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Saugeen River in Ontario

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

About this river

Saugeen River is a 38.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Saugeen River above Durham (site 02FC016). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1976 to 2024

Saugeen River typically runs highest in April, at a median 346 cfs, and lowest in August, at 29 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,061 cfs, in 1989.

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Typical flow by month at Saugeen River above Durham, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January12181 to 202
February9564 to 167
March231138 to 420
April346232 to 551
May11476 to 180
June5238 to 85
July2921 to 49
August2918 to 48
September3319 to 59
October7337 to 152
November13986 to 240
December133102 to 207

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 41 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Saugeen River above Durham (site 02FC016). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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