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NORTH NASHUA RIVER AT FITCHBURG, MA

FITCHBURG, MA42.5762°N, -71.7881°W Updated 3 hr ago

FLOW RATE

11cfs

AIR TEMP

79°F

WIND

7mph W

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

11cfs 55.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 38–52 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

620cfs

PERIOD LOW

4cfs

RUNNABLE

12%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

19.9in

≈ normal

19.87 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 22.49 in).

YTD Total

19.9in

This year so far

Normal to Date

22.5in

30-yr average

Typical Range

16.9–26.0in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-12%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 3.00" · normal 3.37" (1.9–5.0)

Jan

Feb: 1.95" · normal 3.15" (1.9–4.4)

Feb

Mar: 3.56" · normal 4.25" (2.3–6.4)

Mar

Apr: 3.37" · normal 3.91" (2.1–6.0)

Apr

May: 4.47" · normal 3.41" (1.7–4.9)

May

Jun: 3.38" · normal 3.99" (1.9–6.2)

Jun

Jul: 0.13" (so far)· normal 3.61" (1.9–4.8)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.90" (1.9–6.6)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.81" (1.5–6.6)

Sep

Oct: normal 4.08" (1.4–6.4)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.46" (1.5–4.9)

Nov

Dec: normal 4.32" (2.7–6.3)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo01:11 AM

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-04 03:51 UTC

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