About this river
Exeter River is an 8.3 mile river near Cinnamon Rainbows Surf Company in New Hampshire. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Exeter River at Odell Road, near Sandown, NH (site 010735562). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
2008 to 2026
Exeter River typically runs highest in April, at a median 47 cfs, and lowest in September, at 0.4 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 781 cfs, in 2010.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26 | 17 to 42 | |
| February | 22 | 17 to 34 | |
| March | 46 | 29 to 70 | |
| April | 47 | 27 to 64 | |
| May | 21 | 12 to 30 | |
| June | 8.4 | 4.1 to 17 | |
| July | 2.2 | 0.9 to 15 | |
| August | 1.1 | 0.0 to 7.8 | |
| September | 0.4 | 0.0 to 8.1 | |
| October | 2.6 | 0.2 to 9.5 | |
| November | 12 | 2.5 to 29 | |
| December | 28 | 13 to 52 |
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 18 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Exeter River at Odell Road, near Sandown, NH (site 010735562). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
Boat access nearby
2 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Exeter River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.
- Greenwood PondGreenwood PondPublic
- ExeterSquamscott RiverPublic
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