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Pukaskwa River in Ontario

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

About this river

Pukaskwa River is a 35.2 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Pukaskwa River below Fox River (site 02BC006). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

2007 to 2020

Pukaskwa River typically runs highest in May, at a median 519 cfs, and lowest in March, at 39 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 4,238 cfs, in 2018.

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Typical flow by month at Pukaskwa River below Fox River, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January6550 to 90
February4240 to 51
March3935 to 96
April170131 to 285
May519310 to 1,014
June127107 to 207
July6744 to 98
August4020 to 60
September4934 to 158
October19159 to 378
November203146 to 294
December12581 to 150

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 13 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Pukaskwa River below Fox River (site 02BC006). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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