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Peel River in Yukon

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

About this river

Peel River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Peel River above Fort Mcpherson (site 10MC002). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1969 to 2018

Peel River typically runs highest in June, at a median 60,035 cfs, and lowest in March, at 2,838 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 312,888 cfs, in 2013.

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Typical flow by month at Peel River above Fort Mcpherson, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January3,5312,885 to 4,379
February3,0162,612 to 3,885
March2,8382,522 to 3,501
April2,8602,470 to 3,567
May49,44110,983 to 82,990
June60,03546,086 to 76,633
July34,75027,457 to 48,028
August34,66124,773 to 45,909
September31,48323,453 to 38,405
October13,03110,488 to 16,245
November5,9064,586 to 7,001
December4,3263,637 to 4,918

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 48 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Peel River above Fort Mcpherson (site 10MC002). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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