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Exeter River at Haigh Road, near Brentwood

USGS monitoring location. Launch access and paddling suitability have not been verified.

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

85

Favorable weather

Weather score out of 100

Weather only. This is a monitoring station, not a verified launch. Access, hazards and suitable flow are unknown.

Weather observation: Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:45:00 GMT.

River observation: Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:15:00 GMT.

Page checked: Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:51:57 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Exeter River at Haigh Road, near Brentwood
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Pickpocket Dam 1.jpg by AntiCompositeNumber, CC BY-SA 4.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

9 mph

gusting to 16 mph

Air temp

55°F

0% chance of rain

River flow

17.2 cfs

normal for this date

Weather outlook

Sunday · 100

  • Wed

    90

  • Thu

    67

  • Fri

    68

  • Sat

    98

  • Sun

    100

    Best

  • Mon

    99

  • Tue

    91

Compares forecast wind, air temperature and rain. Does not assess river flow, swell, currents, water temperature or launch access. All times are local to this location.

Wind, next 12 hours

mph
Hourly wind forecast
HourWind (mph)Gusts (mph)
4p914
5p916
6p617
7p511
8p411
9p411
10p512
11p513
12a714
1a614
2a715
3a816

Is this flow normal for October 21?

Today's 17.2 cfs is 36% below the median for this date — which counts as normal water here.

The median flow on this date is 27 cfs, across 29 years of USGS record at this gauge. Whether that is runnable depends on the stretch — this is context, not a recommendation.

Why this score

  • Wind — 9 mph — moderate wind at the forecast location-7
  • Cold — 55°F air temperature — cool weather; water temperature is not measured-8

We don't have launch notes for this one

This page is built from the USGS gauge at this location, and uses available public readings. We haven't verified where to put in, what the hazards are, or whether this stretch is legal or sensible to paddle. We'd rather say that than invent it. The links below are where to find out.

We also don't have a verified safe-flow range here, so the Paddle Score reflects weather only. Judge the flow number against local knowledge, not against our score.

Do your own homework

We show you live conditions. For local knowledge — where to put in, what the hazards are, whether it's worth the drive — here's where paddlers actually talk about this water. We don't vet these sources; check the dates and judge for yourself.

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