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Around Ipswich River
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Ipswich River is a 27.6 mile river near Coast to Coast Paddle in Massachusetts. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Ipswich River near Ipswich, MA (site 01102000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1930 to 2026
Ipswich River typically runs highest in April, at a median 350 cfs, and lowest in September, at 16 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,550 cfs, in 2006.
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| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 165 | 91 to 278 |
| February | 186 | 111 to 296 |
| March | 343 | 244 to 570 |
| April | 350 | 225 to 513 |
| May | 189 | 139 to 302 |
| June | 109 | 51 to 177 |
| July | 33 | 14 to 80 |
| August | 21 | 7.1 to 54 |
| September | 16 | 6.2 to 38 |
| October | 30 | 13 to 96 |
| November | 95 | 42 to 187 |
| December | 141 | 62 to 283 |
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 96 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Ipswich River near Ipswich, MA (site 01102000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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