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Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Rat River is a 46.2 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Rat River near Sundown (site 05OE004). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.
Typical flow by month
1960 to 2025
Rat River typically runs highest in April, at a median 135 cfs, and lowest in February, at 4.9 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,814 cfs, in 2020.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 6.1 | 3.7 to 9.1 |
| February | 4.9 | 2.6 to 7.9 |
| March | 10 | 6.8 to 17 |
| April | 135 | 59 to 228 |
| May | 99 | 58 to 178 |
| June | 62 | 26 to 118 |
| July | 21 | 12 to 43 |
| August | 9.4 | 3.0 to 23 |
| September | 11 | 3.8 to 28 |
| October | 24 | 13 to 47 |
| November | 16 | 10 to 25 |
| December | 9.3 | 4.6 to 12 |
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 61 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rat River near Sundown (site 05OE004). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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