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WEST BRANCH WESTFIELD RIVER AT HUNTINGTON, MA

HUNTINGTON, MA42.2373°N, -72.8957°W Updated 9 hr ago

FLOW RATE

62cfs

AIR TEMP

73°F

WIND

4mph WNW

FISH INDEX

69SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

62cfs 44.7% vs avg

Optimal band: 65–89 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

2,191cfs

PERIOD LOW

12cfs

RUNNABLE

12%

last 1 year in band

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

24.2in

≈ normal

24.16 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 26.7 in).

YTD Total

24.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

26.7in

30-yr average

Typical Range

22.1–32.1in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

-9%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 3.29" · normal 3.77" (2.2–5.7)

Jan

Feb: 1.84" · normal 3.36" (1.8–4.7)

Feb

Mar: 4.44" · normal 4.54" (2.6–7.0)

Mar

Apr: 2.50" · normal 4.39" (2.4–6.8)

Apr

May: 4.00" · normal 4.25" (2.6–6.1)

May

Jun: 5.89" · normal 4.89" (2.6–8.2)

Jun

Jul: 2.21" (so far)· normal 4.92" (2.3–7.1)

Jul

Aug: normal 4.91" (2.5–8.1)

Aug

Sep: normal 4.76" (2.1–7.9)

Sep

Oct: normal 5.21" (2.1–8.5)

Oct

Nov: normal 3.86" (1.6–5.9)

Nov

Dec: normal 4.74" (2.5–6.7)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo09:12 UTC

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Station Location

42.2373, -72.8957

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-10 00:00 UTC

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