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Atikonak River in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada

About this river

Atikonak River is a 28.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at Water Survey of Canada gauge site 03OC003. Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1972 to 2021

Atikonak River typically runs highest in June, at a median 33,717 cfs, and lowest in April, at 2,204 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 61,801 cfs, in 1981.

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Typical flow by month at USGS gauge 03OC003, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January4,1673,814 to 4,520
February2,9912,795 to 3,512
March2,4582,154 to 2,825
April2,2041,912 to 2,447
May17,81612,510 to 26,786
June33,71727,166 to 42,289
July18,91113,155 to 21,154
August11,3369,853 to 13,137
September9,9418,175 to 12,572
October10,2068,052 to 12,607
November8,8827,240 to 10,435
December5,8625,156 to 6,604

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 33 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for USGS gauge 03OC003 (site 03OC003). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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