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Telkwa River in British Columbia

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Source: Recreation Sites and Trails BC, Open Government Licence (British Columbia)

About this river

Telkwa River is a 44.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Telkwa River below Tsai Creek (site 08EE020). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1975 to 2024

Telkwa River typically runs highest in June, at a median 1,300 cfs, and lowest in March, at 63 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,158 cfs, in 1991.

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Typical flow by month at Telkwa River below Tsai Creek, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January8375 to 102
February7061 to 84
March6356 to 75
April11685 to 152
May869530 to 1,278
June1,3001,014 to 1,725
July989823 to 1,296
August738600 to 869
September457332 to 629
October334250 to 480
November186145 to 270
December10692 to 128

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 49 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Telkwa River below Tsai Creek (site 08EE020). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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