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Kapuskasing 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

Kapuskasing River is a 39.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Kapuskasing River at Kapuskasing (site 04LF001). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1918 to 2024

Kapuskasing River typically runs highest in May, at a median 10,100 cfs, and lowest in March, at 563 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 34,008 cfs, in 1922.

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Typical flow by month at Kapuskasing River at Kapuskasing, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January779625 to 953
February602488 to 718
March563468 to 683
April1,601846 to 3,559
May10,1006,745 to 13,596
June3,8672,481 to 5,403
July1,9111,109 to 3,129
August1,098706 to 1,674
September1,229648 to 2,080
October1,8401,059 to 3,171
November2,0021,335 to 3,139
December1,240975 to 1,699

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 93 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Kapuskasing River at Kapuskasing (site 04LF001). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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