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East Branch Neponset River near Newton, MA

River3.6 mi
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Around East Branch Neponset River

0.5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

East Branch Neponset River is a 3.6 mile river near Adventures Unbound: Nahanton Park Boathouse in Massachusetts. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge East Branch Neponset River at Canton, MA (site 01105500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1953 to 2026

East Branch Neponset River typically runs highest in March, at a median 80 cfs, and lowest in August, at 12 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,360 cfs, in 1955.

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Typical flow by month at East Branch Neponset River at Canton, MA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January5537 to 85
February6042 to 90
March8056 to 114
April7346 to 118
May4229 to 64
June2516 to 42
July148.1 to 24
August126.8 to 22
September127.3 to 23
October179.2 to 36
November3521 to 62
December5431 to 87

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 74 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for East Branch Neponset River at Canton, MA (site 01105500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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