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Petitcodiac River in New Brunswick

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Gibson Falls21.3 miGordon Falls21.5 mi10 mi

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

About this river

Petitcodiac River is a 43.2 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Petitcodiac River near Petitcodiac (site 01BU002). The Canadian Hydrospatial Network places it at stream order 7. Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's Canadian Hydrospatial Network.

Typical flow by month

1961 to 2024

Petitcodiac River typically runs highest in April, at a median 627 cfs, and lowest in September, at 31 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,299 cfs, in 2003.

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Typical flow by month at Petitcodiac River near Petitcodiac, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January12475 to 221
February9962 to 187
March23396 to 457
April627381 to 1,149
May242150 to 420
June10066 to 184
July5128 to 106
August3118 to 79
September3118 to 65
October8239 to 181
November18199 to 363
December185110 to 368

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 63 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Petitcodiac River near Petitcodiac (site 01BU002). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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