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Welland River in Ontario

River44.3 mi
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Around Welland River

Albion Falls9.7 miFelkers Falls10.1 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Welland River is a 44.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Welland River below Caistor Corners (site 02HA007). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1957 to 2025

Welland River typically runs highest in March, at a median 108 cfs, and lowest in July, at 2.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,401 cfs, in 1959.

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Typical flow by month at Welland River below Caistor Corners, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January254.5 to 82
February184.0 to 96
March10837 to 297
April5124 to 139
May114.1 to 38
June3.51.2 to 11
July2.00.5 to 5.5
August2.30.5 to 7.5
September2.70.4 to 13
October8.11.5 to 23
November184.9 to 56
December339.9 to 100

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 68 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Welland River below Caistor Corners (site 02HA007). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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