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Androscoggin River in New Hampshire

River31.9 mi

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Around Androscoggin River

Black Brook Cove Campground14.1 miUmbagog National Wildlife Refuge7.4 mi10 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Androscoggin River is a 31.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Androscoggin River at Rumford, Maine (site 01054500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1900 to 2026

Androscoggin River typically runs highest in April, at a median 6,585 cfs, and lowest in September, at 2,105 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 68,300 cfs, in 1936.

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Typical flow by month at Androscoggin River at Rumford, Maine, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January2,6202,140 to 3,340
February2,6302,080 to 3,290
March3,0802,400 to 4,490
April6,5854,885 to 10,700
May5,7803,810 to 9,600
June3,0802,420 to 4,135
July2,3402,030 to 2,750
August2,1401,890 to 2,520
September2,1051,810 to 2,485
October2,3201,920 to 2,760
November2,7302,165 to 3,860
December2,6802,110 to 3,500

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 125 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Androscoggin River at Rumford, Maine (site 01054500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

8 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Androscoggin River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

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