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Algonquin Outfitters - Oxtongue Lake

Big East River in Ontario

River46.9 mi
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Around Big East River

Stubb's Falls1.4 miMcArthur Chute5.7 mi10 mi

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

About this river

Big East River is a 46.9 mile river near Algonquin Outfitters - Oxtongue Lake in Ontario. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Big East River near Huntsville (site 02EB013). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1973 to 2024

Big East River typically runs highest in April, at a median 1,033 cfs, and lowest in August, at 115 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,122 cfs, in 2013.

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Typical flow by month at Big East River near Huntsville, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January235174 to 350
February174136 to 258
March334167 to 523
April1,033691 to 1,661
May456295 to 660
June193131 to 341
July12977 to 222
August11566 to 206
September15197 to 248
October277126 to 455
November386224 to 565
December322242 to 440

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 52 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Big East River near Huntsville (site 02EB013). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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