Jumping Deer Creek near Lipton water level

Name: Jumping Deer Creek near Lipton water level (Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada)
Creator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
License: https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada

River gauge, Jumping Deer Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada

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High for mid-October

Water level

3.14m Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 05:10 PM CST (43 min ago)

Flow: 0.11 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

High water at Jumping Deer Creek near Lipton: the latest reading is 3.14 m, above normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 2.89 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.25 m above typical.

It is still going down, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 3.08 m – 3.22 m.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest.

Compared with 15 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 2.89 m0.25 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.43 m – 3.20 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 3.08 m – 3.22 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 2.78 m – 3.22 m

Freshet, ice and paddling

Open-water season is the time for canoe trips and fishing, though rapids change character with every few centimetres of water.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 07:24 AM Sunset 05:58 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 54%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Qu'Appelle River below Loon CreekRiver gauge, Qu'Appelle River	0.95 m	Normal	−0.04 m	30 km
Pheasant Creek near AbernethyRiver gauge, Pheasant Creek	1.43 m	High	−0.01 m	45 km
Fahlman Creek near DavinRiver gauge, Fahlman Creek	0.72 m	Very low	−0.01 m	64 km
Qu'Appelle River below Craven DamRiver gauge, Qu'Appelle River	1.55 m	Normal	+0.04 m	67 km
Boggy Creek near LumsdenRiver gauge, Boggy Creek	1.74 m	High	±0	73 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Jumping Deer Creek near Lipton in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 2.89 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.43 m and 3.20 m, based on 15 years of records.

Is the river level the same as the depth of the water?

No. The reading is measured from a fixed zero mark at the gauge, so 3.14 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Jumping Deer Creek near Lipton today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 05:10 PM CST, the water level was 3.14 m. Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Jumping Deer Creek near Lipton rising or falling?

Down 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Jumping Deer Creek near Lipton normal?

High for mid-October. Compared with 15 years of daily readings for this time of year.

How often is this data updated?

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada publishes a new reading every hour. This page refreshes within minutes of each update.

Where does this data come from?

The values come directly from Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada, the official operator of this gauge, and are published under the Open Government Licence – Canada. We do not estimate or model live values.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:05JK004 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.91597, -103.90156 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: station datum (assumed datum)
Update interval: every hour
Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Published series

Parameter	Last value	Time (UTC)	Quality
Water level	3.14 m	2026-10-18 23:10	Provisional
Flow	0.11 m³/s	2026-10-18 23:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Jumping Deer Creek near Lipton (eccc:05JK004). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/saskatchewan/jumping-deer-creek-near-lipton

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer