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Montreal River in Ontario

River38.7 mi
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Around Montreal River

Mountain Chutes3 miRedpine Chutes13.9 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Montreal River is a 38.7 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Montreal River at Mountain Chutes (site 02JD009). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1968 to 1995

Montreal River typically runs highest in May, at a median 4,944 cfs, and lowest in September, at 620 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 18,258 cfs, in 1979.

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Typical flow by month at Montreal River at Mountain Chutes, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January883745 to 1,058
February777699 to 870
March736618 to 886
April1,7001,039 to 2,991
May4,9443,867 to 6,630
June2,3521,572 to 3,278
July1,059678 to 1,466
August722487 to 855
September620437 to 755
October1,141818 to 1,376
November1,307966 to 1,744
December1,119913 to 1,372

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 27 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Montreal River at Mountain Chutes (site 02JD009). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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