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Baker River near Lincoln, NH

River31.6 mi
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Around Baker River

Three Ponds Shelter8.5 miWhite Mountain National Forest6 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Source: USDA Forest Service · Source: USGS GNIS · Public land: USGS PAD-US · Forest roads: USDA Forest Service MVUM · BLM routes and areas: Bureau of Land Management (simplified for web display)

About this river

Baker River is a 31.6 mile river near Pemi Valley Moose Tours in New Hampshire. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Baker River near Rumney, NH (site 01076000). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1929 to 2026

Baker River typically runs highest in April, at a median 641 cfs, and lowest in August, at 43 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 12,600 cfs, in 1936.

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Typical flow by month at Baker River near Rumney, NH, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January12081 to 184
February9672 to 157
March17499 to 441
April641398 to 1,055
May334213 to 550
June12871 to 221
July6442 to 118
August4328 to 84
September4528 to 86
October8642 to 160
November17498 to 289
December15894 to 292

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 74 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Baker River near Rumney, NH (site 01076000). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

Boat access nearby

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

  • Bog PondBog PondPublic
  • Stinson LakeStinson LakePublic

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