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Burntwood River in Manitoba

River48.9 mi
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Around Burntwood River

Crooked Rapids0.9 miSnake Rapids1.4 mi10 mi

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

About this river

Burntwood River is a 48.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Burntwood River above Leaf Rapids (site 05TE002). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1985 to 2024

Burntwood River typically runs highest in May, at a median 1,879 cfs, and lowest in March, at 186 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,782 cfs, in 2017.

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Typical flow by month at Burntwood River above Leaf Rapids, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January258194 to 352
February219156 to 305
March186147 to 252
April247161 to 382
May1,8791,177 to 2,696
June1,5931,090 to 2,513
July1,169773 to 1,963
August823602 to 1,411
September713437 to 1,093
October622438 to 922
November487358 to 667
December328249 to 447

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 39 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Burntwood River above Leaf Rapids (site 05TE002). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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