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EAST BRANCH

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EAST BRANCH SWIFT RIVER NEAR HARDWICK, MA

HARDWICK, MA42.3934°N, -72.2384°W Updated 37 min ago

FLOW RATE

23.6cfs

GAUGE HT

19.47ft

AIR TEMP

79°F

WIND

3mph WSW

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

23.6cfs 36.8% vs avg

Optimal band: 22–30 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

27.9cfs

PERIOD LOW

21.6cfs

RUNNABLE

92%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

19.47ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

82°

62°

SUN

81°

64°

MON

86°

62°

TUE

87°

62°

WED

100°

67°

THU

99°

74°

FRI

97°

74°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

82°

mild

82°

81°

76°

74°

72°

71°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

66°

68°

70°

73°

75°

77°

78°

79°

80°

81°

72°

71°

69°

68°

67°

66°

65°

64°

63°

62°

65°

69°

75°

79°

82°

84°

85°

86°

85°

83°

77°

70°

69°

66°

63°

62°

63°

62°

63°

66°

71°

76°

79°

82°

85°

87°

81°

84°

85°

75°

71°

70°

71°

70°

68°

69°

70°

69°

67°

68°

69°

71°

75°

80°

84°

89°

95°

97°

98°

100°

99°

96°

91°

85°

81°

79°

78°

77°

76°

77°

76°

74°

76°

79°

83°

86°

90°

93°

95°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

3mph SSW

G 5 mph

SSW

G11

ESE

G11

ESE

G10

ESE

ENE

WSW

G14

ENE

G12

ESE

ENE

NNE

NNW

ESE

G13

G17

SSE

G17

SSE

G20

SSW

G19

SSW

G15

WSW

G12

WSW

G12

WSW

G11

WSW

G10

WSW

G12

WSW

G13

SSW

G14

WSW

G16

SSW

G18

G22

SSW

G22

SSW

G25

SSW

G26

SSW

G27

SSW

G26

G21

G17

G16

G19

WSW

G15

G11

WSW

G13

WSW

G14

WSW

G15

G17

G18

G19

G20

WNW

G20

WNW

G19

WNW

G18

WNW

G22

WNW

G24

WNW

G19

G11

G18

G22

G23

G26

WNW

G24

WNW

G21

WNW

G18

WNW

G17

WNW

G17

WNW

G16

G14

G13

WNW

G12

WNW

G13

WNW

PRECIP

chance %

11%

14%

15%

10%

15%

12%

10%

21%

19%

10%

15%

CLOUDS

cover %

73%

mostly

73%

100%

89%

39%

99%

100%

92%

51%

34%

32%

25%

71%

100%

86%

66%

14%

97%

100%

77%

58%

93%

12%

29%

100%

93%

100%

56%

84%

100%

11%

45%

10%

12%

52%

12%

17%

29%

83%

100%

83%

18%

100%

88%

100%

70%

44%

100%

68%

13%

23%

31%

34%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

998

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:14 AM

SUNSET

08:30 PM

15H 16M OF DAYLIGHT3H 23M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

94% illuminated

Station Location

42.3934, -72.2384

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 17:07 UTC

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