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Adams River in British Columbia

River41.9 mi
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Around Adams River

Johnson Lake3.3 miSkwaam Bay6.9 mi10 mi

Source: Recreation Sites and Trails BC, Open Government Licence (British Columbia) · Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada

About this river

Adams River is a 41.9 mile river near Fast Action Fishing Adventures in British Columbia. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Adams River near Squilax (site 08LD001). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1911 to 2025

Adams River typically runs highest in June, at a median 6,833 cfs, and lowest in March, at 579 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 13,985 cfs, in 1972.

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Typical flow by month at Adams River near Squilax, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January724597 to 918
February616506 to 729
March579484 to 705
April946651 to 1,357
May3,8492,871 to 5,191
June6,8335,862 to 8,034
July5,1564,414 to 6,622
August3,1662,620 to 3,858
September2,1441,829 to 2,539
October1,6101,300 to 1,932
November1,4581,023 to 1,820
December1,021780 to 1,340

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 Adams River near Squilax (site 08LD001). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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