Keg River is an unincorporated community in northern Alberta, Canada. It is west of Highway 35 (also known as the Mackenzie Highway) approximately midway between Manning to the south and High Level to the north. It has an elevation of 420 metres (1,380 ft).
Keg River | |
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Unincorporated community | |
 Dr. Mary Jackson School | |
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| Coordinates: 57°47′18″N 117°51′30″W / 57.7882°N 117.8584°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Census division | No. 17 |
| Municipal district | County of Northern Lights |
| Government | |
| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | County of Northern Lights Council |
| Elevation | 420 m (1,380 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (MST) |
The community is located in census division No. 17 and in the federal riding of Peace River. It is administered by the County of Northern Lights.
Climate
Keg River has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification: Dfc). The coldest temperature ever recorded was −51.5 °C (−60.7 °F) on 14 January 2024
| Climate data for Keg River | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 14.5 (58.1) | 16.0 (60.8) | 17.0 (62.6) | 30.0 (86.0) | 33.0 (91.4) | 34.0 (93.2) | 35.0 (95.0) | 32.8 (91.0) | 32.5 (90.5) | 26.5 (79.7) | 16.5 (61.7) | 13.0 (55.4) | 35.0 (95.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −12.1 (10.2) | −7.2 (19.0) | 0.3 (32.5) | 9.9 (49.8) | 16.5 (61.7) | 21.4 (70.5) | 22.8 (73.0) | 20.9 (69.6) | 15.7 (60.3) | 7.2 (45.0) | −5.9 (21.4) | −9.3 (15.3) | 6.7 (44.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −18.4 (−1.1) | −14.3 (6.3) | −7.3 (18.9) | 2.9 (37.2) | 9.2 (48.6) | 14.1 (57.4) | 16.0 (60.8) | 14.0 (57.2) | 8.8 (47.8) | 1.5 (34.7) | −11.2 (11.8) | −15.4 (4.3) | 0.0 (32.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −24.6 (−12.3) | −21.4 (−6.5) | −14.9 (5.2) | −4.1 (24.6) | 2.0 (35.6) | 6.8 (44.2) | 9.2 (48.6) | 7.0 (44.6) | 2.0 (35.6) | −4.2 (24.4) | −16.4 (2.5) | −21.5 (−6.7) | −6.7 (19.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −51.5 (−60.7) | −47.0 (−52.6) | −39.0 (−38.2) | −31.9 (−25.4) | −14.0 (6.8) | −5.0 (23.0) | −2.4 (27.7) | −4.5 (23.9) | −17.2 (1.0) | −33.5 (−28.3) | −45.0 (−49.0) | −46.0 (−50.8) | −51.5 (−60.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 24.7 (0.97) | 19.8 (0.78) | 18.4 (0.72) | 21.2 (0.83) | 36.6 (1.44) | 57.1 (2.25) | 89.0 (3.50) | 63.4 (2.50) | 37.5 (1.48) | 28.5 (1.12) | 30.4 (1.20) | 20.6 (0.81) | 447.2 (17.61) |
| Source: Environment Canada[2] | |||||||||||||