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Town Brook at Quincy

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

66

Mixed weather

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:45:00 GMT.

River observation: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:42:00 GMT.

Page checked: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:52:33 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Town Brook at Quincy
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Dr Frank Davis House.jpg by Sswonk, CC BY-SA 3.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

11 mph

gusting to 26 mph

Air temp

53°F

1% chance of rain

River flow

6.41 cfs

high for this date

Weather outlook

Wednesday · 73

  • Sun

    37

  • Mon

    71

  • Tue

    69

  • Wed

    73

    Best

  • Thu

    53

  • Fri

    0

  • Sat

    47

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
10a1229
11a1226
12p1123
1p1123
2p923
3p1126
4p924
5p619
6p823
7p824
8p819
9p718

Is this flow normal for November 8?

Today's 6.41 cfs is 114% above the median for this date — which counts as high water here.

The median flow on this date is 3 cfs, across 53 years of USGS record at this gauge. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind — 11 mph — moderate wind at the forecast location-13
  • Gusts — Gusting to 26 mph — 15 mph over sustained-10
  • Cold — 53°F air temperature — cool weather; water temperature is not measured-11

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. 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

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