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Adirondack River Outfitters Black River

Adirondack River Outfitters Black River

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Adirondack River Outfitters Black River is a whitewater rafting outfitter in Watertown. It also guides whitewater rafting trips on the Hudson and Moose rivers, and offers guided tubing trips on the Hudson River. Rafting trips range from 3.5 to 6 hours, while tubing trips are 2.5 hours and include a shuttle.

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Rafting, Whitewater

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Typical flow by month

1920 to 2026

The water at Adirondack River Outfitters Black River typically runs highest in April, at a median 8,925 cfs, and lowest in August, at 1,500 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 52,000 cfs, in 1998.

Typical flow by month at Black River at Watertown NY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January3,3602,390 to 5,150
February2,9302,190 to 4,300
March4,6902,910 to 8,870
April8,9256,190 to 12,800
May4,1602,880 to 6,440
June2,2151,680 to 3,210
July1,6801,280 to 2,630
August1,5001,180 to 2,120
September1,7251,290 to 2,410
October2,4201,660 to 3,910
November3,8502,650 to 5,785
December3,8202,810 to 6,080

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 106 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Black River at Watertown NY (site 04260500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

77Go/ 100 conditions scoreBest day: Mon, Sep 28 (92)

Streamflow

1,210 cfs

Below normal (18th)

Water level

2.74 ft

High today

63°F

Wind

10 kt

Gusts 19 kt

Rain chance

0%

Week ahead

Tue63°F0%
Wed69°F0%
Thu68°F1%
Fri68°F6%
Sat70°F7%
Sun69°F2%
Mon70°F5%

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF).

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