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Goulais River in Ontario

River44.3 mi
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Around Goulais River

Beaver Falls7.1 miMurphy's Rapids14.4 mi10 mi

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

About this river

Goulais River is a 44.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Goulais River near Searchmont (site 02BF002). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1967 to 2025

Goulais River typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,641 cfs, and lowest in August, at 136 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 12,466 cfs, in 1979.

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Typical flow by month at Goulais River near Searchmont, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January271200 to 317
February179150 to 226
March180151 to 291
April1,641743 to 2,743
May1,114640 to 1,634
June448311 to 684
July219150 to 318
August13680 to 237
September206103 to 421
October473279 to 898
November629444 to 882
December431322 to 579

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 58 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Goulais River near Searchmont (site 02BF002). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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