June 2005 Stream Flows  Be sure to click on the hyper links in the date column.

Date Banff Calgary Carseland Elbow Highwood

Comments: To convert cms to cfs, multiply by 36. nr (not reporting)   High  Low

June 1 111 129 100 7 23

Change in weather, cooler and rainy.

June 2 110 137 120 12 25

Rain expected for several days. Looking at upwards of 30 to 50 mm.

June 3 115 175 160 18 48

Cool and rainy. Looks as if this will be our run off. 

June 4 120 162 250 41 104

Clearing somewhat. Rain still in the forecast.

June 5 127 180 253 40 101

Rain and more rain. Bow is OUT.

June 6 131 164 267 49 101

Rain is an understatement. Getting close to 100 mm in 1 day. 

June 7 133 244 729 108 421

Alberta Gov't Alert. Click on the date  June 7  on the left for more information.

June 8 123 270 1537 168 1304

Flood warnings in effect for the Bow and tributaries. Click on date to left.

June 9 109 308 1259 166 549

Sunny skies. Elbow a problem. Water flowing over top of dam. See June 9  

June 10 103 238 834 166 375

The rivers are slowly dropping. Expect major change in river structure.

June 11 98 252 724 89 323

Flood advisories lifted. Now in clean up mode. 

June 12 99 233 611 76 288

Thundershowers forecast for this coming week.

June 13 96 234 638 87 287  
June 14 96 236 598 77 256  
June 15 89 234 519 81 189  
June 16 79 219 441 57 145

Rain forecast for later today, Friday and Saturday. Substantial precip.

June 17 72 218 446 87 124

Expecting 50 to 100 mm of rain in the Calgary area and more toward Banff.

June 18 117 350 981 136 1473

River in flood stage again. Local state of emergency declared in Calgary.

June 19 147 719 1881 349 505

The Bow and Elbow Rivers are at dangerous levels. 

June 20 140 451 1111 163 233

All river levels continued dropping throughout the day. The worst may be behind us. 

June 21 142 449 827 133 161

River levels are dropping. Latest photos in of Policeman's and McKinnons June 18.

June 22 154 407 706 122 128

Trout Unlimited Canada News Release on flooding was  MISS QUOTED BY MEDIA.

June 23 169 395 631 97 103

Increased flow in Banff from snow melt. River still OUT but The Bow River lives.

June 24 148 366 593 61 83

All rivers are dropping.

June 25 124 324 473 52 67

 

June 26 118 280 393 39 57  
June 27 107 337 445 48 48

Rain forecast for Monday and Tuesday. 50 to 80 mm. Just what we don't need.

June 28 106 423 593 76 69

50 to 80 mm of rain. Rivers rising.

June 29 115 420 1352 151 708

Return to sunshine for the next few days.

June 30 114 280 806 84 266  

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