Dryway Deerfield River Flow and Release Schedule (Monroe Bridge, Massachusetts)

Now: 85 cfs (low, steady) · Oct 26, 2026, 10:01 AM ET

Scheduled flow now: Oct 26, 2026, 10:05 AM ET to Oct 27, 2026, 12:00 AM ET at 80 cfs (base flow, not a recreational release).

The reach

The Monroe Bridge section of the Deerfield River in Massachusetts, below the Deerfield #5 Dam (the bypass reach). It is above and separate from Fife Brook. Typical difficulty is class III-IV; when the flow is over 1,700 cfs it steps up to class IV-V.

Flow levels

Low (under 900 cfs), Good (900 cfs to 1,200 cfs), Big (1,200 cfs to 1,700 cfs), High (over 1,700 cfs).

Where the numbers come from

No working USGS gauge exists on this reach, so the flow shown is the Deerfield #5 Dam flow, reported by Great River Hydro through Waterline (site 255122).

Release schedule

Dryway releases follow the operator's published seasonal calendar and short-term forecast; the app shows both and can add them to your calendar (/api/releases.ics?section=dry). The latest published calendar was issued 2026-03-19.

Open Dryway in the live app → · Add releases to your calendar (.ics)

Open the live app → · Today · Fife Brook · Dryway · Dam #4 · CSV

Provisional real-time data from the dam operators and USGS, updated every 30 minutes. Dam releases can change quickly: always scout and check conditions on the river. Deerfield River, Massachusetts (MA); not the Deerfield River in Vermont or New York.