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Mattabesset River near Windsor, CT

River12.3 mi
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Around Mattabesset River

Connecticut Forest & Park Association3.4 mi2 mi

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

About this river

Mattabesset River is a 12.3 mile river near Metacomet Tours in Connecticut. Streamflow is measured at USGS gauge site 01192704. The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1995 to 2000

Mattabesset River typically runs highest in March, at a median 90 cfs, and lowest in September, at 17 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,680 cfs, in 1999.

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Typical flow by month at USGS gauge 01192704, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January9051 to 181
February8661 to 147
March9070 to 167
April8148 to 193
May5638 to 120
June2919 to 65
July2415 to 58
August1914 to 40
September1711 to 35
October3820 to 100
November5729 to 129
December4327 to 174

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 6 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for USGS gauge 01192704 (site 01192704). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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