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South Branch Ashuelot River near Billy Goat Boats

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About this river

South Branch Ashuelot River is a 1.9 mile stream near Billy Goat Boats in Massachusetts. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Ashuelot River above the Branch, at Keene, NH (site 01158110). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

2015 to 2025

South Branch Ashuelot River typically runs highest in April, at a median 427 cfs, and lowest in September, at 33 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,210 cfs, in 2016.

Typical flow by month at Ashuelot River above the Branch, at Keene, NH, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January187130 to 370
February14184 to 221
March276151 to 464
April427286 to 619
May135114 to 235
June6936 to 155
July4525 to 167
August3615 to 130
September3312 to 107
October9052 to 194
November15284 to 275
December240132 to 403

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 11 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Ashuelot River above the Branch, at Keene, NH (site 01158110). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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