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Namur Lake Lodge

Steepbank River in Alberta

River39.8 mi
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Around Steepbank River

Moberly Rapids19 miMountain Rapids22.8 mi10 mi

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

About this river

Steepbank River is a 39.8 mile river near Namur Lake Lodge in Alberta. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Steepbank River near Fort Mcmurray (site 07DA006). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1972 to 2025

Steepbank River typically runs highest in May, at a median 376 cfs, and lowest in February, at 14 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 3,260 cfs, in 2013.

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Typical flow by month at Steepbank River near Fort Mcmurray, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January1713 to 20
February1412 to 17
March1512 to 17
April6129 to 140
May376198 to 579
June270152 to 479
July219106 to 422
August13676 to 260
September13059 to 338
October13272 to 242
November6845 to 93
December2822 to 34

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 52 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Steepbank River near Fort Mcmurray (site 07DA006). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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