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SACO RIVER

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SACO RIVER AT RIVER STREET, AT BARTLETT, NH

BARTLETT, NH44.0839°N, -71.2856°W Updated 16 min ago

FLOW RATE

125cfs

GAUGE HT

2.95ft

WATER TEMP

16°F

AIR TEMP

61°F

WIND

2mph SSW

FISH INDEX

81SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

125cfs 18.9% vs avg

Optimal band: 113–153 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

135cfs

PERIOD LOW

125cfs

RUNNABLE

100%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

2.95ft

Water Temperature

15.8°F

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Normal

Near-normal year

2026 to date

26.3in

≈ normal

26.29 in of precipitation so far this year — about average for this point in the season (normal 25.91 in).

YTD Total

26.3in

This year so far

Normal to Date

25.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

19.9–31.6in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+2%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 2.83" · normal 3.87" (2.2–6.2)

Jan

Feb: 1.17" · normal 3.38" (1.7–4.5)

Feb

Mar: 4.82" · normal 4.23" (2.3–6.6)

Mar

Apr: 3.65" · normal 4.84" (2.7–7.6)

Apr

May: 7.86" · normal 4.04" (1.7–6.3)

May

Jun: 5.89" · normal 4.82" (2.5–6.4)

Jun

Jul: 0.09" (so far)· normal 4.42" (1.9–6.6)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.98" (2.3–6.0)

Aug

Sep: normal 3.89" (2.0–5.6)

Sep

Oct: normal 5.63" (1.9–9.5)

Oct

Nov: normal 4.77" (3.0–6.7)

Nov

Dec: normal 4.87" (2.5–6.7)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo04:29 AM

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44.0839, -71.2856

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