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About this river
Swan River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at Water Survey of Canada gauge site 05LE008. Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.
Typical flow by month
1965 to 2024
Swan River typically runs highest in April, at a median 279 cfs, and lowest in February, at 17 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,639 cfs, in 2006.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 20 | 15 to 23 |
| February | 17 | 13 to 20 |
| March | 20 | 15 to 28 |
| April | 279 | 98 to 704 |
| May | 269 | 112 to 644 |
| June | 187 | 63 to 444 |
| July | 132 | 38 to 325 |
| August | 52 | 23 to 119 |
| September | 41 | 17 to 98 |
| October | 66 | 36 to 125 |
| November | 42 | 26 to 84 |
| December | 25 | 20 to 33 |
Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 57 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for USGS gauge 05LE008 (site 05LE008). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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