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Grande rivière de la Baleine in Quebec

River48.1 mi
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Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada

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Grande rivière de la Baleine is a 48.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Quebec government gauge Grande Rivière de la Baleine, À 30,6 km en amont de la rivière Denys (site CEHQ-093801). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1961 to 2026

Grande rivière de la Baleine typically runs highest in June, at a median 34,476 cfs, and lowest in April, at 4,485 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 66,427 cfs, in 1992.

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Typical flow by month at Grande Rivière de la Baleine, À 30,6 km en amont de la rivière Denys, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January9,4118,676 to 10,391
February6,8026,136 to 7,266
March5,1914,785 to 5,730
April4,4854,101 to 5,329
May23,92617,878 to 31,256
June34,47627,899 to 42,771
July26,38220,151 to 31,292
August20,35917,310 to 24,994
September22,15717,378 to 27,380
October24,40219,917 to 28,809
November21,17618,034 to 23,843
December14,23412,863 to 15,733

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 52 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Grande Rivière de la Baleine, À 30,6 km en amont de la rivière Denys (site CEHQ-093801). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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