USGS · 01081500

MERRIMACK RIVER

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MERRIMACK RIVER AT FRANKLIN JUNCTION, NH

FRANKLIN, NH43.4229°N, -71.6529°W Updated 1 hr ago

FLOW RATE

1,350cfs

GAUGE HT

4.80ft

AIR TEMP

78°F

WIND

1mph ENE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

1,350cfs 43.2% vs avg

Optimal band: 1,207–1,633 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

1,930cfs

PERIOD LOW

1,350cfs

RUNNABLE

85%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

4.80ft

Precipitation History

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

83°

53°

MON

88°

60°

TUE

98°

68°

WED

88°

67°

THU

81°

58°

FRI

68°

53°

SAT

78°

49°

TIME

SUN

NOW

MON

TUE

WED

THU

FRI

TEMP

hourly forecast

83°

mild

83°

82°

81°

77°

73°

71°

69°

67°

66°

64°

62°

60°

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70°

75°

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87°

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75°

72°

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69°

68°

71°

76°

79°

82°

89°

93°

96°

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97°

94°

90°

87°

86°

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84°

80°

76°

71°

69°

70°

75°

79°

81°

83°

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87°

88°

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88°

87°

79°

75°

73°

72°

69°

67°

70°

72°

69°

66°

64°

63°

67°

72°

77°

78°

80°

81°

76°

79°

77°

72°

67°

74°

72°

67°

65°

60°

58°

57°

56°

58°

57°

56°

55°

56°

58°

60°

62°

63°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

6mph SW

G 7 mph

SSW

G13

SSE

G11

SSE

G11

SSE

G12

G11

SSW

G13

SSW

G12

SSW

G14

SSW

G15

SSW

G15

SSW

G16

WSW

G13

WNW

ESE

G12

SSE

G16

G20

G22

G21

G20

WSW

G22

G23

G25

G26

G29

WSW

G27

G28

WNW

G29

WNW

G29

G30

G31

G30

G26

G11

WNW

G24

G20

G25

WNW

G21

G22

G23

G24

G27

G24

G22

WNW

G21

WNW

G14

G23

G17

G25

WSW

G28

G27

G23

WNW

G15

G16

G15

G17

G19

G21

G24

G21

WNW

G16

WNW

G20

G19

G20

G18

WNW

G19

WNW

G24

G22

G20

G19

G18

PRECIP

chance %

10%

CLOUDS

cover %

29%

few

29%

97%

100%

13%

14%

100%

34%

100%

59%

100%

94%

100%

62%

94%

100%

69%

57%

100%

13%

100%

94%

100%

35%

100%

56%

10%

100%

58%

56%

46%

39%

41%

45%

48%

46%

41%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

1009

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Warm

Wind

Calm

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:17 AM

SUNSET

08:26 PM

15H 9M OF DAYLIGHT

MOON PHASE

Waning Crescent

5% illuminated

Station Location

43.4229, -71.6529

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-07-12 14:30 UTC

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