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Rivière Bécancour in Quebec

River40.3 mi
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Plage Turmel2.5 miPlage Idéale2.8 mi10 mi

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

About this river

Rivière Bécancour is a 40.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Quebec government gauge Rivière Bécancour, À 2,1 km en amont de la rivière Palmer (site CEHQ-024003). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1966 to 2026

Rivière Bécancour typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,928 cfs, and lowest in August, at 210 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 12,996 cfs, in 1976.

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Typical flow by month at Rivière Bécancour, À 2,1 km en amont de la rivière Palmer, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January290210 to 454
February226162 to 376
March491214 to 1,047
April1,9281,154 to 3,417
May659456 to 995
June369202 to 727
July237141 to 469
August210104 to 480
September228142 to 450
October491250 to 802
November620417 to 975
December452330 to 759

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 59 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rivière Bécancour, À 2,1 km en amont de la rivière Palmer (site CEHQ-024003). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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