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Cedar River in Ontario

River33.8 mi
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Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada

About this river

Cedar River is a 33.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Cedar River below Wabaskang Lake (site 05QE008). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1970 to 2026

Cedar River typically runs highest in June, at a median 668 cfs, and lowest in March, at 242 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,136 cfs, in 2022.

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Typical flow by month at Cedar River below Wabaskang Lake, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January270161 to 364
February257155 to 333
March242160 to 298
April256197 to 299
May406258 to 667
June668369 to 967
July611361 to 973
August403308 to 671
September356234 to 565
October295203 to 477
November277179 to 402
December254170 to 357

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 56 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Cedar River below Wabaskang Lake (site 05QE008). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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