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Birch River in Northwest Territories

River40.0 mi
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Around Birch River

Liard Rapids16.6 miBeaverdam Rapids19.1 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Birch River is a 40.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Birch River at Highway No. 7 (site 10ED003). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1974 to 2024

Birch River typically runs highest in May, at a median 337 cfs, and lowest in March, at 1.2 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 10,736 cfs, in 1988.

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Typical flow by month at Birch River at Highway No. 7, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January2.61.1 to 4.5
February1.60.7 to 3.2
March1.20.5 to 2.7
April3.31.7 to 13
May337156 to 646
June10657 to 218
July6019 to 137
August3411 to 121
September3613 to 123
October4721 to 102
November127.0 to 22
December5.32.5 to 8.4

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 50 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Birch River at Highway No. 7 (site 10ED003). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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