River Levels

Connecticut river levels

Live streamflow for 41 gauged Connecticut reaches, highest first. Where a gauge has a long enough record, the reading is placed against its own history for today's date.

77% of gauged Connecticut rivers are running in their normal range for the date, as of October 26, 2026.

Of 39 gauged reaches with a long enough USGS record, 6 are below normal (0 of them much below), 30 are in the normal range, and 3 are above normal (0 of them much above). Normal means the middle half of that gauge's own history for this calendar date.

To cite: Angling Hubs analysis of USGS streamflow, anglinghubs.com/flows/connecticut.

River	Flow	Usually today	Vs normal	NWS flood status
Housatonic RiverHousatonic River at Falls Village, CT	399 cfs2.36 ft	494 cfs	Normal35th percentile · 114 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Farmington RiverFarmington River at Tariffville, CT	372 cfs1.31 ft	Not recorded	No historical record	Below flood stageNWS forecast: 1.3 ft by Mon 2 AM, below flood stage.
Quinebaug RiverQuinebaug River at Putnam, CT	234 cfs2.86 ft	Not recorded	No historical record	Below flood stageNWS forecast: 2.8 ft by Mon 2 AM, below flood stage.
Shetucket RiverShetucket River at Taftville, CT	164 cfs4.95 ft	455 cfs	Below normal16th percentile · 37 yr record	No NWS flood stage
East Branch Farmington RiverWest Branch Farmington River at Riverton, CT	145 cfs3.77 ft	154 cfs	Normal46th percentile · 71 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Quinnipiac RiverQuinnipiac River at Wallingford, CT	125 cfs3.00 ft	98 cfs	Normal57th percentile · 96 yr record	Below flood stageFlood stage 10 ft. NWS reads 3 ft here.
Hockanum RiverHockanum River near East Hartford, CT	87 cfs2.25 ft	64 cfs	Normal67th percentile · 107 yr record	Below flood stageFlood stage 9 ft. NWS reads 2.25 ft here.
Yantic RiverYantic River at Yantic, CT	87 cfs1.97 ft	61 cfs	Normal62nd percentile · 96 yr record	Below flood stageFlood stage 9 ft. NWS reads 1.97 ft here.
West Branch Saugatuck RiverSaugatuck River near Westport, CT	84 cfs3.62 ft	21 cfs	Above normal79th percentile · 94 yr record	No NWS flood stage
French RiverFrench River at North Grosvenordale, CT	79 cfs6.97 ft	Not recorded	No historical record	No NWS flood stage
Still RiverStill River at Route 7 at Brookfield Center, CT	77 cfs6.92 ft	58 cfs	Normal60th percentile · 24 yr record	Below flood stageFlood stage 12 ft. NWS reads 6.93 ft here.
Pomperaug RiverPomperaug River at Southbury, CT	65 cfs2.96 ft	45 cfs	Normal60th percentile · 94 yr record	Below flood stageFlood stage 9 ft. NWS reads 2.95 ft here.
Willimantic RiverWillimantic River near Coventry, CT	50 cfs2.71 ft	89 cfs	Normal29th percentile · 95 yr record	Below flood stageFlood stage 8 ft. NWS reads 2.72 ft here.
Salmon RiverSalmon River near East Hampton, CT	49 cfs2.50 ft	63 cfs	Normal39th percentile · 98 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Naugatuck RiverNaugatuck River at Thomaston, CT	40 cfs1.83 ft	76 cfs	Normal26th percentile · 66 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Aspetuck RiverAspetuck River at Aspetuck, CT	37 cfs2.87 ft	8.8 cfs	Above normal79th percentile · 16 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Mill RiverMill River near Fairfield, CT	36 cfs1.09 ft	17 cfs	Normal70th percentile · 54 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Still RiverStill River at Robertsville, CT	32 cfs1.71 ft	73 cfs	Below normal15th percentile · 78 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Natchaug RiverNatchaug River at Marcy RD. near Chaplin, CT	30 cfs2.50 ft	Not recorded	No historical record	No NWS flood stage
Eightmile RiverEightmile River at North Plain, CT	29 cfs2.91 ft	7.4 cfs	Normal73rd percentile · 89 yr record	No NWS flood stage
East Branch Eightmile RiverEast Branch Eightmile River near North Lyme, CT	27 cfs2.10 ft	15 cfs	Normal67th percentile · 89 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Coginchaug RiverCoginchaug River at Middlefield, CT	27 cfs5.31 ft	26 cfs	Normal50th percentile · 45 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Mill RiverMill River near Hamden, CT	27 cfs1.41 ft	14 cfs	Normal64th percentile · 58 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Weekeepeemee RiverWeekeepeemee River at Hotchkissville, CT	21 cfs2.29 ft	16 cfs	Normal56th percentile · 48 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Norwalk RiverNorwalk River at South Wilton, CT	21 cfs1.29 ft	17 cfs	Normal55th percentile · 64 yr record	No NWS flood stage
East Branch Shepaug RiverShepaug River at Peters Dam at Woodville, CT	21 cfs1.81 ft	20 cfs	Normal50th percentile · 26 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Pootatuck RiverPootatuck River at Sandy Hook, CT	21 cfs3.30 ft	13 cfs	Normal58th percentile · 61 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Farm RiverFarm River at Totoket Road at Totoket, CT	20 cfs5.71 ft	12 cfs	No historical record	No NWS flood stage
Little RiverLittle River near Hanover, CT	19 cfs1.64 ft	22 cfs	Normal43rd percentile · 75 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Little RiverLittle River at Harrisville, CT	14 cfs1.61 ft	19 cfs	Normal37th percentile · 65 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Salmon CreekSalmon Creek at Lime Rock, CT	12 cfs0.89 ft	25 cfs	Below normal20th percentile · 65 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Rippowam RiverRippowam River at Stamford, CT.	12 cfs1.46 ft	12 cfs	Normal50th percentile · 49 yr record	Below flood stageFlood stage 4 ft. NWS reads 1.48 ft here.
Byram RiverByram River at Pemberwick, CT	12 cfs1.74 ft	7.9 cfs	Normal56th percentile · 17 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Mount Hope RiverMount Hope River near Warrenville, CT	12 cfs1.30 ft	19 cfs	Normal34th percentile · 86 yr record	Below flood stageFlood stage 7 ft. NWS reads 1.29 ft here.
Saugatuck RiverSaugatuck R below Saugatuck Res near Lyons Plain, CT	11 cfs2.55 ft	9.3 cfs	Normal61st percentile · 17 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Titicus RiverTiticus River below June Road at Salem Center NY	11 cfs1.98 ft	6.5 cfs	Normal60th percentile · 19 yr record	No NWS flood stage
North Branch Park RiverNorth Branch Park River at Hartford, CT	11 cfs1.65 ft	10 cfs	Normal52nd percentile · 89 yr record	Below flood stageNWS issues forecasts here only during high water.
Nepaug RiverNepaug R near Nepaug, CT.	9.6 cfs3.37 ft	12 cfs	Normal39th percentile · 105 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Sasco BrookSasco Brook near Southport, CT	7.8 cfs1.36 ft	4.6 cfs	Normal71st percentile · 62 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Fenton RiverFenton River at Mansfield, CT	5.4 cfs3.27 ft	Not recorded	No historical record	No NWS flood stage
Indian RiverIndian River near Clinton, CT	2.9 cfs1.72 ft	2.8 cfs	Normal51st percentile · 44 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Stony BrookStony Brook near West Suffield, CT	2.8 cfs1.34 ft	6.2 cfs	Below normal20th percentile · 45 yr record	No NWS flood stage
Connecticut RiverConnecticut River at Montague City, MA	5,060 cfs8.20 ft	9,460 cfs	Below normal24th percentile · 122 yr record	Below flood stageNWS forecast: 3,230 cfs by Mon 2 AM, below flood stage.
Connecticut RiverConnecticut River at North Walpole, NH	2,160 cfs6.40 ft	5,580 cfs	Below normal10th percentile · 84 yr record	Below flood stageNWS forecast: 5.9 ft by Mon 2 AM, below flood stage.
Pawcatuck RiverPawcatuck River at Westerly, RI	399 cfs4.30 ft	207 cfs	Above normal78th percentile · 85 yr record	Below flood stageNWS forecast: 4.3 ft by Mon 2 AM, below flood stage.
Housatonic RiverHousatonic River near Ashley Falls, MA	314 cfs2.40 ft	Not recorded	No historical record	No NWS flood stage
Housatonic RiverHousatonic River near Great Barrington, MA	230 cfs2.10 ft	Not recorded	No historical record	Below flood stageNWS forecast: 2.1 ft by Mon 2 AM, below flood stage.

Streamflow from the U.S. Geological Survey, updated hourly. "Usually today" is the median for this calendar date over the gauge's full record. A gauge tells you how much water is moving, not whether it is fishing well or safe to wade: check the regulations and a current local report before you go. Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service; "Vs normal" is our comparison with the USGS record, not a National Weather Service product.

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