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Pembina River in Alberta

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Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada

About this river

Pembina River is a 47.7 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Pembina River below Paddy Creek (site 07BA001). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1956 to 2024

Pembina River typically runs highest in May, at a median 1,056 cfs, and lowest in March, at 83 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 34,926 cfs, in 1986.

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Typical flow by month at Pembina River below Paddy Creek, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
March8365 to 103
April389253 to 686
May1,056657 to 1,618
June804497 to 1,449
July765357 to 1,573
August396244 to 755
September347220 to 661
October279195 to 466

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 50 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Pembina River below Paddy Creek (site 07BA001). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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