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Siwash Creek in British Columbia

Stream22.3 mi
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Around Siwash Creek

Buck Lake2.8 miVinson Lake3.4 mi5 mi

Source: Recreation Sites and Trails BC, Open Government Licence (British Columbia) · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Siwash Creek is a 22.3 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Siwash Creek near Princeton (site 08NL039). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1967 to 2024

Siwash Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 193 cfs, and lowest in September, at 4.3 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,829 cfs, in 1972.

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Typical flow by month at Siwash Creek near Princeton, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January6.23.6 to 9.5
February5.54.2 to 8.2
March7.45.2 to 11
April2916 to 66
May193111 to 350
June7836 to 158
July178.4 to 30
August5.03.2 to 9.2
September4.33.0 to 7.1
October5.63.9 to 8.4
November7.14.0 to 11
December6.33.2 to 9.9

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 40 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Siwash Creek near Princeton (site 08NL039). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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