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Rivière Matane in Quebec

River31.8 mi
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Around Rivière Matane

Plage de la Grande Fraye15.6 miPlage de Matane-sur-Mer23.9 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Rivière Matane is a 31.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Quebec government gauge Rivière Matane, À 8,5 km en amont du pont-route 132 à Matane (site CEHQ-021601). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1926 to 2026

Rivière Matane typically runs highest in May, at a median 5,460 cfs, and lowest in March, at 244 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 28,499 cfs, in 1979.

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Typical flow by month at Rivière Matane, À 8,5 km en amont du pont-route 132 à Matane, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January365248 to 472
February266200 to 324
March244189 to 340
April1,450708 to 2,695
May5,4603,837 to 7,420
June1,319878 to 1,872
July657485 to 1,025
August480323 to 768
September505314 to 855
October773478 to 1,406
November1,010704 to 1,478
December620433 to 865

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 99 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rivière Matane, À 8,5 km en amont du pont-route 132 à Matane (site CEHQ-021601). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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