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Little Sugar River near Sunapee, NH

Stream10.2 mi

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Around Little Sugar River

2 mi

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

About this river

Little Sugar River is a 10.2 mile stream near Sunapee Cruises in New Hampshire. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sugar River at West Claremont, NH (site 01152500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1928 to 2026

Little Sugar River typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,040 cfs, and lowest in September, at 81 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 11,200 cfs, in 1936.

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Typical flow by month at Sugar River at West Claremont, NH, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January253160 to 413
February233160 to 397
March435272 to 836
April1,040608 to 1,600
May431286 to 775
June208125 to 376
July11276 to 189
August8161 to 135
September8158 to 122
October11474 to 257
November263136 to 464
December276165 to 516

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 98 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sugar River at West Claremont, NH (site 01152500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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