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Ausable River in New York

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Around Ausable River

Camp Skyland, LLC4.8 miApple Island Resort7.6 mi5 mi

Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Ausable River is a 24.7 mile river near PaddleSurf Champlain in Vermont. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Ausable River near AU Sable Forks NY (site 04275500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1910 to 2026

Ausable River typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,425 cfs, and lowest in September, at 216 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 22,000 cfs, in 1997.

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Typical flow by month at Ausable River near AU Sable Forks NY, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January321220 to 515
February266201 to 404
March480260 to 918
April1,425893 to 2,410
May1,070716 to 1,680
June438320 to 759
July264194 to 426
August222163 to 323
September216169 to 321
October307221 to 549
November459312 to 715
December367250 to 649

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 94 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Ausable River near AU Sable Forks NY (site 04275500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

One mapped launch sits in the mapped area of Ausable River. Ramp data comes from the USGS national boat-ramp inventory.

  • Port DouglasLake ChamplainPublic

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