Saline Creek near Nokomis water level

Name: Saline Creek near Nokomis water level (Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada)
Creator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
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River gauge, Saline Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.02m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 11:10 PM CST (2 hours ago)

Flow: 0.00 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Saline Creek near Nokomis, where the gauge shows 1.02 m.

That puts it 0.09 m above the median of 0.94 m for mid-October, based on 16 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 0.94 m (+0.08 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.99 m – 1.31 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

Compared with 16 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.94 m0.09 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.91 m – 1.13 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)
Same day last year: 0.94 m+0.08 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.99 m – 1.31 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.92 m – 1.53 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 07:32 AM Sunset 06:00 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 56%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Lanigan Creek above Boulder LakeRiver gauge, Lanigan Creek	0.35 m	Normal	+0.10 m	28 km
Last Mountain Lake at Rowan'S RavineLake, Last Mountain Lake	490.16 m	Very high	−0.03 m	47 km
Big Quill Lake near KandaharLake, Big Quill Lake	520.36 m	High	±0	67 km
Romance Creek near WatsonRiver gauge, Romance Creek	0.37 m	Low	±0	75 km
Magnusson Creek near WynyardRiver gauge, Magnusson Creek	1.78 m	Very low	−0.01 m	76 km
Quill Creek near Quill LakeRiver gauge, Quill Creek	2.87 m	Normal	±0	89 km

Questions and answers

How does Saline Creek near Nokomis compare with last year?

It is 0.08 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.94 m.

What is a normal level for Saline Creek near Nokomis in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.94 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.91 m and 1.13 m, based on 16 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 1.02 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Saline Creek near Nokomis today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 11:10 PM CST, the water level was 1.02 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Saline Creek near Nokomis rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Saline Creek near Nokomis normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 16 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:05JJ009 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.41611, -105.10306 (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	1.02 m	2026-10-19 05:10	Provisional
Flow	0.00 m³/s	2026-10-19 05:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Saline Creek near Nokomis (eccc:05JJ009). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/saskatchewan/saline-creek-near-nokomis

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