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Charles River Canoe & Kayak : Paddling Store

Sudbury River near Charles River Canoe & Kayak : Paddling Store

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About this river

Sudbury River is a 9.3 mile river near Charles River Canoe & Kayak : Paddling Store in Massachusetts. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sudbury River at Ashland, MA (site 01097480). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1994 to 2010

Sudbury River typically runs highest in March, at a median 91 cfs, and lowest in September, at 8.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 616 cfs, in 2007.

Typical flow by month at Sudbury River at Ashland, MA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January9155 to 121
February6935 to 149
March9172 to 168
April8853 to 156
May4433 to 77
June2113 to 42
July9.17.3 to 78
August134.8 to 50
September8.83.9 to 43
October207.2 to 44
November3817 to 68
December7631 to 149

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 5 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sudbury River at Ashland, MA (site 01097480). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

3 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Sudbury River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Hopkinton ReservoirIndian Brook - Hopkinton ReservoirPublic
  • Lake CochituateLake CochituatePublic
  • Delaney Pond (Wildlife Management Area)Delaney PondPublic
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