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Threepoint Creek in Alberta

Stream43.2 mi
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Around Threepoint Creek

Sheep River Falls12.2 miElbow Falls14 mi10 mi

Source: Recreation Sites and Trails BC, Open Government Licence (British Columbia) · Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database (NRCan), Open Government Licence - Canada

About this river

Threepoint Creek is a 43.2 mile stream near RiverPeople Guides in Alberta. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Threepoint Creek near Millarville (site 05BL013). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.

Typical flow by month

1909 to 2024

Threepoint Creek typically runs highest in May, at a median 143 cfs, and lowest in March, at 6.5 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 8,087 cfs, in 2005.

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Typical flow by month at Threepoint Creek near Millarville, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
March6.51.0 to 20
April4923 to 102
May14374 to 252
June13272 to 302
July5021 to 105
August238.9 to 52
September167.8 to 36
October158.5 to 30

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 66 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Threepoint Creek near Millarville (site 05BL013). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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