Westfield, N. Branch - 4) Knightville Dam to Huntington


Westfield, N. Branch, Massachusetts, US

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4) Knightville Dam to Huntington

Usual Difficulty I-III (for normal flows)
Length 5.2 Miles

Birdseye of Gorge drop


Birdseye of Gorge drop
Photo by Eric Grazia taken 03/27/04 @ 1000 cfs

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
WESTFIELD RIVER AT KNIGHTVILLE, MA
usgs-01179500 500 - 5000 cfs I-III 00h28m 126 cfs (rc= -0.1 )


River Description

This section, according to John Novo, "is a nice class 3 with a little gorge and a nice 4-5 foot drop. It also has a very nice little rock garden section that is about a 1/4 mile long and some nice surfing waves just below the Rte. 112 bridge."


StreamTeam Status: Not Verified
Last Updated: 2008-03-15 10:39:45

Birdseye of Gorge drop

Detail Trip Report  Birdseye of Gorge drop  Westfield River, MA(288.26KB .jpeg)

Entrance to Knightville Gorge section

Detail Trip Report  Entrance to Knightville Gorge section  Westfield River, MA(399.29KB .jpeg)

faceplant gorge

Detail Trip Report  faceplant gorge  Westfield, MA(130.31KB .jpeg)


Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

Knightville dam is just upstream from the put in. Normal spring recreational release from the dam is 1000 cfs.

The flow is augmented with the confluence of the Middle Branch of the Westfield River about half way through this segment. Littleville dam on this branch usually releases an additional 300 cfs.

At 1000-1500 cfs, this gets pretty nice. The minimum corresponds to about 4.5 ft.

2008 Westfield River releases (Knightville & Littleville Dams)

Date

Time

Flow

 Notes
Fri. March 28th Fri. afternoon until water is depleted Full flow ramping down through the weekend

Discharge of winter pool for downstream migration of salmon smolt
Sat. March 29th
Sun. March 30th
Sat. April 19th 6:00am-until water is depleted

1000 cfs Knightville

300 cfs Littleville

 

 55th annual Westfield River Race
Sun. April 20th

 

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
WESTFIELD RIVER AT KNIGHTVILLE, MA
usgs-01179500 500 - 5000 cfs I-III 00h28m 126 cfs (rc= -0.1 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
500 -5000 cfs barely runnable-high runnable I-III Upper limit for best boatability uncertain. Please help your fellow boaters with a comment or report.

Report - Reports of Westfield, N. Branch 4) Knightville Dam to Huntington and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
7y135d08h57m Westfield [MA] faceplant gorge 1350 bill archambeault
7y321d08h57m Westfield River [MA] Birdseye of Gorge drop 1000 cfs Eric Grazia
> 10 years Westfield River [MA] Entrance to Knightville Gorge section 1000 cfs Eric Grazia

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