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Sugar - North Newport to Rt 103


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North Newport to Rt 103

Usual Difficulty II-III (may vary with level)
Length 2.8 Miles
Avg. Gradient 34 fpm
Max Gradient 40 fpm

Tammie at Sweet's Tooth


Tammie at Sweet's Tooth
Photo of Tammie Garcia by Mark Lacroix taken 4/7/02 @ 750 cfs

Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
SUGAR RIVER AT WEST CLAREMONT, NH
usgs-01152500 2.00 - 5.00 ft II-III 00h36m 2.63 ft (rc= 0.2 )


River Description

Thanks to Allan Berggren for the following information
Put in at the covered bridge 1/2 mi w. of hwy 10 1.5 mi n. of Newport. First mile is easy I-II to Green bridge (Oak St.), then becomes steady Class II for 1.5 mi. The stream broadens, then narrows, confined by boulders to a II-III drop, called Sweet Tooth, because of a large stone in the center. River turns right, along shale bank on left, dropping in staircase fashion for 100 yds. Turning left again, it resumes descent above old bridge abutments. After passing an island, the stream again broadens for the last half-mile before the Kellyville bridge takeout, on the right.
StreamTeam Status: Verified
Last Updated: 2002-04-25 06:21:30

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Skip Morris
Merrimack, NH


Tammie at Sweet's Tooth

Detail Trip Report Edit  Tammie at Sweet's Tooth  Sugar, NH(147.86KB .jpeg)

Peaceful Float

Detail Trip Report Edit  Peaceful Float  Sugar, NH(57.91KB .jpeg)

Sweet's Tooth Panorama

Detail Trip Report Edit  Sweet's Tooth Panorama  Sugar, NH(58.80KB .jpeg)

Watch the Tree

Detail Trip Report Edit  Watch the Tree  Sugar, NH(58.28KB .jpeg)

Running Sweet's Tooth

Detail Trip Report Edit  Running Sweet's Tooth  Sugar, NH(56.94KB .jpeg)

Contemplating the Line

Detail Trip Report Edit  Contemplating the Line  Sugar, NH(60.78KB .jpeg)

Covered Bridge Put-In

Detail Trip Report Edit  Covered Bridge Put-In  Sugar, NH(57.17KB .jpeg)

Passing the Tooth

Detail Trip Report Edit  Passing the Tooth  Sugar, NH(57.08KB .jpeg)


Gauge Information

Gauge Description:

USGS gage is located downstream of the takeout in Claremont. The Sugar drains Lake Sunapee, a large lake that tends to regulate flow on the river. The Sugar rises and drops more slowly than other rivers in the region. The lake also keeps the Sugar running later in the season, sometimes mid to late May.

Sugar
USGS             cfs           Interpretation

 ~1.9                          Minimum
 <2.3                          Scratchy
 <2.5                          Low
 <3.2            1080          Low to medium  
 <4.0            1880          Medium
 <4.4                          Medium high    
 >4.5                          High


Gauge Information

Name Range Difficulty Updated Level
SUGAR RIVER AT WEST CLAREMONT, NH
usgs-01152500 2.00 - 5.00 ft II-III 00h36m 2.63 ft (rc= 0.2 )

RangeWater LevelDifficultyComment
2.00 -5.00 ft barely runnable-high runnable II-III

Report - Reports of Sugar North Newport to Rt 103 and related gauges

Reports give the public a chance to report on river conditions throughout the country as well as log the history of a river.

Reports

When River/Gauge Subject Level Reporter
4y158d16h35m Sugar [NH] Sweet's Tooth Panorama 1,350 @ W. Claremont Bob Dunn
7y232d16h35m Sugar [NH] Tammie at Sweet's Tooth 750 cfs Mark Lacroix

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User Comments


2009-08-04 09:00:00 (111 days ago)
I ran the river today for the first time with my son. We had a great time and the abandoned
railroad grade that is now a biking path, runs right along the river, from the take-out at the
Route 103 bridge, all the way up to the put in near Oak Street. This makes a self shuttle easy and
very convenient. Edit

2009-08-03 07:20:29 (113 days ago)
if you continue down river into claremont with will come across an Island chain, if travel on right
side you will come to a downed tree all the way across the river. very dangerous Edit
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