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Heart River in Alberta

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About this river

Heart River is a 34.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Heart River near Nampa (site 07HA003). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1963 to 2024

Heart River typically runs highest in April, at a median 151 cfs, and lowest in February, at 6.7 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,756 cfs, in 1997.

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Typical flow by month at Heart River near Nampa, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January7.44.3 to 10
February6.74.7 to 8.7
March7.04.6 to 11
April15152 to 449
May12938 to 322
June6215 to 205
July405.1 to 162
August121.8 to 54
September121.9 to 36
October187.5 to 47
November157.7 to 27
December116.2 to 16

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 62 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Heart River near Nampa (site 07HA003). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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