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About this river
Little Bow River is a 43.1 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the Water Survey of Canada gauge Little Bow River at Carmangay (site 05AC003). Reach geometry comes from Natural Resources Canada's National Hydro Network.
Typical flow by month
1918 to 2025
Little Bow River typically runs highest in June, at a median 66 cfs, and lowest in January, at 22 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,829 cfs, in 1958.
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| Month | Typical (cfs) | Usual range (cfs) |
|---|---|---|
| January | 22 | 11 to 36 |
| February | 23 | 13 to 42 |
| March | 42 | 26 to 70 |
| April | 50 | 34 to 87 |
| May | 56 | 38 to 90 |
| June | 66 | 37 to 111 |
| July | 53 | 33 to 97 |
| August | 49 | 27 to 83 |
| September | 43 | 25 to 65 |
| October | 36 | 25 to 49 |
| November | 27 | 19 to 39 |
| December | 22 | 15 to 36 |
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 84 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Little Bow River at Carmangay (site 05AC003). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.
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