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Berens River in Manitoba

River62.1 mi
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Around Berens River

Meegeesi Rapids6.9 miPaseepawistik Rapids12.4 mi20 mi

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

About this river

Berens River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Berens River above Berens Lake (site 05RC001). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1980 to 2026

Berens River typically runs highest in May, at a median 3,867 cfs, and lowest in March, at 394 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 21,966 cfs, in 2022.

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Typical flow by month at Berens River above Berens Lake, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January590475 to 696
February461388 to 557
March394321 to 462
April489375 to 796
May3,8672,252 to 5,747
June2,8251,686 to 3,832
July1,806908 to 2,634
August1,261582 to 2,480
September1,095727 to 2,031
October1,402869 to 2,405
November1,444853 to 1,903
December819657 to 1,021

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 37 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Berens River above Berens Lake (site 05RC001). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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