About this river
Oswegatchie River is a 22.8 mile river near Raquette River Outfitters in New York. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Oswegatchie River near Oswegatchie NY (site 04262000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1925 to 2026
Oswegatchie River typically runs highest in April, at a median 898 cfs, and lowest in September, at 267 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,190 cfs, in 2014.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 552 | 390 to 760 | |
| February | 496 | 337 to 642 | |
| March | 636 | 429 to 915 | |
| April | 898 | 587 to 1,385 | |
| May | 570 | 360 to 852 | |
| June | 358 | 251 to 516 | |
| July | 298 | 213 to 417 | |
| August | 272 | 197 to 378 | |
| September | 267 | 197 to 375 | |
| October | 358 | 251 to 510 | |
| November | 498 | 342 to 740 | |
| December | 548 | 380 to 752 |
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 83 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Oswegatchie River near Oswegatchie NY (site 04262000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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