Baker River at Rumney, NH
River level and flood forecast · Grafton County
The river is 9.6 ft below flood stage (10 ft).
Forecast to rise to 2.3 ft Wed 2 AM, below the 10 ft flood stage.
Flow: 36 cubic feet per second (USGS).
Lower than normal for October 13.
Usual for October 13: 38 to 149 cubic feet per second (the middle half of 74 years).
The last 7 days and the forecast
NWS forecast issued Mon, Oct 12, 11:14 AM. Forecasts change as rain falls and as upstream water arrives.
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Flood stages
| Major flood stage | 15 ft |
| Moderate flood stage | 13 ft |
| Flood stage | 10 ft |
| Action stage | 8 ft |
| Record crest (November 3, 1927) | 17.4 ft |
What floods at each level
From the National Weather Service, highest first.
- 14 ftSand Hill Road north of the river and Main Street south of the river flood to a depth of 1 foot.
- 9 ftMultiple campgrounds become completely flood.
- 7 ftRiverside campsites flood.
- 5 ftFlooding begins at campgrounds near the river.
Highest crests on record
- 17.4 ft — November 3, 1927
- 15.5 ft — June 15, 1942
- 14.71 ft — October 30, 2017
- 14.49 ft — March 18, 1936
- 14.45 ft — June 30, 1973
Recent crests: 11.13 ft (December 18, 2023) · 10.64 ft (December 24, 2022) · 8.33 ft (April 20, 2019) · 14.71 ft (October 30, 2017) · 11.05 ft (July 2, 2017)
Highest flow on record
25,900 cubic feet per second — November 3, 1927. From the USGS's yearly peaks since 1927.
Up and down the river, and nearby
Not an official source. River levels, forecasts, flood stages and impacts are from the National Weather Service (RUMN3); flow from the U.S. Geological Survey. Readings are provisional. In a flood, follow your local officials and the NWS at weather.gov.