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Around Kicking Horse River
Source: Recreation Sites and Trails BC, Open Government Licence (British Columbia) · Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada
About this river
Kicking Horse River is a 51.1 mile river near Glacier Raft Company in British Columbia. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Kicking Horse River at Golden (site 08NA006). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.
Typical flow by month
1911 to 2026
Kicking Horse River typically runs highest in June, at a median 4,450 cfs, and lowest in February, at 200 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 14,197 cfs, in 1916.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 230 | 194 to 262 |
| February | 200 | 178 to 219 |
| March | 200 | 177 to 234 |
| April | 309 | 249 to 415 |
| May | 1,771 | 1,237 to 2,882 |
| June | 4,450 | 3,430 to 5,677 |
| July | 3,726 | 3,065 to 4,971 |
| August | 2,387 | 2,050 to 2,742 |
| September | 1,257 | 1,047 to 1,462 |
| October | 636 | 531 to 809 |
| November | 392 | 318 to 471 |
| December | 260 | 217 to 312 |
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 62 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Kicking Horse River at Golden (site 08NA006). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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