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Outdoor New England
Outdoor New England

Outdoor New England

Outdoor New England is an SUP school and rentals in Franklin. The outfitter is located minutes from Mill City Park, a whitewater park.

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Around Outdoor New England

Franklin Falls Dam0.9 miBlackwater Dam9.8 mi10 mi

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

Typical flow by month

1903 to 2026

The water at Outdoor New England typically runs highest in April, at a median 5,945 cfs, and lowest in September, at 1,110 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 73,700 cfs, in 1936.

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Typical flow by month at Merrimack River at Franklin Junction, NH, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1,9001,390 to 2,790
February1,7501,270 to 2,450
March2,4501,720 to 3,940
April5,9454,200 to 8,555
May4,1802,900 to 5,940
June1,9151,365 to 3,040
July1,250932 to 1,770
August1,120835 to 1,520
September1,110814 to 1,565
October1,380940 to 1,940
November1,9151,270 to 3,010
December1,9801,380 to 3,280

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 99 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Merrimack River at Franklin Junction, NH (site 01081500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Current conditions

Today · Sat

69Maybe/ 100

54% chance of rain · Gusts to 18 kt

CloudyHigh 58°F, low 50°FRain 54%Wind 7 kt, gusts 18

Streamflow

546 cfs

Much below normal (5th)

Water level

3.71 ft

Air quality

4 Good

Laconia Main St monitor, 17 km

National Weather ServiceBelow flood stage

Flood stage 16 ft. NWS reads 3.72 ft here.

NWS forecast: 4.3 ft by Mon 7 AM, below flood stage.

Forecast from Open-Meteo global models (NOAA & ECMWF). Flood stages and forecasts: NOAA National Weather Service. Air quality: New Hampshire Dept. of Environmental Services via EPA AirNow. Preliminary data, not verified.

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