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Upper Humber River in Newfoundland and Labrador

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

About this river

Upper Humber River is a 41.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Upper Humber River above Black Brook (site 02YL008). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1988 to 2026

Upper Humber River typically runs highest in May, at a median 2,763 cfs, and lowest in February, at 212 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 13,561 cfs, in 2020.

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Typical flow by month at Upper Humber River above Black Brook, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January289195 to 554
February212133 to 378
March243145 to 471
April643367 to 1,255
May2,7631,826 to 3,735
June1,658690 to 2,213
July394247 to 632
August314196 to 562
September521296 to 1,029
October669430 to 1,131
November755463 to 1,246
December484300 to 687

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 38 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Upper Humber River above Black Brook (site 02YL008). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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