Good tubing on the Mill River in Northampton, MA, USA is defined as: temperature at least 76°F, chance of precipitation 30% or less, flow rate between 120 and 250 cubic feet per second.
| hour | temperature | precipitation | flow rate (cfps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 pm | 77°F | 0% | 79 |
| 1 pm | 80°F | 0% | 76 |
| 2 pm | 82°F | 0% | 73 |
| 3 pm | 83°F | 0% | 71 |
| 4 pm | 84°F | 2% | 68 |
| 5 pm | 84°F | 3% | 66 |
| 6 pm | 84°F | 5% | 63 |
| 7 pm | 83°F | 9% | 61 |
| 8 pm | 80°F | 13% | 58 |
| 9 pm | 78°F | 17% | 55 |
| 10 pm | 75°F | 23% | 53 |
| 11 pm | 72°F | 29% | 50 |
The photo above was taken on Sunday, August 28, 2011, at noon. The flow rate at that time was 4,380 cubic feet per second. It peaked a couple hours later at 7,020 cfps. Not good tubing!