Water report · Housatonic River
Running normal for late September. Above 53% of past September 22s on record.
Updated 1:15 AM UTC, Sep 22
355 cfs puts Housatonic River in the 53rd percentile for September 22, against 114 years of record.
The median for this date is 317 cfs, and half of all September 22s on record fell between 206 and 590.
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 419 cfs higher than on Sep 21.
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 01199000, HOUSATONIC RIVER AT FALLS VILLAGE, CT, 7.5 miles from the center 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.
Readings come from USGS monitoring location 01199000, HOUSATONIC RIVER AT FALLS VILLAGE, CT, 7.5 miles from the center 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.
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.
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