Water report · Housatonic River
Running normal for mid October. Above 51% of past October 12s on record.
Updated 9:15 AM UTC, Oct 12
409 cfs puts Housatonic River in the 51st percentile for October 12, against 114 years of record.
The median for this date is 398 cfs, and half of all October 12s on record fell between 241 and 735.
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 156 and 5,340 cfs, lowest on Oct 12 and highest on Mar 13.
That is 362 cfs higher than on Oct 11.
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 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.
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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