About this river
Chicopee River is a 3.6 mile river near Metacomet Tours in Connecticut. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Chicopee River at Indian Orchard, MA (site 01177000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1928 to 2026
Chicopee River typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,550 cfs, and lowest in September, at 296 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 37,000 cfs, in 1938.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 854 | 535 to 1,340 | |
| February | 856 | 558 to 1,330 | |
| March | 1,450 | 973 to 1,880 | |
| April | 1,550 | 1,040 to 2,355 | |
| May | 1,110 | 763 to 1,490 | |
| June | 626 | 438 to 974 | |
| July | 392 | 284 to 562 | |
| August | 331 | 237 to 488 | |
| September | 296 | 211 to 447 | |
| October | 376 | 234 to 628 | |
| November | 575 | 359 to 963 | |
| December | 786 | 472 to 1,270 |
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 98 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Chicopee River at Indian Orchard, MA (site 01177000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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