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Black Hall Marina

East Branch Eightmile River near Old Lyme, CT

River7.8 mi
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Salem Farms Campground LLC2.2 miAcorn Acres Campground4.4 mi2 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

East Branch Eightmile River is a 7.8 mile river near Black Hall Marina in Connecticut. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge East Branch Eightmile River near North Lyme, CT (site 01194500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1938 to 2026

East Branch Eightmile River typically runs highest in March, at a median 70 cfs, and lowest in September, at 4.2 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,810 cfs, in 2010.

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Typical flow by month at East Branch Eightmile River near North Lyme, CT, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January4430 to 72
February4930 to 78
March7047 to 103
April5942 to 87
May4329 to 65
June1811 to 29
July6.63.5 to 16
August4.72.1 to 11
September4.21.9 to 11
October9.03.8 to 20
November2412 to 47
December4526 to 76

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 69 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for East Branch Eightmile River near North Lyme, CT (site 01194500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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