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Driftwood River in Alberta

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

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Driftwood River is a 55.4 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Driftwood River near the Mouth (site 07BK007). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1968 to 2025

Driftwood River typically runs highest in June, at a median 450 cfs, and lowest in February, at 16 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 9,182 cfs, in 1970.

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Typical flow by month at Driftwood River near the Mouth, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January208.6 to 33
February167.9 to 26
March169.0 to 24
April7335 to 176
May447209 to 884
June450197 to 744
July296161 to 684
August16969 to 342
September8038 to 198
October4918 to 135
November3013 to 78
December238.0 to 45

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 58 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Driftwood River near the Mouth (site 07BK007). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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