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Bear River in Prince Edward Island

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Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada

About this river

Bear River is a 6.3 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Bear River at St. Margarets (site 01CD005). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1995 to 2025

Bear River typically runs highest in April, at a median 21 cfs, and lowest in August, at 3.5 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 222 cfs, in 2014.

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Typical flow by month at Bear River at St. Margarets, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January118.2 to 15
February7.76.2 to 11
March9.46.5 to 16
April2116 to 32
May129.2 to 18
June7.35.6 to 8.7
July4.43.6 to 5.6
August3.52.8 to 4.6
September3.62.5 to 6.2
October5.83.5 to 9.1
November106.5 to 16
December149.6 to 19

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 30 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Bear River at St. Margarets (site 01CD005). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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