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Mattawa River in Ontario

River29.5 mi
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Around Mattawa River

Petit Paresseux Falls0.1 miParesseux Falls0.4 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Mattawa River is a 29.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Mattawa River below Bouillon Lake (site 02JE020). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1971 to 1998

Mattawa River typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,506 cfs, and lowest in August, at 150 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,215 cfs, in 1985.

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Typical flow by month at Mattawa River below Bouillon Lake, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January275244 to 345
February238208 to 299
March308230 to 540
April1,506876 to 2,232
May729471 to 1,257
June306189 to 507
July176105 to 271
August15091 to 278
September233141 to 413
October385283 to 584
November549403 to 775
December399367 to 526

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 27 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Mattawa River below Bouillon Lake (site 02JE020). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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