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About this river
Elbow River is a 48.4 mile river near Sports Rent in Alberta. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Elbow River at Bragg Creek (site 05BJ004). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.
Typical flow by month
1934 to 2024
Elbow River typically runs highest in June, at a median 719 cfs, and lowest in February, at 101 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 20,871 cfs, in 2013.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 105 | 89 to 122 |
| February | 101 | 87 to 117 |
| March | 112 | 94 to 127 |
| April | 136 | 119 to 169 |
| May | 364 | 273 to 530 |
| June | 719 | 500 to 1,086 |
| July | 459 | 332 to 614 |
| August | 294 | 234 to 361 |
| September | 243 | 209 to 290 |
| October | 209 | 182 to 233 |
| November | 160 | 143 to 190 |
| December | 125 | 111 to 149 |
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 76 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Elbow River at Bragg Creek (site 05BJ004). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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