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Wild Meadow on Winnipesaukee

Bearcamp River near Wild Meadow on Winnipesaukee

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About this river

Bearcamp River is a 4.9 mile river near Wild Meadow on Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Bearcamp River at South Tamworth, NH (site 01064801). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1993 to 2026

Bearcamp River typically runs highest in April, at a median 296 cfs, and lowest in September, at 22 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,370 cfs, in 1998.

Typical flow by month at Bearcamp River at South Tamworth, NH, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January8463 to 140
February6244 to 101
March15785 to 300
April296190 to 506
May13376 to 218
June5838 to 118
July3620 to 88
August2615 to 59
September2212 to 54
October5830 to 113
November11462 to 200
December12679 to 234

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 33 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Bearcamp River at South Tamworth, NH (site 01064801). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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