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Charles River Canoe & Kayak

Concord River near Waltham, MA

River16.0 mi
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Around Concord River

North Bridge Visitor Center5.7 miMinute Man National Historical Park5.9 mi2 mi

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

About this river

Concord River is a 16.0 mile river near Charles River Canoe & Kayak in Massachusetts. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Concord R below R Meadow Brook, at Lowell, MA (site 01099500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1937 to 2026

Concord River typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,200 cfs, and lowest in September, at 132 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,590 cfs, in 2010.

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Typical flow by month at Concord R below R Meadow Brook, at Lowell, MA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January652411 to 1,070
February720469 to 1,120
March1,110864 to 1,600
April1,200761 to 1,690
May751534 to 1,030
June446243 to 632
July175115 to 340
August14983 to 294
September13279 to 245
October20296 to 441
November409234 to 710
December620361 to 1,080

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 90 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Concord R below R Meadow Brook, at Lowell, MA (site 01099500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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