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Tsolum River in British Columbia

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Around Tsolum River

5 mi

Source: Recreation Sites and Trails BC, Open Government Licence (British Columbia)

About this river

Tsolum River is a 25.8 mile river near Coastal Wilderness Adventures Sportfishing in British Columbia. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Tsolum River near Courtenay (site 08HB011). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1914 to 2025

Tsolum River typically runs highest in December, at a median 445 cfs, and lowest in August, at 13 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,111 cfs, in 2014.

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Typical flow by month at Tsolum River near Courtenay, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January376194 to 836
February332190 to 654
March342212 to 612
April289201 to 454
May179117 to 280
June9254 to 165
July2614 to 67
August137.4 to 22
September1912 to 34
October5825 to 222
November406182 to 832
December445219 to 932

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 66 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Tsolum River near Courtenay (site 08HB011). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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