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Housatonic River conditions

Water reportat Falls Village2h ago
490CFSNormal

Running normal for mid August, and dropping since yesterday. Above 66% of past August 13s on record.

Updated 5:15 PM UTC, Aug 13

2.53 ftgage

Housatonic River flow history

Aug 12typical 215 to 580 cfs
525cfs
Aug 6Aug 9Aug 12
Aug 12typical 215 to 580 cfs
525cfs
Jul 14Jul 28Aug 12
Aug 12typical 215 to 580 cfs
525cfs
May 15Jun 28Aug 12
Aug 12typical 215 to 580 cfs
525cfs
Aug 12Feb 10Aug 12

What this means

490 cfs puts Housatonic River in the 66th percentile for August 13, against 114 years of record.

The median for this date is 327 cfs, and half of all August 13s on record fell between 212 and 578.

Over the last 7 days, Housatonic River ran between 525 and 1,210 cfs, lowest on Aug 12 and highest on Aug 6.

That is 685 cfs lower than on Aug 6.

Over the last 30 days, Housatonic River ran between 235 and 3,060 cfs, lowest on Jul 18 and highest on Jul 31.

That is 200 cfs higher than on Jul 14.

Over the last 90 days, Housatonic River ran between 235 and 3,060 cfs, lowest on Jul 18 and highest on Jul 31.

That is 285 cfs lower than on May 15.

Over the last 12 months, Housatonic River ran between 102 and 5,340 cfs, lowest on Sep 22 and highest on Mar 13.

That is 318 cfs higher than on Aug 12.

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.

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USGS monitoring location 01199000, HOUSATONIC RIVER AT FALLS VILLAGE, CT, 7.5 miles from the centre of Housatonic 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 01199000, HOUSATONIC RIVER AT FALLS VILLAGE, CT, 7.5 miles from the centre of Housatonic River. It reports discharge and gage height. 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.

Housatonic 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 Housatonic River record book