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Pipestone Creek in Alberta

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Pipestone Creek is a 52.8 mile stream. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Pipestone Creek near Wetaskiwin (site 05FA012). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1972 to 2024

Pipestone Creek typically runs highest in April, at a median 47 cfs, and lowest in September, at 0.5 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,390 cfs, in 1974.

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Typical flow by month at Pipestone Creek near Wetaskiwin, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
March0.70.1 to 2.6
April475.1 to 156
May153.7 to 55
June4.80.9 to 19
July2.00.5 to 17
August0.90.2 to 7.1
September0.50.2 to 2.2
October0.90.6 to 2.9

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 42 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Pipestone Creek near Wetaskiwin (site 05FA012). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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