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Rat Creek in Alberta

Stream48.9 mi
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Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada

About this river

Rat Creek is a 48.9 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Rat Creek near Cynthia (site 07BA002). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1972 to 2025

Rat Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 158 cfs, and lowest in March, at 13 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,215 cfs, in 2023.

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Typical flow by month at Rat Creek near Cynthia, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
March1310 to 17
April8136 to 182
May15868 to 274
June12261 to 249
July11846 to 258
August5332 to 94
September3622 to 80
October3322 to 70

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 53 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Rat Creek near Cynthia (site 07BA002). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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