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Gauge

Gauge Description:

2007 Farmington / Fall River releases (Otis reservoir)

Date

Time

Flow

 Notes
Sat. Oct. 13th All day 250 cfs Slalom race
Sun. Oct. 14th All day 250 cfs Slalom race
Sat. Oct. 20th All day 250 cfs Recreational
Sun. Oct. 21st All day 250 cfs Recreational

The water usually starts to be released very late on Friday or early morning on Saturday and continues spilling through the weekend until late afternoon on Sunday.


Mapquest Directions

From the North (Brattleboro, VT)
From the South (Hartford, CT)
From the East (Boston, MA)
From the West (Albany, NY)

These directions will bring you to the center of New Boston about 1/4 of a mile north of the put in for this section. For the put in travel 1/4 of a mile south on MA rt 8. Turn right into the American Legion riverside park The take out is approximately 3 miles south of town on MA rt 8.
For a more detailed local map look to the “Tiger Mapserver Map” link in the right hand column of this webpage.

W.BR. FARMINGTON (NEW BOSTON) [ MA ]

Current Conditions

Stage Flow Updated
4.42 521 7/24 16:30

Station Graphs

Linked Reaches

Search Results

Level Legend: Running Below Minimum Recommended Flow Above Maximum Recommended Flow Unknown
Descriptions of reaches with River Name in bold have been verified by a regional StreamTeam member.

State River Name/Section Class Level Rel. Level Updated
CT Center Brook— to Sandy Brook V 4.42 ft   low 7/24 16:30
MA Farmington, W. Branch— Bear's Den II 4.42 ft   med 7/24 16:30
MA Farmington, W. Branch— New Boston Section III+ 4.42 ft   med 7/24 16:30
MA Farmington, W. Branch— Upper New Boston II 4.42 ft   med 7/24 16:30

Station Description

AW Gauge ID:168
USGS Station:01185500
HUC:01080207
Latitude:42.0792
Longitude:-73.0733
Class:6