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About this river
Wheeler River is a 44.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Wheeler River below Russell Lake (site 06DA005). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.
Typical flow by month
1973 to 2024
Wheeler River typically runs highest in May, at a median 759 cfs, and lowest in March, at 463 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,519 cfs, in 1976.
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| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 487 | 403 to 576 |
| February | 466 | 394 to 559 |
| March | 463 | 389 to 558 |
| April | 514 | 458 to 586 |
| May | 759 | 675 to 880 |
| June | 750 | 653 to 863 |
| July | 671 | 554 to 777 |
| August | 574 | 488 to 726 |
| September | 562 | 423 to 705 |
| October | 588 | 438 to 708 |
| November | 572 | 463 to 686 |
| December | 516 | 418 to 623 |
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 50 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Wheeler River below Russell Lake (site 06DA005). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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