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Franklin Falls Dam, Pemigewasset River
Franklin Falls Dam, Pemigewasset River
 Drainage Area: 1,000 sq. miles 
 Channel Capacity: 18,000 cfs 
 Storage at Spillway Crest: 2.82 in / 150,600 ac-ft  
 Normal Pool: 307 Feet NGVD 
 Gate Settings for October 09, 2026 07:44 am Gate 1 Gate 2 Gate 3 Gate 4 Gate 5 Gate 6 Gate 7 Gate 8
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Date Time (EDT) Pool
(ft)		 Storage
(%)		 Storage
(ac-ft)		 Flow
(cfs)		 Inflow
(cfs)		 Precip
(in)		 Air Temp
(F)
Oct-10 06:45 pm           0.12  
Oct-10 05:45 pm 307.36 0.1 180 308   0.12 57.5
Oct-10 04:45 pm 307.34 0.1 170 297 327 0.12 59.8
Oct-10 03:45 pm 307.32 0.1 160 280 298 0.12 60.8
Oct-10 02:45 pm 307.30 0.1 150 259   0.12 60.3
Oct-10 01:45 pm 307.28 0.1 140 243 248 0.12 59.3
Oct-10 12:45 pm 307.28 0.1 140 246 246 0.12 57.2
Oct-10 11:45 am 307.27 0.1 135 243 233 0.12 56.4
Oct-10 10:45 am 307.27 0.1 135 233 231 0.12 55.6
Oct-10 09:45 am 307.27 0.1 135 233 230 0.12 52.7
Oct-10 08:45 am 307.27 0.1 135 233 230 0.12 48.0
Oct-10 07:45 am 307.27 0.1 135 233   0.12 40.8
Oct-10 06:45 am 307.27 0.1 135 233 230 0.12 39.4
Oct-10 05:45 am 307.27 0.1 135 228 231 0.12 40.5
Oct-10 04:45 am 307.27 0.1 135 228 232 0.12 41.3
Oct-10 03:45 am 307.27 0.1 135 230   0.12 42.0
Oct-10 02:45 am 307.27 0.1 135 233 232 0.12 43.3
Oct-10 01:45 am 307.27 0.1 135 233 232 0.12 43.6
Oct-10 12:45 am 307.27 0.1 135 238 231 0.12 43.9
Oct-09 11:45 pm 307.27 0.1 135 233 230 0.12 44.4
Oct-09 10:45 pm 307.27 0.1 135 233 221 0.12 45.5
Oct-09 09:45 pm 307.27 0.1 135 228 224 0.12 47.7
Oct-09 08:45 pm 307.27 0.1 135 233 227 0.12 49.0
Oct-09 07:45 pm 307.27 0.1 135 228 229 0.12 51.6
Oct-09 06:45 pm 307.27 0.1 135 231 231 0.12 56.8
Maximum 24 Hour Drawdown Rate (15 feet/day): 91 cfs + Inflow (327 cfs) = 418 cfs
Report Generated October 10, 2026 11:01 pm