Merrimack River near Goffs Falls, Below Manchester, NH

USGS Site No: 01092000 • Merrimack River • Hillsborough County, NH

Merrimack River near Goffs Falls, Below Manchester, NH on the Merrimack River is currently at 5,950 cfs (High — 75th percentile for this date) . Gage height: 5.39 ft.

Reading from

5,950
CFS Discharge
5.39
Gage Height (ft)
High
Flow Condition
Normal
Flood Status

Historical Percentile Comparison

Today's discharge compared to the long-term record for October 28 at this station. Percentile rank shows what fraction of historical years had lower flow on this date.

Percentile Label CFS Threshold Today's Flow
10th Very Low threshold 1,230
25th Low threshold 1,660
50th (Median) Normal (median) 2,790
75th High threshold 5,900
95th Very High threshold 14,600 Today: 5,950 cfs

30-Day Hydrograph

Recent discharge plotted against the historical 10th–95th percentile envelope for the same calendar days. Source: USGS daily values + long-term statistics.

36k 18k 0 cfs Apr 5 May 28
10th–95th historical Day-of-year median Recent discharge

30-Day Flow History

Date Discharge (CFS) Gage Ht (ft)
May 28, 2026 7,170 —
May 27, 2026 8,230 —
May 25, 2026 5,680 —
May 24, 2026 5,290 —
May 23, 2026 5,650 —
May 22, 2026 6,340 —
May 21, 2026 7,620 —
May 20, 2026 9,500 —
May 19, 2026 12,300 —
May 18, 2026 17,400 —
May 17, 2026 21,800 —
May 16, 2026 21,200 —
May 15, 2026 11,200 —
Apr 21, 2026 9,670 —
Apr 20, 2026 9,210 —
Apr 19, 2026 10,200 —
Apr 18, 2026 11,400 —
Apr 17, 2026 10,000 —
Apr 16, 2026 10,200 —
Apr 15, 2026 7,870 —
Apr 14, 2026 6,390 —
Apr 13, 2026 6,580 —
Apr 12, 2026 6,880 —
Apr 11, 2026 7,130 —
Apr 10, 2026 7,870 —
Apr 9, 2026 8,850 —
Apr 8, 2026 10,200 —
Apr 7, 2026 12,000 —
Apr 6, 2026 12,900 —
Apr 5, 2026 12,700 —

Station Information

USGS Site No
01092000
State
NH
Coordinates
42.9481, -71.4634
Drainage Area
3,092 mi²
Datum (ft)
108.6
HUC Code
01070002
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Flood Stage Thresholds

Action Stage
10.0 ft
Flood Stage
11.0 ft
Moderate Flood
15.0 ft
Major Flood
17.0 ft

Currently 5.61 ft below flood stage.

Recent Extremes

Max discharge
26,100 cfs
May 11, 2025
Min discharge
360 cfs
Oct 17, 2025
Days at flood stage
0

Computed from the local daily-values archive.