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Rivière aux Sables in Quebec

River7.4 mi
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Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Rivière aux Sables is a 7.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Quebec government gauge Rivière aux Sables, À 75 m en amont du pont suspendu du complexe Cepal (site CEHQ-061029). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

2008 to 2026

Rivière aux Sables typically runs highest in May, at a median 1,831 cfs, and lowest in September, at 466 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 11,569 cfs, in 2013.

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Typical flow by month at Rivière aux Sables, À 75 m en amont du pont suspendu du complexe Cepal, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January660555 to 792
February685626 to 767
March726633 to 788
April870752 to 969
May1,8311,030 to 3,320
June858620 to 1,147
July598480 to 905
August480361 to 783
September466361 to 789
October786521 to 925
November842527 to 932
December642557 to 757

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 18 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rivière aux Sables, À 75 m en amont du pont suspendu du complexe Cepal (site CEHQ-061029). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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