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Blackwater Brook at Lamberts Cove

Live conditions for this USGS-monitored stretch of water, updated every 15 minutes.

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Paddle Score, from live wind and water conditions

Photograph taken near Blackwater Brook at Lamberts Cove
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Lake tashmoo - panoramio.jpg by Miles Buddy, CC BY-SA 3.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

8 mph

gusting to 9 mph

Air temp

72°F

0% chance of rain

River flow

0.24 cfs

Best day to paddle this week

Saturday · 95

  • Today

    79

  • Tue

    87

  • Wed

    44

  • Thu

    35

  • Fri

    94

  • Sat

    95

    Best

  • Sun

    89

Scored from each day's peak forecast wind, heat, and rain chance — river flow isn't forecastable, so check back before you load the boat.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
5p89
6p710
7p817
8p816
9p813
10p1018
11p1117
12a914
1a813
2a610
3a611
4a69

Why this score

  • Wind8 mph — noticeable but manageable-2

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, so the flow and weather are real — but we haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

Do your own homework

We show you live conditions. For local knowledge — where to put in, what the hazards are, whether it's worth the drive — here's where paddlers actually talk about this water. We don't vet these sources; check the dates and judge for yourself.

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