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Around Salmon River
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About this river
Salmon River is a 45.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Salmon River at Falkland (site 08LE020). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.
Typical flow by month
1911 to 2025
Salmon River typically runs highest in May, at a median 381 cfs, and lowest in February, at 31 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,730 cfs, in 1948.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 32 | 26 to 38 |
| February | 31 | 27 to 39 |
| March | 37 | 33 to 47 |
| April | 83 | 46 to 161 |
| May | 381 | 236 to 537 |
| June | 228 | 132 to 355 |
| July | 75 | 42 to 114 |
| August | 37 | 23 to 49 |
| September | 35 | 25 to 46 |
| October | 38 | 29 to 48 |
| November | 40 | 32 to 50 |
| December | 34 | 28 to 41 |
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 78 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Salmon River at Falkland (site 08LE020). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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