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Little Southwest Miramichi River in New Brunswick

River61.4 mi
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Gillices Rapids12.7 miIndian Falls13.2 mi10 mi

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

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Little Southwest Miramichi River is a 61.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Little Southwest Miramichi River at Lyttleton (site 01BP001). The Canadian Hydrospatial Network places it at stream order 6. Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's Canadian Hydrospatial Network.

Typical flow by month

1951 to 2024

Little Southwest Miramichi River typically runs highest in May, at a median 3,489 cfs, and lowest in February, at 343 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 30,406 cfs, in 1961.

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Typical flow by month at Little Southwest Miramichi River at Lyttleton, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January441332 to 618
February343258 to 477
March403272 to 671
April2,1951,112 to 3,606
May3,4892,186 to 4,556
June984689 to 1,371
July547425 to 789
August418282 to 637
September369260 to 642
October565311 to 946
November854541 to 1,341
December712404 to 1,193

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 74 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little Southwest Miramichi River at Lyttleton (site 01BP001). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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