Wood River near McCord water level

Name: Wood River near McCord 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, Wood River, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Low for mid-October

Water level

5.60m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 03:10 PM CST (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.00 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 5.60 m, the Wood River near McCord is below normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 5.68 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.09 m below typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 5.58 m and 5.61 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 5.68 m0.09 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 5.58 m – 6.05 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 5.58 m – 5.61 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 5.58 m – 5.62 m

Conditions at Wood River near McCord

Low water means shallow riffles on canoe trips and warmer water for fish.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

17 Sat 23° 5° – Wind 35 km/h

18 Sun 12° 2° – Wind 22 km/h

19 Mon 18° -1° – Wind 32 km/h

20 Tue 15° 8° – Wind 21 km/h

21 Wed 17° 5° – Wind 27 km/h

22 Thu 22° 12° – Wind 27 km/h

23 Fri 12° 5° 1.8 mm, 38% Wind 28 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 06:12 PM Daylight 10 hr, 39 min First quarter 53%

Map

Other gauges on the Wood River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Wood River near LaflecheRiver gauge, Wood River	0.74 m	Very low	±0	20 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Six Mile Creek near GlentworthRiver gauge, Six Mile Creek	6.38 m	Normal	±0	2.3 km
McDonald Creek near McCordRiver gauge, McDonald Creek	0.84 m	Very low	±0	7.3 km
Notukeu Creek near VanguardRiver gauge, Notukeu Creek	0.98 m	Normal	−0.01 m	55 km
Rock Creek below Horse Creek near int'l boundaryRiver gauge, Rock Creek	2.6 cfs	Normal	±0	36 mi
Frenchman River at international boundaryRiver gauge, Frenchman River	1.29 m	Below flood stage	±0	67 km
Denniel Creek near Val MarieRiver gauge, Denniel Creek	1.24 m	Normal	±0	70 km
Mosquito Creek near PambrunRiver gauge, Mosquito Creek	9.78 m	Very low	±0	71 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Wood River near McCord in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 5.68 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 5.58 m and 6.05 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 5.60 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Wood River near McCord today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 03:10 PM CST, the water level was 5.60 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Wood River near McCord rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Wood River near McCord normal?

Low 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:05JA005 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.49478, -106.78678 (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	5.60 m	2026-10-18 21:10	Provisional
Flow	0.00 m³/s	2026-10-18 21:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Wood River near McCord (eccc:05JA005). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/saskatchewan/wood-river-near-mccord

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