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Out Back Kayak Co

Pemigewasset River near Lincoln, NH

River56.2 mi
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Around Pemigewasset River

Campton Campground1.7 miWhite Mountain National Forest4.2 mi10 mi

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

About this river

Pemigewasset River is a 56.2 mile river near Out Back Kayak Co in New Hampshire. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Pemigewasset River at Plymouth, NH (site 01076500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1904 to 2026

Pemigewasset River typically runs highest in April, at a median 2,915 cfs, and lowest in August, at 317 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 57,300 cfs, in 1936.

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Typical flow by month at Pemigewasset River at Plymouth, NH, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January620440 to 940
February497375 to 769
March864477 to 1,540
April2,9152,100 to 4,830
May2,1601,420 to 3,420
June757514 to 1,240
July407294 to 701
August317212 to 559
September317207 to 555
October504300 to 1,010
November943557 to 1,515
December800530 to 1,280

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 122 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Pemigewasset River at Plymouth, NH (site 01076500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

5 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Pemigewasset River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Franklin High - Lower FieldWinnipesaukee RiverPublic
  • FranklinPemigewasset RiverPublic
  • Shaw CovePemigewasset RiverPublic
  • Mooney Clark LandingPemigewasset RiverPublic
  • Bog PondBog PondPublic

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