About this river
Westfield River is a 12.7 mile river near Adventure East in Massachusetts. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Westfield River at Knightville, MA (site 01179500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1909 to 2026
Westfield River typically runs highest in April, at a median 712 cfs, and lowest in August, at 50 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 13,400 cfs, in 1936.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 203 | 131 to 360 | |
| February | 195 | 128 to 317 | |
| March | 350 | 224 to 739 | |
| April | 712 | 441 to 1,170 | |
| May | 307 | 201 to 512 | |
| June | 151 | 87 to 301 | |
| July | 73 | 44 to 139 | |
| August | 50 | 28 to 110 | |
| September | 56 | 28 to 117 | |
| October | 85 | 46 to 190 | |
| November | 195 | 98 to 355 | |
| December | 212 | 127 to 396 |
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 112 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Westfield River at Knightville, MA (site 01179500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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