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Nashua River, Water Street Bridge, at Clinton

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

Weather comparison · not a safety rating

64

Mixed 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: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:45:00 GMT.

River observation: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT.

Page checked: Sun, 08 Nov 2026 15:57:23 GMT. Readings older than one hour are not used for the current score.

Photograph taken near Nashua River, Water Street Bridge, at Clinton
Nearby on Wikimedia Commons — Lancaster Mills Branch bridge over the Nashua River (1), March 2022.JPG by Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0. Taken within 10km of this location — it may not show the launch itself.

Wind

11 mph

gusting to 26 mph

Air temp

51°F

1% chance of rain

River flow

2.83 cfs

very low for this date

Weather outlook

Monday · 70

  • Sun

    34

  • Mon

    70

    Best

  • Tue

    60

  • Wed

    70

  • Thu

    70

  • Fri

    2

  • Sat

    36

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)
10a1228
11a1125
12p1224
1p1225
2p1225
3p1124
4p1126
5p716
6p511
7p38
8p312
9p613

Is this flow normal for November 8?

Today's 2.83 cfs is 69% below the median for this date — which counts as very low water here.

The median flow on this date is 9 cfs, across 14 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 — 11 mph — moderate wind at the forecast location-13
  • Gusts — Gusting to 26 mph — 14 mph over sustained-9
  • Cold — 51°F air temperature — cool weather; water temperature is not measured-14

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.

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