WEST BRANCH FARMINGTON RIVER AT RIVERTON, CT
USGS 01186000 · Connecticut · reports discharge (live), gauge height, water temperature
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USGS 01186000 · Connecticut · reports discharge (live), gauge height, water temperature
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Map of USGS gauge 01186000 and the river around it
Where WEST BRANCH FARMINGTON RIVER AT RIVERTON, CT sits, with 1 other gauge on the same river and our water's map point.
No current water-temperature reading at this gauge, so no temperature guidance is given. Take a stream thermometer. Connecticut DEEP publishes no water-temperature line for trout anglers that we found. The lines below are the National Park Service's, federal guidance, not a Connecticut rule, with Connecticut DEEP's own figure added: 68°F.
Species the agency lists for Farmington River: trout.
Source: River and Stream Regulations (Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP)).
Turn Around Don't Drown. “A mere 6 inches of fast-moving flood water can knock over an adult.” No flow number makes a crossing safe; if in doubt, stay out.
Turn Around Don't Drown (National Weather Service)Guidance from the readings above and the published thresholds named with each line; not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access. Local rules and closures come first.
The National Weather Service did not answer just now, so no official flood category is shown.
This gauge is on Farmington River: regulations, guides and shops
Checked Nov 5, 7:42 PM EST; readings refresh at most every 15 minutes and statistics daily. Provisional USGS data can be revised. Conditions change: re-check before you go. This is general guidance, not a fishing forecast, a safety guarantee or a statement about access.