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Pinkut Creek in British Columbia

Stream51.7 mi
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Around Pinkut Creek

Taltapin Lake4.9 miPinkut Lake9.7 mi10 mi

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

About this river

Pinkut Creek is a 51.7 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Pinkut Creek near Tintagel (site 08EC004). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1961 to 2025

Pinkut Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 583 cfs, and lowest in February, at 70 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,270 cfs, in 2011.

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Typical flow by month at Pinkut Creek near Tintagel, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January7263 to 86
February7063 to 79
March7163 to 83
April8472 to 100
May583172 to 1,038
June418344 to 672
July185108 to 278
August8861 to 133
September9876 to 115
October8269 to 93
November8271 to 97
December7966 to 91

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 61 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Pinkut Creek near Tintagel (site 08EC004). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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