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Cameron River in Northwest Territories

River40.0 mi
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Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada

About this river

Cameron River is a 40.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Cameron River below Reid Lake (site 07SB010). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1975 to 2024

Cameron River typically runs highest in June, at a median 242 cfs, and lowest in April, at 83 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,002 cfs, in 1991.

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Typical flow by month at Cameron River below Reid Lake, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January12074 to 204
February10358 to 172
March9248 to 136
April8341 to 120
May14176 to 349
June242107 to 429
July216101 to 424
August203101 to 367
September14785 to 302
October15580 to 252
November15472 to 259
December13571 to 230

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 49 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cameron River below Reid Lake (site 07SB010). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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