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WEST BRANCH

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WEST BRANCH SWIFT RIVER NEAR SHUTESBURY, MA

NEW SALEM, MA42.4551°N, -72.3818°W Updated 36 min ago

FLOW RATE

5.07cfs

GAUGE HT

1.21ft

AIR TEMP

65°F

WIND

2mph SW

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

5.07cfs 33.1% vs avg

Optimal band: 6–8 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

8.34cfs

PERIOD LOW

5.07cfs

RUNNABLE

46%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

1.21ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

87°

65°

FRI

83°

67°

SAT

82°

60°

SUN

81°

56°

MON

84°

56°

TUE

88°

55°

WED

85°

63°

TIME

THU

NOW

FRI

SAT

SUN

MON

TUE

TEMP

hourly forecast

74°

mild

74°

77°

79°

81°

83°

84°

85°

86°

87°

86°

85°

83°

80°

78°

76°

75°

74°

72°

71°

70°

69°

73°

76°

78°

80°

81°

82°

83°

82°

80°

77°

73°

69°

68°

67°

65°

64°

63°

62°

65°

69°

73°

76°

78°

79°

81°

82°

80°

75°

72°

67°

64°

62°

60°

59°

58°

57°

56°

60°

65°

69°

73°

77°

79°

81°

78°

74°

77°

81°

79°

74°

67°

64°

65°

64°

60°

59°

57°

56°

57°

62°

67°

72°

76°

79°

81°

82°

84°

82°

77°

70°

67°

65°

63°

60°

58°

56°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

4mph WSW

G 10 mph

G10

WSW

G15

WSW

G13

WSW

G12

WSW

G12

WSW

G13

G14

G13

WSW

G13

G14

SSW

G25

G26

SSW

G21

SSW

G17

G14

ENE

G12

ESE

G13

G16

G15

ESE

G11

ENE

G14

G21

G19

WNW

G15

WNW

G13

WNW

G13

WNW

G12

G11

WNW

G12

WNW

G11

NNW

G10

WSW

NNW

G10

NNE

G10

NNE

G10

NNE

ENE

G10

G14

ENE

NNE

ENE

ESE

SSE

G13

SSE

WSW

WNW

ENE

NNE

SSW

G10

G19

SSW

G25

G27

G26

G25

G22

G17

G13

PRECIP

chance %

17%

20%

12%

43%

12%

CLOUDS

cover %

clear

22%

15%

100%

97%

100%

97%

86%

100%

42%

35%

68%

100%

66%

97%

100%

99%

56%

100%

95%

12%

100%

72%

100%

54%

10%

12%

70%

43%

49%

20%

18%

73%

100%

46%

60%

90%

46%

12%

19%

15%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

992

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:21 AM

SUNSET

08:28 PM

15H 7M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

30% illuminated

Station Location

42.4551, -72.3818

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-09 07:00 UTC

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