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Whitemud Creek in Alberta

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About this river

Whitemud Creek is a 51.8 mile stream near Canoeheads in Alberta. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Whitemud Creek at Edmonton (site 05DF009). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

2013 to 2024

Whitemud Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 39 cfs, and lowest in October, at 5.2 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,257 cfs, in 2020.

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Typical flow by month at Whitemud Creek at Edmonton, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
March6.72.9 to 25
April3913 to 226
May2611 to 62
June208.8 to 62
July238.0 to 71
August145.4 to 43
September6.43.5 to 13
October5.22.9 to 9.4

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 12 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Whitemud Creek at Edmonton (site 05DF009). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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