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Great River Outfitters & the Path of Life Sculpture Garden

North Branch Black River near Great River Outfitters & the Path of Life Sculpture Garden

Stream3.9 mi
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About this river

North Branch Black River is a 3.9 mile stream near Great River Outfitters & the Path of Life Sculpture Garden in Vermont. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Black River at North Springfield, VT (site 01153000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1930 to 2026

North Branch Black River typically runs highest in April, at a median 781 cfs, and lowest in August, at 49 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 10,100 cfs, in 1936.

Typical flow by month at Black River at North Springfield, VT, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January150100 to 233
February14092 to 230
March249153 to 504
April781482 to 1,275
May331211 to 554
June13783 to 240
July6943 to 117
August4933 to 83
September5333 to 93
October8748 to 160
November17297 to 302
December174108 to 279

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 69 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Black River at North Springfield, VT (site 01153000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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