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Dunkirk River in Alberta

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Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada

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Dunkirk River is a 45.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Dunkirk River near Fort Mackay (site 07DB003). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1975 to 2025

Dunkirk River typically runs highest in May, at a median 264 cfs, and lowest in February, at 7.1 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 1,949 cfs, in 2020.

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Typical flow by month at Dunkirk River near Fort Mackay, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January9.06.5 to 11
February7.14.2 to 9.3
March8.03.9 to 9.1
April9438 to 166
May264159 to 496
June229134 to 463
July140108 to 269
August9666 to 181
September10646 to 308
October7934 to 129
November2714 to 51
December127.9 to 20

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 13 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Dunkirk River near Fort Mackay (site 07DB003). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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