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Coast to Coast Paddle

Spicket River near Salem, NH

Stream12.6 mi
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Around Spicket River

2 mi

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

About this river

Spicket River is a 12.6 mile stream near Coast to Coast Paddle in Massachusetts. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Spicket River near Methuen, MA (site 01100561). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2006 to 2026

Spicket River typically runs highest in March, at a median 151 cfs, and lowest in September, at 5.4 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,280 cfs, in 2006.

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Typical flow by month at Spicket River near Methuen, MA, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January10970 to 169
February9160 to 150
March15194 to 252
April11171 to 173
May7643 to 144
June3818 to 91
July135.4 to 54
August9.83.1 to 29
September5.42.5 to 33
October11457 to 174
November5326 to 130
December10637 to 179

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 20 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Spicket River near Methuen, MA (site 01100561). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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