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Blackwater River in Ontario

River39.3 mi
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Long Rapids · 9.5 miTwin Falls12.4 mi5 mi

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Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Blackwater River is a 39.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Blackwater River at Beardmore (site 02AD010). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1971 to 2024

Blackwater River typically runs highest in May, at a median 867 cfs, and lowest in March, at 39 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,297 cfs, in 1996.

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Typical flow by month at Blackwater River at Beardmore, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January6757 to 77
February4537 to 52
March3934 to 50
April14059 to 372
May867596 to 1,164
June256198 to 464
July14795 to 229
August6740 to 125
September7434 to 136
October21586 to 396
November236162 to 293
December12297 to 153

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 53 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Blackwater River at Beardmore (site 02AD010). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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