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Beaver River in Alberta

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20 mi

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Beaver River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Beaver River at Cold Lake Reserve (site 06AD006). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1955 to 2025

Beaver River typically runs highest in May, at a median 939 cfs, and lowest in February, at 93 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 21,613 cfs, in 1962.

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Typical flow by month at Beaver River at Cold Lake Reserve, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January10058 to 176
February9356 to 164
March10572 to 177
April722375 to 1,217
May939417 to 1,838
June766345 to 1,752
July697366 to 1,490
August482293 to 917
September360175 to 764
October295152 to 652
November17695 to 367
December11364 to 233

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 70 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Beaver River at Cold Lake Reserve (site 06AD006). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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