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Belly River in Alberta

River37.0 mi
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Around Belly River

5 mi

Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Belly River is a 37.0 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Belly River near Glenwood (site 05AD041). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1985 to 2024

Belly River typically runs highest in June, at a median 327 cfs, and lowest in February, at 62 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 12,007 cfs, in 1995.

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Typical flow by month at Belly River near Glenwood, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January6649 to 82
February6244 to 80
March8060 to 123
April11257 to 196
May10556 to 355
June32780 to 901
July7856 to 188
August7153 to 103
September7050 to 101
October14277 to 184
November12190 to 203
December8260 to 119

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 40 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Belly River near Glenwood (site 05AD041). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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