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Willowlake River in Northwest Territories

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Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada

About this river

Willowlake River is a 43.7 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Willowlake River above Metahdali Creek (site 10GB006). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1975 to 2024

Willowlake River typically runs highest in May, at a median 10,630 cfs, and lowest in March, at 169 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 70,983 cfs, in 2016.

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Typical flow by month at Willowlake River above Metahdali Creek, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January280172 to 399
February217135 to 267
March169118 to 228
April170140 to 225
May10,6306,339 to 16,783
June5,6683,402 to 8,030
July2,4051,487 to 4,061
August1,683864 to 3,111
September1,867803 to 3,352
October1,577667 to 2,453
November552290 to 1,121
December388192 to 565

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 43 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Willowlake River above Metahdali Creek (site 10GB006). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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