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Rivière Matawin in Quebec

River42.9 mi
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Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Rivière Matawin is a 42.9 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Quebec government gauge Rivière Matawin, À 4,0 km en aval du pont-route 131 à Saint-Michel-des-Saints (site CEHQ-050119). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1931 to 2026

Rivière Matawin typically runs highest in May, at a median 1,879 cfs, and lowest in August, at 348 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,570 cfs, in 1970.

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Typical flow by month at Rivière Matawin, À 4,0 km en aval du pont-route 131 à Saint-Michel-des-Saints, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January399324 to 549
February364301 to 447
March366289 to 478
April1,314888 to 2,100
May1,8791,356 to 2,811
June851646 to 1,221
July528347 to 762
August348239 to 577
September349244 to 582
October531337 to 756
November721524 to 1,069
December544422 to 741

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 95 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rivière Matawin, À 4,0 km en aval du pont-route 131 à Saint-Michel-des-Saints (site CEHQ-050119). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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