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Embarras River in Alberta

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Embarras River is a 37.5 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Embarras River near Weald (site 07AF014). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1984 to 2024

Embarras River typically runs highest in May, at a median 195 cfs, and lowest in March, at 24 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,321 cfs, in 2023.

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Typical flow by month at Embarras River near Weald, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
March2419 to 30
April8645 to 133
May195112 to 317
June182106 to 321
July15682 to 274
August9963 to 162
September8158 to 134
October7147 to 99

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 41 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Embarras River near Weald (site 07AF014). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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