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Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada
About this river
Birch Creek is a 49.7 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Birch Creek near Elfros (site 05MA011). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.
Typical flow by month
1963 to 2024
Birch Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 21 cfs, and lowest in March, at 0.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,546 cfs, in 2014.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| March | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.2 |
| April | 21 | 1.8 to 102 |
| May | 3.4 | 0.2 to 15 |
| June | 0.3 | 0.0 to 3.5 |
| July | 0.1 | 0.0 to 0.7 |
| August | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.2 |
| September | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.1 |
| October | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.1 |
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 Birch Creek near Elfros (site 05MA011). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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