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Rivière à la Baleine in Quebec

River43.8 mi
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Rapides Anawakastach4 miRapides Sarvakallak4.7 mi10 mi

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Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada

About this river

Rivière à la Baleine is a 43.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Quebec government gauge Rivière à la Baleine, À 40,2 km de l'embouchure de la rivière à la Baleine (site CEHQ-104001). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1962 to 2026

Rivière à la Baleine typically runs highest in June, at a median 62,560 cfs, and lowest in April, at 2,059 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 202,353 cfs, in 1979.

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Typical flow by month at Rivière à la Baleine, À 40,2 km de l'embouchure de la rivière à la Baleine, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January3,7083,037 to 4,697
February2,7092,108 to 3,320
March2,2111,737 to 2,610
April2,0591,526 to 2,474
May14,8154,458 to 39,870
June62,56038,789 to 94,546
July24,32717,551 to 30,470
August15,72910,268 to 23,643
September16,74412,395 to 21,468
October19,43713,501 to 25,003
November11,2838,899 to 13,955
December6,0744,838 to 7,345

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 46 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rivière à la Baleine, À 40,2 km de l'embouchure de la rivière à la Baleine (site CEHQ-104001). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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