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Saskatchewan River Old Channel water level

River gauge, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.27m Down 0.46 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
1.68 m³/s
1.3 1.5

History

1.31.51.8mOct 10Oct 12Oct 14Oct 15Oct 171.31.51.8mOct 10Oct 14Oct 17
1.31.51.8mSep 17Sep 25Oct 2Oct 10Oct 171.31.51.8mSep 17Oct 2Oct 17
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Saskatchewan River Old Channel is at 1.27 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 1.15 m, based on 5 years of readings, so the water level is 0.13 m above typical.

It has dropped 0.46 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.14 m and 1.83 m.

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

Compared with 5 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
1.15 m0.13 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
1.12 m – 1.54 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (5 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
1.14 m – 1.83 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
1.23 m – 1.73 m

On the river

Outside the spring freshet, most rivers settle into a gentler pattern, broken by storms.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 6.1 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 16° 1° – Wind 28 km/h
18 Sun 13° 5° – Wind 26 km/h
19 Mon 14° 2° – Wind 11 km/h
20 Tue 13° 2° – Wind 9 km/h
21 Wed 14° 0° – Wind 12 km/h
22 Thu 17° 6° – Wind 12 km/h
23 Fri 8° 5° 0.5 mm, 37% Wind 13 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:24 AM Sunset 05:52 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 41%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Saskatchewan River below Tobin LakeRiver gauge, Saskatchewan River 1.83 m Very low −0.88 m 27 km
Tobin Lake at the SpillwayLake, Tobin Lake 313.52 m Normal −0.01 m 36 km
Carrot River near TurnberryRiver gauge, Carrot River 261.57 m Normal ±0 60 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Saskatchewan River Old Channel in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.15 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.12 m and 1.54 m, based on 5 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 1.27 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Saskatchewan River Old Channel today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 08:00 AM CST, the water level was 1.27 m. Down 0.46 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Saskatchewan River Old Channel rising or falling?

Down 0.46 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.07 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Saskatchewan River Old Channel normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 5 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:05KH009 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.83436, -102.94424 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 1.27 m 2026-10-17 14:00 Provisional
Flow 1.68 m³/s 2026-10-17 14:00 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Saskatchewan River Old Channel (eccc:05KH009). Accessed October 17, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/saskatchewan/saskatchewan-river-old-channel

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

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