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Black River in Ontario

River46.0 mi
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Around Black River

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

About this river

Black River is a 46.0 mile river near Brechin Point Ice Hut Rentals Inc. in Ontario. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Black River near Vankoughnet (site 02EC019). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

2006 to 2024

Black River typically runs highest in April, at a median 574 cfs, and lowest in September, at 43 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,167 cfs, in 2013.

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Typical flow by month at Black River near Vankoughnet, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January183152 to 293
February134105 to 185
March243147 to 434
April574338 to 992
May233162 to 325
June11164 to 187
July6741 to 158
August4825 to 83
September4325 to 68
October8850 to 144
November186124 to 270
December226174 to 298

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 19 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Black River near Vankoughnet (site 02EC019). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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