Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Today along the Bow River - July 2012

Flowers spotted on our most recent trip to Johnson's Island/Carseland.  Photo, Copyright Bow River Shuttles All Rights Reserved 2012

Flow rate info for the Bow River at Calgary is available once again. 

For current Bow River conditions and weather forecast, click on this link:


Streamflow Advisory Overview for Alberta

Updated Tuesday, July 3, 2012 11:15 AM

A High Streamflow Advisory remains in effect for the Bow River and its tributaries upstream of Calgary

A High Streamflow Advisory remains in effect for the Bow River downstream of and including the City of Calgary


Tuesday July 03 2012 at 8:00 pm

The Bow River at Banff has increased 8 cms over the past 24 hours. It’s actually been hovering just below 200 cms for the past 5 or 6 days.

The Bow River at Calgary dropped 116 cms between June 27 and June 30. It has been somewhat steady over the past 72 hours.

Bow River at Banff: 187 cms (down from 195 cms)

Bow River at Calgary: On June 27, water FLOW rate was 447 cms. The flow rate info was not available for several days.

We received the following email this afternoon:

From: AENV WebWS
Sent: July-03-12 2:24 PM

Hello Michelle; The problem has been solved and the table and plot are now current.

Neil Assmus, C.E.T.
Head Technologist, River Hazard Management Group,
River Forecast Section,

Here is what we missed:

June 27 (8:00 pm): 447 cms
June 28 (8:00 pm): unkown
June 29 (1:00 am): 424 cms
June 29 (8:00 pm): 372 cms
June 30 (8:00 pm): 331 cms
July 01 (8:00 pm): 329 cms
July 02 (8:00 pm): 325 cms
July 03 (8:00 pm): 324 cms

Bow River below Carseland Dam: 422 cms (down from 448 cms)

Elbow River below Glenmore dam: 39 cms (down from 41cms)
Fish Creek: 3.1 cms (down from 3.5 cms)
Sheep River at Okotoks: 48 cms (down from 54 cms)
Highwood River near the mouth: 116 cms (down from 129 cms)

SUNNIER, DRIER

Wind will remain strong Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning, before it diminishes Wednesday afternoon. Wind Warnings are out for areas south of Calgary where gusts could hit 100 km/h. The rest of the week should be mainly sunny in Calgary, with temperatures increasing day by day. By the time Stampede starts, it'll be sunny with temperatures well above average. There is no expectation of a return to the severe weather that produced a possible tornado west of Didsbury Tuesday afternoon.

CTV Calgary Weather: David Spence

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