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Little Current River in Ontario

River45.8 mi
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Canyon Falls0.2 miBetty Falls · 0.4 mi10 mi

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

About this river

Little Current River is a 45.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Little Current River at Percy Lake (site 04JF001). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1968 to 2025

Little Current River typically runs highest in May, at a median 4,556 cfs, and lowest in April, at 494 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 15,962 cfs, in 2023.

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Typical flow by month at Little Current River at Percy Lake, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January770600 to 989
February586463 to 731
March505410 to 593
April494392 to 598
May4,5563,393 to 6,039
June3,7792,845 to 5,068
July2,3341,632 to 3,147
August1,321957 to 2,161
September1,201745 to 2,163
October1,6601,006 to 2,211
November1,6981,239 to 2,180
December1,137892 to 1,398

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 45 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little Current River at Percy Lake (site 04JF001). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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