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Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Rat River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Rat River near Fort Mcpherson (site 10MC007). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.
Typical flow by month
1981 to 2017
Rat River typically runs highest in June, at a median 989 cfs, and lowest in January, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,368 cfs, in 1984.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 0.0 | 0.0 to 1.3 |
| February | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| March | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| April | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.0 |
| May | 18 | 3.5 to 54 |
| June | 989 | 687 to 1,376 |
| July | 461 | 318 to 741 |
| September | 304 | 243 to 415 |
| October | 90 | 73 to 99 |
| November | 33 | 22 to 38 |
| December | 6.8 | 0.0 to 9.7 |
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 10 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rat River near Fort Mcpherson (site 10MC007). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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