Fife Brook Release Schedule and Deerfield River Flow (Massachusetts)

Now: 131 cfs (low, steady) · Oct 26, 2026, 10:01 AM ET
USGS Charlemont gauge: 534 cfs, 2.6 ft

Scheduled flow now: Oct 26, 2026, 5:00 AM ET to Oct 26, 2026, 11:59 PM ET at 125 cfs (base flow, not a recreational release).

The reach

Fife Brook Dam all the way down to the town of Charlemont, Massachusetts, including Zoar Gap. Typical difficulty is class II-III; when the flow is over 1,700 cfs it steps up to class III-IV.

Flow levels

Low (under 700 cfs), Good (700 cfs to 1,000 cfs), Big (1,000 cfs to 1,700 cfs), High (over 1,700 cfs).

Where the numbers come from

Flow is the Fife Brook Dam outflow from the operator's Safe Waters facility page, shown with the USGS gauge 01168500 (Deerfield River at Charlemont) as a second reading.

Release schedule

Fife Brook Dam releases follow the operator's published seasonal calendar and short-term schedule; the app shows both and can add them to your calendar (/api/releases.ics?section=fife). The latest published calendar was issued 2026-03-16.

Open Fife Brook 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.