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North Branch Muskoka River in Ontario

River27.8 mi
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High Falls1.2 miWilsons Falls3.1 mi5 mi

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

About this river

North Branch Muskoka River is a 27.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge North Branch Muskoka River at Port Sydney (site 02EB004). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1915 to 2024

North Branch Muskoka River typically runs highest in April, at a median 2,370 cfs, and lowest in August, at 232 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,264 cfs, in 2019.

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Typical flow by month at North Branch Muskoka River at Port Sydney, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January657470 to 879
February569413 to 756
March802501 to 1,215
April2,3701,511 to 3,385
May1,081671 to 1,660
June447327 to 753
July274194 to 480
August232159 to 348
September289187 to 476
October447240 to 902
November782421 to 1,294
December803558 to 1,075

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 109 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for North Branch Muskoka River at Port Sydney (site 02EB004). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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