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Rivière Famine in Quebec

River23.2 mi
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Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Rivière Famine is a 23.2 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Quebec government gauge Rivière Famine, À 6,3 km en amont du pont-route 173 à Saint-Georges (site CEHQ-023422). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1964 to 2026

Rivière Famine typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,557 cfs, and lowest in August, at 89 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 17,664 cfs, in 2019.

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Typical flow by month at Rivière Famine, À 6,3 km en amont du pont-route 173 à Saint-Georges, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January12579 to 196
February9356 to 196
March22588 to 540
April1,557837 to 2,733
May524293 to 821
June18887 to 418
July11046 to 310
August8937 to 250
September10046 to 276
October286140 to 566
November331200 to 563
December217137 to 414

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 61 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rivière Famine, À 6,3 km en amont du pont-route 173 à Saint-Georges (site CEHQ-023422). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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