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Dead Diamond River in New Hampshire

River18.4 mi

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Around Dead Diamond River

Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge3 mi2 mi

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

About this river

Dead Diamond River is an 18.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Diamond River near Wentworth Location, NH (site 01052500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1941 to 2026

Dead Diamond River typically runs highest in April, at a median 782 cfs, and lowest in September, at 74 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,900 cfs, in 1998.

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Typical flow by month at Diamond River near Wentworth Location, NH, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January11881 to 170
February8865 to 138
March15279 to 297
April782433 to 1,460
May590339 to 1,010
June204119 to 351
July10763 to 190
August7742 to 159
September7443 to 144
October15986 to 314
November228160 to 398
December165117 to 263

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 85 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Diamond River near Wentworth Location, NH (site 01052500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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