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Snare River in Northwest Territories

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Snare River is a 48.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Snare River above Indin Lake (site 07SA008). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1999 to 2024

Snare River typically runs highest in July, at a median 2,670 cfs, and lowest in April, at 187 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 12,113 cfs, in 1999.

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Typical flow by month at Snare River above Indin Lake, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January447270 to 542
February307206 to 388
March236180 to 321
April187127 to 241
May360227 to 521
June1,6541,101 to 4,097
July2,6701,986 to 3,743
August1,5171,056 to 2,027
September1,064750 to 1,192
October837599 to 1,089
November735489 to 979
December567355 to 729

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 26 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Snare River above Indin Lake (site 07SA008). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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