Gauge Information

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Latest word on 2011 release is they are ON!!!

2010 Farmington / Fall River releases (Otis reservoir)

Date

Time

Flow

 Notes
Sat.-Sun., Sept. 18-19 All day 250 cfs NESS Slalom Race
Sat.-Sun., Oct. 2-3 Cancelled -- Low reservoir level
Sat.-Sun., Oct. 16-17 Cancelled -- Low reservoir level
Sat.-Sun., Oct. 23-24 Cancelled -- Low reservoir level

The water usually starts to be released very late on Friday or early morning on Saturday and continues spilling through the weekend until late afternoon on Sunday.
Source for release schedule info: AMC, Boston chapter

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
WEST BRANCH FARMINGTON RIVER NEAR NEW BOSTON, MA
usgs-01185500 4.00 - 7.00 ft III 00h56m 3.17 ft (rc= -4.1 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
3.80 -4.00 ft extremely Low-somewhat Low III The fall release level is around 3.8 feet which is very low. If the low end was marked higher then the AW listing would indicate that the river was too low.
4.00 -5.50 ft barely runnable-high runnable III
5.50 -7.00 ft perfect runnable-high runnable III

Report - Reports of Farmington, W. Branch 2. Iron Bridge to American Legion Field 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
9y108d19h24m Farmington River (New Boston) [MA] Farmington at Decoration Rock 300 cfs Mark Lacroix
9y115d19h24m Farmington River (New Boston) [MA] Typical gorge drop 300 cfs Mark Lacroix