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Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada · Public land: USGS PAD-US
About this river
Big Otter Creek is a 32.6 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Big Otter Creek near Calton (site 02GC026). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.
Typical flow by month
1975 to 2025
Big Otter Creek typically runs highest in March, at a median 480 cfs, and lowest in September, at 99 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,074 cfs, in 1992.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 245 | 167 to 413 |
| February | 234 | 156 to 395 |
| March | 480 | 288 to 853 |
| April | 384 | 263 to 581 |
| May | 208 | 165 to 311 |
| June | 145 | 117 to 215 |
| July | 108 | 78 to 153 |
| August | 100 | 80 to 131 |
| September | 99 | 82 to 141 |
| October | 131 | 102 to 197 |
| November | 183 | 123 to 294 |
| December | 260 | 172 to 429 |
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 50 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Big Otter Creek near Calton (site 02GC026). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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