About this river
Raquette River is a 43.8 mile river near Raquette River Outfitters in New York. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Raquette River at Piercefield NY (site 04266500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.
Typical flow by month
1908 to 2026
Raquette River typically runs highest in April, at a median 3,230 cfs, and lowest in August, at 512 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 10,400 cfs, in 2011.
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) | Relative level |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 998 | 696 to 1,500 | |
| February | 856 | 638 to 1,210 | |
| March | 1,160 | 652 to 1,810 | |
| April | 3,230 | 2,300 to 3,950 | |
| May | 2,750 | 1,760 to 3,360 | |
| June | 1,110 | 767 to 1,580 | |
| July | 615 | 436 to 1,020 | |
| August | 512 | 320 to 779 | |
| September | 515 | 312 to 770 | |
| October | 693 | 438 to 1,100 | |
| November | 1,150 | 630 to 1,695 | |
| December | 1,320 | 911 to 1,630 |
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 118 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Raquette River at Piercefield NY (site 04266500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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