About this river
South Branch Baker River is a 9.3 mile stream near Vermont Kayak Adventures in Vermont. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Baker River near Rumney, NH (site 01076000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1929 to 2026
South Branch Baker River typically runs highest in April, at a median 641 cfs, and lowest in August, at 43 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 12,600 cfs, in 1936.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 120 | 81 to 184 | |
| February | 96 | 72 to 157 | |
| March | 174 | 99 to 441 | |
| April | 641 | 398 to 1,055 | |
| May | 334 | 213 to 550 | |
| June | 127 | 70 to 219 | |
| July | 64 | 41 to 119 | |
| August | 43 | 28 to 84 | |
| September | 46 | 28 to 87 | |
| October | 86 | 42 to 160 | |
| November | 174 | 98 to 289 | |
| December | 158 | 94 to 292 |
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 74 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Baker River near Rumney, NH (site 01076000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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