Fri., 16th  
Sat., 30th  Sat., 28th    Fri., 22nd Thur.,25th Sat., 17th   
   Sun., 29th   Sat., 23rd  Fri., 26th Sun., 18th   
   Mon., 30th   Sun., 24th  Sat., 27th    
       Wed., 27th  Sun., 28th    
       Thur., 28th       
       Fri., 29th      
      Sat., 30th        
      Sun., 31st       

Releases from Fife Brook Dam start between 9:30 am and 12 noon, with a flow of at least 700 cfs, for a 3-hour duration.  4 hour release on July 13, 14, and 15

 

Special Events


July 29, 30, 31: Deerfield Riverfest sponsored by American Whitewater

 


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Last Updated: 2011-06-07 00:55:27



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  • Deerfield River (MA)
    The Deerfield was one of American Whitewater's first FERC relicensing victory's and remains one of the most impressive and valuable to the paddling community.