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South Branch Piscataquog River in New Hampshire

River14.2 mi

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Cold Springs Camp Resort7.7 mi2 mi

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

About this river

South Branch Piscataquog River is a 14.2 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge South Branch Piscataquog River near Goffstown, NH (site 01091000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1940 to 2026

South Branch Piscataquog River typically runs highest in April, at a median 357 cfs, and lowest in September, at 18 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,480 cfs, in 2010.

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Typical flow by month at South Branch Piscataquog River near Goffstown, NH, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January12581 to 200
February12888 to 207
March244152 to 417
April357220 to 600
May156102 to 277
June6838 to 134
July2918 to 67
August2211 to 40
September189.4 to 41
October3217 to 71
November8440 to 177
December13880 to 250

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 56 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for South Branch Piscataquog River near Goffstown, NH (site 01091000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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