St. Mary River

Upper St Mary

Flow

an ideal flow to paddle this is at about 35cms.

River Access

Put In

go south from Cardston and turn onto Hwy 501. follow 501 until you cross the river then turn right(W) on the road directly after the bridge. just keep on going there will be brown signs with a canoe follow those and it will take you to a public access point to the river.

Take Out

the take out is the bridge on Hwy 501.

Features

Lower St Mary

Class

Class II+ to IV-

Flow

Note you must always check the flow before going on this because it is below the St Mary Dam and thus the flow is too low to paddle most of the season

low about 30cms ideal about 35cms

River Access

Put In

from Magrath go (South/West) on Hwy 5 until you reach township road 52. turn right(West) on township road 52 follow to the end.

Take Out

the take out is only a few miles from the put in at the end of township road 55. park on the side of the road and you must walk from the river up the hill to the vehicles

Features

this section contains: Birch hole, Rain Wave

and More....

River Name	Class	Current Flow	Ideal Flow	Last Update	History
Lower St.Mary	None	7.66	34.0	2008-08-21 12:00:00	History
Upper St Mary's	None	18.96	31.0	2008-08-21 12:15:00	History