About this river
Hockanum River is a 9.7 mile river near Metacomet Tours in Connecticut. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Hockanum River near East Hartford, CT (site 01192500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1920 to 2026
Hockanum River typically runs highest in March, at a median 166 cfs, and lowest in September, at 53 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,300 cfs, in 1938.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 104 | 67 to 161 | |
| February | 116 | 80 to 175 | |
| March | 166 | 122 to 235 | |
| April | 165 | 116 to 244 | |
| May | 124 | 93 to 170 | |
| June | 84 | 64 to 126 | |
| July | 64 | 48 to 92 | |
| August | 60 | 43 to 83 | |
| September | 53 | 39 to 77 | |
| October | 58 | 42 to 88 | |
| November | 72 | 54 to 111 | |
| December | 95 | 60 to 150 |
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 95 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Hockanum River near East Hartford, CT (site 01192500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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