Cochituate Brook below Lake Cochituate at Framingham water level

Name: Cochituate Brook below Lake Cochituate at Framingham water level (U.S. Geological Survey)
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
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River gauge, Cochituate Brook, Massachusetts, United States

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

4.30ft Down 0.04 ft over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 04:00 PM EDT (39 min ago)

Flow: 16.8 cfs

History

7 days

Water level

What this means

Cochituate Brook below Lake Cochituate at Framingham is at 4.30 ft, in the normal range for mid-October.

It has dropped 0.04 ft over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 4.29 ft and 4.47 ft.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Floating and fishing near Cochituate Brook below Lake Cochituate at Framingham

Normal flows mean predictable rapids and good access at most put-ins.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.22 in. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 57° 33° – Wind 7 mph

20 Tue 60° 41° – Wind 14 mph

21 Wed 53° 42° – Wind 12 mph

22 Thu 62° 42° – Wind 9 mph

23 Fri 56° 44° – Wind 11 mph

24 Sat 56° 38° – Wind 6 mph

25 Sun 61° 39° – Wind 9 mph

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:03 AM Sunset 05:59 PM Daylight 10 hr, 55 min First quarter 62%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Sudbury River at SaxonvilleRiver gauge, Sudbury River	4.81 ft	Below flood stage	−0.09 ft	1.0 mi
Sudbury River at AshlandRiver gauge, Sudbury River	31.5 cfs	Normal	−1.5 cfs	5.3 mi
Trout Brook at DoverRiver gauge, Trout Brook	1.7 cfs	Normal	−0.3 cfs	6 mi
Stony Brook Reservoir, Unnamed Tributary 1, near WestonRiver gauge, Stony Brook Reservoir, Unnamed Tributary 1	0.4 cfs	Normal	−0.1 cfs	7 mi
Stony Brook Reservoir at Dam near WalthamReservoir, Stony Brook Reservoir	2.0 cfs	Normal	+0.1 cfs	7 mi
Stony Brook at Viles Street, near WestonRiver gauge, Stony Brook	2.1 cfs	Low	−0.1 cfs	7 mi
Stony Brook at RT 20 at WalthamRiver gauge, Stony Brook	8.7 cfs	Low	−0.5 cfs	7 mi
Stony Brook, Unnamed Tributary 1, near WalthamRiver gauge, Stony Brook, Unnamed Tributary 1	0.4 cfs	Normal	±0	7 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 Cochituate Brook below Lake Cochituate at Framingham today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 04:00 PM EDT, the water level was 4.30 ft. Down 0.04 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is Cochituate Brook below Lake Cochituate at Framingham rising or falling?

Down 0.04 ft over the last 24 hours.

Is the level of Cochituate Brook below Lake Cochituate at Framingham normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year.

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:01098500 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 42.31514, -71.38381 (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	4.30 ft	2026-10-19 20:00	Provisional
Flow	16.8 cfs	2026-10-19 20:00	Provisional

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U.S. Geological Survey: Cochituate Brook below Lake Cochituate at Framingham (usgs:01098500). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/united-states/massachusetts/cochituate-brook-below-lake-cochituate-at-framingham

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