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Arctic Red River in Northwest Territories

River62.1 mi
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20 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

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Arctic Red River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Arctic Red River near the Mouth (site 10LA002). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1968 to 2021

Arctic Red River typically runs highest in June, at a median 14,020 cfs, and lowest in March, at 484 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 105,944 cfs, in 1991.

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Typical flow by month at Arctic Red River near the Mouth, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January644507 to 756
February554446 to 681
March484412 to 625
April499440 to 624
May11,5482,472 to 24,402
June14,0209,968 to 19,110
July10,0657,469 to 13,684
August10,0297,142 to 14,408
September7,4165,633 to 9,464
October2,9612,069 to 3,805
November1,022834 to 1,322
December749609 to 881

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 52 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Arctic Red River near the Mouth (site 10LA002). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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