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Wolf River in Ontario

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Around Wolf River

Lower Falls · 2.5 miUpper Falls · 3.3 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Wolf River is a 39.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Wolf River at Highway No. 17 (site 02AC001). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1971 to 2025

Wolf River typically runs highest in May, at a median 727 cfs, and lowest in February, at 45 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,498 cfs, in 1996.

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Typical flow by month at Wolf River at Highway No. 17, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January6939 to 83
February4530 to 59
March4532 to 62
April20987 to 669
May727481 to 1,026
June287204 to 443
July162107 to 217
August6650 to 113
September5836 to 117
October11556 to 247
November15380 to 254
December11356 to 157

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 Wolf River at Highway No. 17 (site 02AC001). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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