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Wandering River in Alberta

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Wandering River is a 42.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Wandering River near Wandering River (site 07CA006). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1971 to 2024

Wandering River typically runs highest in June, at a median 165 cfs, and lowest in March, at 4.6 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,988 cfs, in 2020.

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Typical flow by month at Wandering River near Wandering River, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January6.85.8 to 8.4
February5.04.3 to 6.7
March4.63.2 to 5.6
April5122 to 99
May16481 to 341
June16562 to 286
July15361 to 291
August7737 to 166
September4014 to 130
October3711 to 80
November2812 to 57
December137.0 to 18

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 52 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Wandering River near Wandering River (site 07CA006). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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