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Adventures Unbound: Nahanton Park Boathouse

Charles River near Adventures Unbound: Nahanton Park Boathouse

River27.5 mi
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About this river

Charles River is a 27.5 mile river near Adventures Unbound: Nahanton Park Boathouse in Massachusetts. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Charles River at Wellesley, MA (site 01104200). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1959 to 2026

Charles River typically runs highest in April, at a median 500 cfs, and lowest in September, at 58 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,330 cfs, in 1968.

Typical flow by month at Charles River at Wellesley, MA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January298196 to 481
February322216 to 516
March471319 to 722
April500324 to 682
May304199 to 423
June167109 to 257
July8350 to 160
August6431 to 138
September5834 to 103
October8951 to 204
November200123 to 358
December305165 to 489

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 67 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Charles River at Wellesley, MA (site 01104200). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Charles River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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