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Charles River Canoe & Kayak : Paddling Store

Concord River near Charles River Canoe & Kayak : Paddling Store

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About this river

Concord River is a 5.6 mile river near Charles River Canoe & Kayak : Paddling Store 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 1,210 cfs, and lowest in September, at 132 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,590 cfs, in 2010.

Typical flow by month at Concord R below R Meadow Brook, at Lowell, MA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January652411 to 1,070
February720469 to 1,120
March1,100859 to 1,600
April1,210770 to 1,690
May753545 to 1,030
June450248 to 635
July174116 to 341
August15283 to 289
September13279 to 246
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 89 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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