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Ponton River in Alberta

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Around Ponton River

5 mi

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Ponton River is a 48.8 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Ponton River above Boyer River (site 07JF003). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1962 to 2024

Ponton River typically runs highest in May, at a median 1,118 cfs, and lowest in March, at 5.6 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 6,992 cfs, in 1984.

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Typical flow by month at Ponton River above Boyer River, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
March5.60.2 to 15
April3810.0 to 94
May1,118720 to 1,685
June625467 to 919
July509293 to 881
August410187 to 657
September254127 to 501
October177100 to 298

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 62 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Ponton River above Boyer River (site 07JF003). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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