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Salmon River in Nova Scotia

River26.5 mi
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Around Salmon River

Sam Higgins Falls8.3 miDrysdale Falls18.2 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Salmon River is a 26.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Salmon River at Murray (site 01DH002). The Canadian Hydrospatial Network places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's Canadian Hydrospatial Network.

Typical flow by month

1964 to 2025

Salmon River typically runs highest in April, at a median 473 cfs, and lowest in August, at 54 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,851 cfs, in 1971.

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Typical flow by month at Salmon River at Murray, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January205129 to 339
February159110 to 324
March239165 to 501
April473298 to 776
May265163 to 520
June13898 to 251
July7242 to 125
August5431 to 117
September6126 to 150
October20098 to 352
November329168 to 541
December373252 to 655

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 16 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Salmon River at Murray (site 01DH002). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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