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Qu'Appelle River in Saskatchewan

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Qu'Appelle River is a 54.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Qu'appelle River below Craven Dam (site 05JK002). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1926 to 2024

Qu'Appelle River typically runs highest in April, at a median 140 cfs, and lowest in March, at 47 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,979 cfs, in 1974.

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Typical flow by month at Qu'appelle River below Craven Dam, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January5728 to 119
February5026 to 97
March4713 to 90
April14043 to 693
May11926 to 550
June11039 to 459
July12130 to 245
August10518 to 167
September597.5 to 169
October608.5 to 211
November9624 to 210
December9126 to 151

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 82 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Qu'appelle River below Craven Dam (site 05JK002). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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