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Raquette River in New York

River62.1 mi

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Around Raquette River

Sols Rapids · 5 miBurnt Island Rapids6.5 mi20 mi

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Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Raquette River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Raquette River at Piercefield NY (site 04266500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1908 to 2026

Raquette River typically runs highest in April, at a median 3,230 cfs, and lowest in August, at 512 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 10,400 cfs, in 2011.

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Typical flow by month at Raquette River at Piercefield NY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January998696 to 1,500
February856638 to 1,210
March1,160652 to 1,810
April3,2302,300 to 3,950
May2,7501,760 to 3,360
June1,110767 to 1,580
July615436 to 1,020
August512320 to 779
September515312 to 770
October693438 to 1,100
November1,150630 to 1,695
December1,320911 to 1,630

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 118 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Raquette River at Piercefield NY (site 04266500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

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

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