Water report · Farmington River
Farmington River conditions
Running normal for mid August, and steady since yesterday. Above 27% of past August 13s on record.
Updated 5:30 PM UTC, Aug 13
Farmington River flow history
What this means
279 cfs puts Farmington River in the 27th percentile for August 13, against 49 years of record.
The median for this date is 372 cfs, and half of all August 13s on record fell between 272 and 502.
Over the last 7 days, Farmington River ran between 279 and 408 cfs, lowest on Aug 12 and highest on Aug 8.
That is 66.0 cfs lower than on Aug 6.
Over the last 30 days, Farmington River ran between 141 and 1,010 cfs, lowest on Jul 17 and highest on Aug 3.
That is 126 cfs higher than on Jul 14.
Over the last 90 days, Farmington River ran between 141 and 1,010 cfs, lowest on Jul 17 and highest on Aug 3.
That is 122 cfs lower than on May 15.
Over the last 12 months, Farmington River ran between 137 and 3,430 cfs, lowest on Sep 23 and highest on Mar 17.
That is 29.0 cfs lower than on Aug 12.
Gage height, past 30 days
4.62 to 6.29 ft over the window.
On this water
No member has posted conditions here lately. The gauge says what the water is doing; an angler who was standing in it says what that felt like.
Post a reportUSGS monitoring location 01188090, FARMINGTON RIVER AT UNIONVILLE, CT, 8.4 miles from the centre of Farmington River. Provisional data, subject to revision. Values refresh every 30 minutes. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
About this gauge
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 01188090, FARMINGTON RIVER AT UNIONVILLE, CT, 8.4 miles from the centre of Farmington River. It reports gage height and discharge. Values refresh every 30 minutes and are provisional until the agency reviews them. Gauge readings describe the river at that point; conditions upstream and downstream will differ.
Farmington River fishing records
The gauge is half the picture. The other half is what came out of the water: verified catches, the current record, and the anglers holding it.
See the Farmington River record book