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Asheweig River in Ontario

River44.3 mi
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Around Asheweig River

Howling Falls15.7 miSourdough Rapids22.9 mi5 mi

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Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada

About this river

Asheweig River is a 44.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Asheweig River at Straight Lake (site 04DB001). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1966 to 2024

Asheweig River typically runs highest in June, at a median 6,048 cfs, and lowest in April, at 628 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 19,706 cfs, in 1985.

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Typical flow by month at Asheweig River at Straight Lake, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1,4301,172 to 1,660
February985855 to 1,172
March724639 to 855
April628516 to 753
May2,0061,187 to 3,743
June6,0484,233 to 8,149
July3,5842,534 to 5,747
August2,3381,649 to 3,330
September2,3241,376 to 3,549
October2,8641,968 to 3,973
November2,9472,335 to 3,951
December2,1611,704 to 2,670

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 53 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Asheweig River at Straight Lake (site 04DB001). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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