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Contoocook River Canoe Co

Little Suncook River near Contoocook River Canoe Co

Stream3.4 mi
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About this river

Little Suncook River is a 3.4 mile stream near Contoocook River Canoe Co in New Hampshire. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Suncook River at North Chichester, NH (site 01089500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1918 to 2026

Little Suncook River typically runs highest in April, at a median 646 cfs, and lowest in September, at 30 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 11,000 cfs, in 1936.

Typical flow by month at Suncook River at North Chichester, NH, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)Relative level
January180112 to 290
February160114 to 252
March357212 to 655
April646366 to 968
May223154 to 368
June11559 to 184
July5227 to 112
August3418 to 73
September3013 to 77
October4923 to 138
November12249 to 245
December195108 to 350

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 Suncook River at North Chichester, NH (site 01089500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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