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ST. MARYS RIVER

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ST. MARYS RIVER AT SAULT STE. MARIE, ONTARIO

SAULT STE. MARIE, ON46.4983°N, -84.3153°W Updated 23 min ago

FLOW RATE

73,200cfs

GAUGE HT

580.15ft

AIR TEMP

80°F

WIND

7mph WSW

FISH INDEX

63SCORE / 100

GOOD · 3 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 DAY

73,200cfs 16.0% vs avg

Optimal band: 63,495–85,905 cfs

PERIOD HIGH

102,000cfs

PERIOD LOW

56,300cfs

RUNNABLE

85%

last 1 day in band

Gauge Height

580.15ft

Precipitation History

Precipitation · YTD

Wet

Wetter than normal

2026 to date

21.2in

+42% vs normal

21.17 in of precipitation so far this year, 42% above the 30-year normal of 14.87 in for this point in the season.

YTD Total

21.2in

This year so far

Normal to Date

14.9in

30-yr average

Typical Range

11.5–19.4in

10th–90th pct YTD

Departure

+42%

vs 30-yr normal

By Month

This year

Typical range

Normal

Jan: 3.48" · normal 1.88" (0.9–2.9)

Jan

Feb: 2.03" · normal 1.43" (0.6–2.5)

Feb

Mar: 4.13" · normal 1.85" (0.8–3.2)

Mar

Apr: 4.78" · normal 2.65" (1.3–3.9)

Apr

May: 2.03" · normal 2.84" (1.4–4.2)

May

Jun: 3.94" · normal 3.22" (1.6–5.5)

Jun

Jul: 0.80" (so far)· normal 4.06" (2.3–5.8)

Jul

Aug: normal 3.71" (2.3–5.5)

Aug

Sep: normal 4.18" (2.7–5.8)

Sep

Oct: normal 4.13" (2.5–6.1)

Oct

Nov: normal 2.73" (1.6–3.9)

Nov

Dec: normal 2.27" (1.1–3.4)

Dec

Baseline 1991–2020 · Source: Open-Meteo12:35 AM

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