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) |
---|---|---|---|
8 am | 59°F | 0% | 27 |
9 am | 64°F | 0% | 27 |
10 am | 68°F | 0% | 27 |
11 am | 73°F | 0% | 27 |
12 pm | 77°F | 0% | 27 |
1 pm | 80°F | 0% | 26 |
2 pm | 82°F | 0% | 26 |
3 pm | 83°F | 0% | 26 |
4 pm | 84°F | 0% | 26 |
5 pm | 84°F | 0% | 26 |
6 pm | 84°F | 0% | 25 |
7 pm | 82°F | 0% | 25 |
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!