Around here
Around Mill River
- Burlingham House Visitor CenterVisitor center12.3 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Temporary Outdoor Visitor CenterVisitor center12.3 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Weir Farm National Historical ParkRecreation area12.3 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Target Rock National Wildlife RefugeRecreation area17.2 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Mill River is a 12.1 mile river near Sea Kayak Connecticut in Connecticut. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Mill River near Fairfield, CT (site 01208925). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1973 to 2026
Mill River typically runs highest in March, at a median 49 cfs, and lowest in August, at 8.4 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,010 cfs, in 2007.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 29 | 17 to 54 |
| February | 33 | 20 to 53 |
| March | 49 | 29 to 90 |
| April | 46 | 27 to 81 |
| May | 30 | 20 to 52 |
| June | 16 | 9.8 to 30 |
| July | 9.7 | 5.2 to 17 |
| August | 8.4 | 4.8 to 16 |
| September | 8.8 | 4.6 to 17 |
| October | 12 | 5.8 to 23 |
| November | 17 | 9.7 to 34 |
| December | 27 | 15 to 54 |
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 50 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mill River near Fairfield, CT (site 01208925). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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