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Restigouche River

River58.1 mi

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Around Restigouche River

Silas Beach9 miHeros Rapids10 mi10 mi

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

About this river

Restigouche River is a 58.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Restigouche River below Kedgwick River (site 01BC001). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 8. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1962 to 2026

Restigouche River typically runs highest in May, at a median 7,134 cfs, and lowest in March, at 537 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 46,615 cfs, in 1979.

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Typical flow by month at Restigouche River below Kedgwick River, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January759583 to 1,091
February547410 to 759
March537387 to 731
April3,5191,391 to 6,480
May7,1344,944 to 10,171
June1,9161,394 to 2,579
July1,321893 to 1,916
August840600 to 1,416
September738502 to 1,229
October1,134742 to 2,292
November1,8051,206 to 2,685
December1,181813 to 1,832

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 Restigouche River below Kedgwick River (site 01BC001). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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