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About this river
Prairie Creek is a 57.6 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Prairie Creek at Cadillac Mine - Site Two (site 10EC003). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.
Typical flow by month
2013 to 2024
Prairie Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 401 cfs, and lowest in March, at 18 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,882 cfs, in 2020.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 28 | 24 to 35 |
| February | 21 | 20 to 28 |
| March | 18 | 16 to 22 |
| April | 21 | 16 to 27 |
| May | 396 | 278 to 530 |
| June | 401 | 285 to 584 |
| July | 364 | 254 to 514 |
| August | 232 | 186 to 386 |
| September | 170 | 129 to 256 |
| October | 100 | 79 to 161 |
| November | 54 | 44 to 75 |
| December | 36 | 28 to 46 |
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 11 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Prairie Creek at Cadillac Mine - Site Two (site 10EC003). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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