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Rivière Gatineau in Quebec

River41.5 mi
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Rapides Pike5.1 miRapides Mocassin7.9 mi5 mi

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

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Rivière Gatineau is a 41.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Quebec government gauge Rivière Gatineau, À la tête des rapides Ceizur (site CEHQ-040830). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1974 to 2026

Rivière Gatineau typically runs highest in May, at a median 11,179 cfs, and lowest in February, at 1,318 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 56,857 cfs, in 1977.

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Typical flow by month at Rivière Gatineau, À la tête des rapides Ceizur, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1,7151,339 to 2,067
February1,3181,135 to 1,565
March1,3391,126 to 1,799
April7,0893,464 to 10,516
May11,1796,816 to 16,751
June4,0773,217 to 5,853
July2,8161,953 to 4,029
August2,1591,350 to 3,521
September2,0131,343 to 3,419
October3,9482,239 to 6,124
November4,2733,120 to 5,788
December2,6311,960 to 3,546

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 51 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rivière Gatineau, À la tête des rapides Ceizur (site CEHQ-040830). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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