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Clyde River Recreation

Clyde River near Charleston, VT

River27.8 mi
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Around Clyde River

Balm of Gilead Beach3.4 mi5 mi

Source: USGS GNIS · Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Clyde River is a 27.8 mile river near Clyde River Recreation in Vermont. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Clyde River at Newport, VT (site 04296500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1909 to 2026

Clyde River typically runs highest in April, at a median 608 cfs, and lowest in September, at 99 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,740 cfs, in 2011.

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Typical flow by month at Clyde River at Newport, VT, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January167119 to 240
February14098 to 197
March214137 to 376
April608449 to 906
May408275 to 558
June214137 to 303
July12180 to 202
August10462 to 177
September9962 to 155
October13188 to 216
November218146 to 306
December216149 to 309

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 110 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Clyde River at Newport, VT (site 04296500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

6 mapped launches sit in the mapped area of Clyde River, all of them public access. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Clyde River (Charleston)Clyde RiverPublic
  • Echo Lake CharlestonEcho LakePublic
  • Pensioner PondPensioner PondPublic
  • Brownington PondBrownington PondPublic
  • Seymour LakeSeymour LakePublic
  • David H WoodBig Salem LakePublic

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