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Rivière Noire in Quebec

River26.5 mi
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Around Rivière Noire

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 Noire is a 26.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Quebec government gauge Rivière Noire, À 2,6 km en amont du pont-route à Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie (site CEHQ-052228). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1974 to 2026

Rivière Noire typically runs highest in April, at a median 425 cfs, and lowest in September, at 20 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,147 cfs, in 2023.

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Typical flow by month at Rivière Noire, À 2,6 km en amont du pont-route à Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January6950 to 94
February4131 to 62
March7249 to 153
April425257 to 642
May196134 to 345
June7146 to 122
July4020 to 72
August2615 to 48
September2011 to 39
October6226 to 133
November9966 to 155
December8667 to 116

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 48 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rivière Noire, À 2,6 km en amont du pont-route à Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie (site CEHQ-052228). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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