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Fairchild Creek in Ontario

Stream44.0 mi
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Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Fairchild Creek is a 44.0 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at Water Survey of Canada gauge site 02GB007. Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1964 to 2015

Fairchild Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 230 cfs, and lowest in August, at 18 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,772 cfs, in 2009.

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Typical flow by month at USGS gauge 02GB007, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January6440 to 137
February6637 to 131
March230123 to 445
April171114 to 321
May8148 to 148
June3722 to 69
July2213 to 40
August1813 to 33
September1813 to 39
October3219 to 66
November6635 to 132
December9649 to 176

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 51 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for USGS gauge 02GB007 (site 02GB007). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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