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Temagami Outpost

Sturgeon River in Ontario

River37.7 mi
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Around Sturgeon River

Floodwood Chutes2.7 mi5 mi

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

About this river

Sturgeon River is a 37.7 mile river near Temagami Outpost in Ontario. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Sturgeon River near Glen Afton (site 02DC004). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1941 to 2025

Sturgeon River typically runs highest in May, at a median 2,977 cfs, and lowest in September, at 604 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 14,797 cfs, in 1960.

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Typical flow by month at Sturgeon River near Glen Afton, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January780604 to 1,014
February632531 to 770
March664517 to 865
April2,3861,587 to 3,750
May2,9772,227 to 4,088
June1,5321,183 to 2,029
July962652 to 1,366
August609461 to 903
September604462 to 965
October913596 to 1,297
November1,188790 to 1,692
December989745 to 1,337

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 66 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Sturgeon River near Glen Afton (site 02DC004). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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