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Crawling Valley Resevoir kitesurf spot

Canada · Alberta

Spot currently openIntermediate levelAltitude 784 m 50.87 | -112.36

Overview

Crawling Valley Reservoir is an irrigation reservoir in the eastern Alberta prairies, near Bassano, at 784 m altitude. This water body is part of the vast irrigation network in the Brooks-Bassano area.

The reservoir offers an open water body in the flat prairies, exposed to winds from all directions. Southwest and west prairie winds are most frequent. Isolated spot appreciated for its tranquility and space. Season from June to September.

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Sunrise 08:01 · Sunset 18:26

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< 7 kn7–12 kn13–20 kn21–30 kn31–40 kn41+ kn Gusts Your minimum: 7 kn

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Crawling Valley Resevoir: when to go?

Rideable days and hours computed for a minimum wind of 7 knots · log in to set your own (foil, twin-tip…)

Season · peak

236h

in August · 29.5 rideable days

The season runs from March to October, peaking in August: 26 rideable days a month and 236 hours of usable wind, at 18 °C. The low point is November, at 14.5 days.

Rideable days per month

0 10 20 30 January: 20 rideable days J February: 17.5 rideable days F March: 25 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 28.5 rideable days M June: 26.5 rideable days J July: 26 rideable days J August: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d A September: 24 rideable days S October: 25 rideable days O November: 14.5 rideable days14.5 d N December: 18 rideable days D 0 10 20 30 January: 20 rideable days J February: 17.5 rideable days F March: 25 rideable days M April: 27 rideable days A May: 28.5 rideable days M June: 26.5 rideable days J July: 26 rideable days J August: 29.5 rideable days29.5 d A September: 24 rideable days S October: 25 rideable days O November: 14.5 rideable days14.5 d N December: 18 rideable days D

Wind strength when it is rideable

7-12 knots · 78%13-20 knots · 20%21-30 knots · 2%31+ knots · under 1%

When the spot works, wind sits mostly between 7 and 12 knots — 78% of rideable hours. Big-kite territory. The coldest month is January, at -7 °C. The wettest month is June, with 78 mm.

Monthly averages: Crawling Valley Resevoir
Monthly averages — Crawling Valley Resevoir — averaged over 2 years of records — Weather data by Open-Meteo.com — How it is calculated
Month Rideable days Usable wind Temperature Rain
January 20.0 146 h -7 °C 5 mm
February 17.5 148 h -7 °C 10 mm
March 25.0 196 h 2 °C 18 mm
April 27.0 286 h 12 °C 31 mm
May 28.5 326 h 18 °C 35 mm
June 26.5 302 h 22 °C 78 mm
July 26.0 254 h 26 °C 39 mm
August 29.5 236 h 26 °C 41 mm
September 24.0 185 h 24 °C 25 mm
October 25.0 184 h 14 °C 13 mm
November 14.5 116 h 2 °C 24 mm
December 18.0 130 h -6 °C 13 mm

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Technical details of Crawling Valley Resevoir spot

N: Rideable NNE: Rideable NE: Rideable ENE: Rideable E: Rideable ESE: Rideable SE: Rideable SSE: Rideable S: Rideable SSW: Rideable SW: Rideable WSW: Rideable W: Rideable WNW: Rideable NW: Rideable NNW: Rideable N E S W

The spot works with winds from N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW.

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Spot opening date · Required level
Spot opening date
Open all year round
Required level
Intermediate
On the water

Shallow irrigation reservoir. Fresh water (18-22°C in summer). Muddy bottom. Short prairie lake chop. Open water body with good fetch. Variable water level depending on irrigation — can drop considerably in late summer.

Hazards

Isolated spot — no services nearby. Very variable water level. Violent prairie thunderstorms with lightning. Shallow bottom. No natural shelter. Rural access roads (gravel).

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