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About this river
Red Deer River is a 62.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at Water Survey of Canada gauge site 05LC001. Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.
Typical flow by month
1914 to 2024
Red Deer River typically runs highest in May, at a median 1,190 cfs, and lowest in March, at 36 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 31,748 cfs, in 2006.
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| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 39 | 23 to 75 |
| February | 36 | 15 to 59 |
| March | 36 | 16 to 64 |
| April | 794 | 146 to 2,569 |
| May | 1,190 | 473 to 2,892 |
| June | 779 | 226 to 1,508 |
| July | 360 | 173 to 848 |
| August | 150 | 64 to 250 |
| September | 94 | 35 to 265 |
| October | 145 | 63 to 298 |
| November | 97 | 55 to 184 |
| December | 57 | 30 to 91 |
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 71 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for USGS gauge 05LC001 (site 05LC001). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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