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Pothole Creek in Alberta

Stream60.2 mi
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5 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Pothole Creek is a 60.2 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Pothole Creek at Russell's Ranch (site 05AE016). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1919 to 2025

Pothole Creek typically runs highest in June, at a median 25 cfs, and lowest in November, at 6.1 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,348 cfs, in 1951.

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Typical flow by month at Pothole Creek at Russell's Ranch, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
March7.42.0 to 29
April188.1 to 57
May188.9 to 53
June2515 to 67
July2214 to 35
August1910 to 28
September158.1 to 25
October178.5 to 33
November6.13.8 to 9.5

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 92 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Pothole Creek at Russell's Ranch (site 05AE016). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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