Elbow Valley, Alberta
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Elbow Valley is a rural area in the Calgary Metropolitan Region of Alberta, Canada within Rocky View County. It is adjacent to the west boundary of the City of Calgary along Highway 8. The community is bordered by Range Road 25 to the east and Range Road 31 to the west (excluding the bordering communities of Braemar Estates, Mackenas Estates, Elbow Valley West, Stonepine, Swift Creek Villas, and Lott Creek Grove). Elbow Valley is also the name used to designate a [http://www.kananaskis.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/kananaskis_country.jpg specific recreational zone] southwest of the Hamlet of Bragg Creek within the Kananaskis Country park system.
History
Elbow Valley gets its name from the Elbow River, a river in the region that flows into the Bow River at Fort Calgary. The name for Elbow River is descriptive and refers to the point at which it abruptly turn northward and enters the Bow River (elbow-like curve). David Thompson referred to it as "Hokaikshi" in 1814, and Arrowsmith's map of 1859 labels it "Hokaikshi" or "Moose River". The Cree called it "o-too-kwa-na" and according to Tyrell, the Stoney referred to it as "mn-no-tho-ap-ta". Until 1880, it was often called "Swift Creek", after the speed of its watercourse.
Climate
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|Jan record high C = 18.5
|Feb record high C = 21.0
|Mar record high C = 21.5
|Apr record high C = 26.0
|May record high C = 29.3
|Jun record high C = 30.8
|Jul record high C = 35.0
|Aug record high C = 33.1
|Sep record high C = 31.2
|Oct record high C = 27.2
|Nov record high C = 20.0
|Dec record high C = 16.0
|year record high C = 35.0
|Jan high C = 0.3
|Feb high C = 2.0
|Mar high C = 4.3
|Apr high C = 9.8
|May high C = 14.2
|Jun high C = 18.3
|Jul high C = 21.6
|Aug high C = 21.7
|Sep high C = 16.8
|Oct high C = 11.4
|Nov high C = 3.3
|Dec high C = 0.0
|year high C = 10.3
|Jan mean C = -7.9
|Feb mean C = -6.1
|Mar mean C = -3.3
|Apr mean C = 2.3
|May mean C = 6.7
|Jun mean C = 10.6
|Jul mean C = 13.2
|Aug mean C = 12.9
|Sep mean C = 8.3
|Oct mean C = 3.2
|Nov mean C = -4.4
|Dec mean C = -7.9
|year mean C = 2.3
|Jan low C = -16.1
|Feb low C = -14.1
|Mar low C = -10.9
|Apr low C = -5.2
|May low C = -0.9
|Jun low C = 2.8
|Jul low C = 4.7
|Aug low C = 4.1
|Sep low C = -0.2
|Oct low C = -4.9
|Nov low C = -12.0
|Dec low C = -15.8
|year low C = -5.7
|Jan record low C = -44.4
|Feb record low C = -43.0
|Mar record low C = -39.5
|Apr record low C = -28.9
|May record low C = -15.6
|Jun record low C = -7.5
|Jul record low C = -3.0
|Aug record low C = -9.0
|Sep record low C = -18.5
|Oct record low C = -32.0
|Nov record low C = -42.0
|Dec record low C = -45.6
|year record low C = -45.6
|Jan precipitation mm = 23.3
|Feb precipitation mm = 21.9
|Mar precipitation mm = 41.6
|Apr precipitation mm = 49.2
|May precipitation mm = 101.1
|Jun precipitation mm = 124.6
|Jul precipitation mm = 66.9
|Aug precipitation mm = 76.9
|Sep precipitation mm = 66.9
|Oct precipitation mm = 41.4
|Nov precipitation mm = 32.4
|Dec precipitation mm = 19.9
|year precipitation mm = 665.4
|Jan rain mm = 0.3
|Feb rain mm = 0.3
|Mar rain mm = 1.7
|Apr rain mm = 20.2
|May rain mm = 78.0
|Jun rain mm = 123.1
|Jul rain mm = 66.9
|Aug rain mm = 76.4
|Sep rain mm = 56.0
|Oct rain mm = 14.8
|Nov rain mm = 2.0
|Dec rain mm = 0.5
|year rain mm = 440.0
|Jan snow cm = 25.5
|Feb snow cm = 23.7
|Mar snow cm = 44.8
|Apr snow cm = 30.6
|May snow cm = 21.2
|Jun snow cm = 1.4
|Jul snow cm = 0.0
|Aug snow cm = 0.5
|Sep snow cm = 10.3
|Oct snow cm = 28.7
|Nov snow cm = 32.8
|Dec snow cm = 20.9
|year snow cm = 240.4
|source 1 = Environment Canada{{cite web|url=http://climate.weather.gc.ca/climate_normals/results_1981_2010_e.html?stnID=2386&lang=e&dCode=0&province=ALTA&provBut=Go&month1=0&month2=12|title=Elbow Valley, Alberta|work=Canadian Climate Normals 1981–2010|publisher=Environment Canada|language=English, French|accessdate=16 March 2014}}
|date=August 2010
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References
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Karamitsanis, Aphrodite (1992). Place Names of Alberta – Volume II, Southern Alberta, University of Calgary Press, Calgary, Alberta.
Read, Tracey (1983). Acres and Empires – A History of the Municipal District of Rocky View, Calgary, Alberta.
External links
- [http://www.elbowvalley.com/ Community of Elbow Valley™]
- [http://www.rockyview.ca/ Rocky View County's official website]
- [http://hikealberta.com/hike/cat/elbow-valley Hikes in Elbow Valley]
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