Deerfield, Zoar Gap/Fife Brook Releases - Fife Brook ,MA

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The most heavily used section of the river by kayakers, canoeists, whitewater rafters, and others, is the section below Fife Brook Dam. This section is the longest undammed stretch on the Deerfield River and there is a schedule of water releases below Fife Brook that includes 106 days from April through October. The power company often releases water on unscheduled days as well to meet peak power demands.

106 scheduled releases. Releases from Fife Brook Dam start between 9:30 a.m. and 12 noon, with a flow of at least 700 cfs. Friday releases are for four hours and begin at 11 a.m. Saturday releases last five hours and begin at 10 a.m. Sunday releases are four hours beginning at 10 a.m. Flows vary from 900-1100 cfs.


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Updated: 2018-10-26 09:10:56

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DEERFIELD RIVER AT CHARLEMONT, MA (AW#152) 285 cfs 00h56m
DEERFIELD RIVER AT CHARLEMONT, MA (AW#152) 2.16 ft 00h56m

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Deerfield, Zoar Gap/Fife Brook Releases Fife Brook,MA runs 07/29/05 - 10/13/19
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