Around here
Around Parker River
- Parker River National Wildlife RefugeRecreation area4.6 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Thacher Island National Wildlife RefugeRecreation area18.8 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Great Bay National Estuarine Research ReserveRecreation area20.9 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Great Bay National Wildlife RefugeRecreation area23.6 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Become a Salem Maritime B.A.R.K. RangerHiking · 5-120 Minutes16 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Watch the Sunrise from Derby WharfAstronomy · 1-3 Hours16 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Take an Industrial Site TourGuided Tours · 1-2 Hours20.1 mi (opens in a new tab)
- Become a Saugus Iron Works B.A.R.K. RangerHiking · 5-120 Minutes20.1 mi (opens in a new tab)
Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USGS GNIS · Source: National Park Service. No claim to original U.S. Government works. · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)
About this river
Parker River is a 14.5 mile river near Vampire Ghost Adventures Walking Tour in Massachusetts. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Parker River at Byfield, MA (site 01101000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1946 to 2026
Parker River typically runs highest in April, at a median 68 cfs, and lowest in September, at 1.8 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 858 cfs, in 1997.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 36 | 23 to 56 |
| February | 41 | 25 to 62 |
| March | 67 | 47 to 101 |
| April | 68 | 43 to 93 |
| May | 36 | 28 to 61 |
| June | 18 | 10 to 32 |
| July | 4.4 | 1.6 to 12 |
| August | 2.7 | 0.7 to 7.4 |
| September | 1.8 | 0.4 to 6.0 |
| October | 5.1 | 1.2 to 17 |
| November | 18 | 7.5 to 44 |
| December | 35 | 17 to 59 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 80 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Parker River at Byfield, MA (site 01101000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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