BOW RIVER BELOW BASSANO DAM
BOW RIVER AB WSC
BOW RIVER BELOW BASSANO DAM (05BM004) is a real-time river monitoring station on the BOW RIVER in AB, operated by the Water Survey of Canada. Riverbot tracks its river conditions, including water level, and streamflow and publishes a 7-day flow forecast when flow data is available. One fish species is associated with this station in public fish records.
- WSC station ID
- 05BM004
- Operated by
- Water Survey of Canada
- Province
- AB
- Coordinates
- 50.7502, -112.5423
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Fishing regulations
PP1 zone defaultDefault area rules for fish in the public records above. A grey row means the release has no canonical regulation match for that species.
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Burbot Open · Harvest allowed within limits May 8 – Mar 15; Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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May 8 – Mar 15
- Daily limit
- limit 10
- Notes
- stream
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- limit 10
- Notes
- lake
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Goldeye Open · Harvest allowed within limits May 8 – Mar 15 Details
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May 8 – Mar 15
- Daily limit
- limit 10
- Notes
- stream
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Lake Sturgeon Open · Harvest status unknown May 8 – Mar 15 Details
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May 8 – Mar 15
- Daily limit
- limit 0
- Notes
- stream
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Lake Whitefish Open · Harvest allowed within limits May 8 – Mar 15; Jan 1 – Dec 31 Details
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May 8 – Mar 15
- Daily limit
- limit 10
- Notes
- stream
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- limit 10
- Notes
- lake
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Mountain Whitefish Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31; May 8 – Mar 15 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- limit 5
- Size rule
- over 30 cm
- Notes
- lake
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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May 8 – Mar 15
- Daily limit
- limit 5
- Size rule
- over 30 cm
- Notes
- stream
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Northern Pike Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31; May 8 – Mar 15 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- limit 3
- Size rule
- over 63 cm
- Notes
- lake
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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May 8 – Mar 15
- Daily limit
- limit 3
- Size rule
- over 63 cm
- Notes
- stream
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Trout (total) Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31; May 8 – Mar 15 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- limit 5
- Notes
- lake
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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May 8 – Mar 15
- Daily limit
- limit 2
- Notes
- stream
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Walleye Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31; May 8 – Mar 15 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- limit 3
- Size rule
- over 50 cm
- Notes
- lake
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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May 8 – Mar 15
- Daily limit
- limit 3
- Notes
- stream
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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May 8 – Mar 15
- Size rule
- over 50 cm
- Notes
- stream
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Yellow Perch Open · Harvest allowed within limits Jan 1 – Dec 31; May 8 – Mar 15 Details
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Jan 1 – Dec 31
- Daily limit
- limit 15
- Notes
- lake
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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May 8 – Mar 15
- Daily limit
- limit 15
- Notes
- stream
Official rule · retrieved Jul 25, 2026
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Effective Jan 1, 2026 – Sep 14, 2027 · evaluated for 2026-09-10 in America/Edmonton
Regulations shown are for reference only and may not reflect in-season changes. Always verify current regulations with the Alberta Sportfishing Regulations before fishing.
Fish recorded near this station
Community observations nearbyBow River Below Bassano DAM has 1 fish species documented via iNaturalist research-grade observations within 10 km. These community-sourced records indicate fish presence in the vicinity.
Species include: Shorthead Redhorse (Moxostoma macrolepidotum).
- Shorthead Redhorse Moxostoma macrolepidotum
Where these records come from
- Evidence
- Community observations nearby
- Research-grade community observations (iNaturalist) recorded near this station, not a formal survey.
- Records
- 1 species
- from 1 individual record
- Observed
- Jul 26, 2020 – Jul 26, 2020
- 1 dated record
Sources
- iNaturalist research-grade fish observations — 1 record
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