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Around Spray River
Source: Recreation Sites and Trails BC, Open Government Licence (British Columbia) · Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada
About this river
Spray River is a 41.4 mile river near Banff Fishing Unlimited in Alberta. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Spray River at Banff (site 05BC001). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.
Typical flow by month
1910 to 2024
Spray River typically runs highest in June, at a median 340 cfs, and lowest in March, at 59 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 5,509 cfs, in 1933.
Show the numbers
| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 64 | 45 to 130 |
| February | 61 | 44 to 120 |
| March | 59 | 43 to 123 |
| April | 67 | 50 to 130 |
| May | 173 | 106 to 381 |
| June | 340 | 224 to 1,149 |
| July | 240 | 177 to 927 |
| August | 207 | 126 to 577 |
| September | 151 | 97 to 411 |
| October | 97 | 76 to 282 |
| November | 79 | 60 to 197 |
| December | 67 | 49 to 153 |
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 114 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Spray River at Banff (site 05BC001). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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