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Sleepers River in Vermont

Stream6.7 mi
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Around Sleepers River

Moose River Campground3.1 miSugar Ridge RV Village-Campground4.6 mi2 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

Sleepers River is a 6.7 mile stream near North Country Kayak in New Hampshire. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Sleepers River (site W-5) near ST. Johnsbury, VT (site 01135300). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 4. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1991 to 2026

Sleepers River typically runs highest in April, at a median 173 cfs, and lowest in September, at 14 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,160 cfs, in 2011.

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Typical flow by month at Sleepers River (site W-5) near ST. Johnsbury, VT, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January4429 to 64
February3324 to 47
March6142 to 110
April173110 to 268
May7654 to 112
June3721 to 68
July2312 to 54
August168.8 to 34
September147.8 to 27
October3019 to 59
November4831 to 77
December5638 to 83

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 36 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sleepers River (site W-5) near ST. Johnsbury, VT (site 01135300). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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