Beaver Brook, Linden Street, at Waltham water level

Name: Beaver Brook, Linden Street, at Waltham water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
License: https://www.usgs.gov/information-policies-and-instructions/copyrights-and-credits

River gauge, Beaver Brook, Linden Street, Massachusetts, United States

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Latest reading

Water level

2.16ft Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 20, 2026, 05:00 AM EDT (13 min ago)

Flow: 3.6 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

The latest river stage reported for Beaver Brook, Linden Street, at Waltham is 2.16 ft. There is no published reference for this river yet, so we can't say whether that is high or low for the season.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 2.16 ft and 2.76 ft.

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only. How to read levels

What the stage means on the water

With no published normal range, paddlers and anglers should go by the trend: a rising river usually means muddier, faster water.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

20 Tue 63° 37° – Wind 13 mph

21 Wed 50° 43° – Wind 13 mph

22 Thu 62° 43° – Wind 10 mph

23 Fri 56° 42° – Wind 10 mph

24 Sat 62° 40° – Wind 7 mph

25 Sun 65° 44° – Wind 5 mph

26 Mon 70° 48° – Wind 6 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:04 AM Sunset 05:57 PM Daylight 10 hr, 53 min First quarter 67%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Charles River at WalthamRiver gauge, Charles River	1.49 ft	Below flood stage	−0.05 ft	0.7 mi
Stony Brook, Unnamed Tributary 1, near WalthamRiver gauge, Stony Brook, Unnamed Tributary 1	0.4 cfs	Normal	±0	2.5 mi
Stony Brook at RT 20 at WalthamRiver gauge, Stony Brook	8.2 cfs	Low	−0.3 cfs	2.6 mi
Stony Brook Reservoir at Dam near WalthamReservoir, Stony Brook Reservoir	2.0 cfs	Normal	±0	2.7 mi
Stony Brook Reservoir, Unnamed Tributary 1, near WestonRiver gauge, Stony Brook Reservoir, Unnamed Tributary 1	0.4 cfs	Normal	±0	2.9 mi
Hobbs Brook below Cambridge Reservoir near Kendall GreenReservoir, Hobbs Brook	5.2 cfs	Normal	±0	2.9 mi
Cambridge Reservoir, Unnamed Tributary 3, near LexingtonRiver gauge, Cambridge Reservoir, Unnamed Tributary 3	0.3 cfs	Normal	−0.1 cfs	3.4 mi
Stony Brook at Viles Street, near WestonRiver gauge, Stony Brook	2.0 cfs	Low	−0.1 cfs	3.5 mi

Questions and answers

Is gage height the same as water depth?

No. Gage height is measured from a fixed reference point chosen by the agency, so a reading of 10 ft does not mean the river is 10 ft deep.

What is the water level of Beaver Brook, Linden Street, at Waltham today?

On Oct 20, 2026, 05:00 AM EDT, the water level was 2.16 ft. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Beaver Brook, Linden Street, at Waltham rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Beaver Brook, Linden Street, at Waltham normal?

The agency publishes no normal range for this gauge yet, so we show the trend only.

How often is this data updated?

The U.S. Geological Survey publishes a new reading every 15 minutes. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from the U.S. Geological Survey, the official operator of this gauge, and are in the public domain. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: U.S. Geological Survey
Station code: usgs:01104501 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 42.37870, -71.22237 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: NAVD88
Update interval: every 15 minutes
Licence: Public domain. Data: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), provisional data subject to revision

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	2.16 ft	2026-10-20 09:00	Provisional
Flow	3.6 cfs	2026-10-20 09:00	Provisional

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How to cite

U.S. Geological Survey: Beaver Brook, Linden Street, at Waltham (usgs:01104501). Accessed October 20, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/massachusetts/beaver-brook-linden-street-at-waltham

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer