Water levels in Canada

2,108 gauges in 13 provinces report to this page. Of those with a normal range to compare against, 551 are low, 945 are normal and 529 are high for the date.

Low and high readings are fairly evenly spread. Fall is often a low point for rivers after the summer, until steady rain returns. The biggest rivers on the list include the Fraser River, Churchill River, Red River and Beaver River.

Readings come from Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada and refresh as new data is published.

How gauges are moving

1,981 gauges with a reference, compared with normal and by direction over the last 24 hours.

Compared with normal	Falling	Steady	Rising
Above normal	79	277	166
Normal	160	590	174
Below normal	88	361	86

Very lowLowNormalHighVery highFloodingNo reference yet

Worth a look today

Rising fastest in 24 hours

Yakoun River near Port Clements British Columbia +2.05 m
Very high
Surprise Creek near the Mouth British Columbia +0.87 m
Very high
Kemano River above Powerhouse Tailrace British Columbia +0.82 m
Very high
Little Wedeene River below Bowbyes Creek British Columbia +0.55 m
Very high
Honna River near the Mouth British Columbia +0.53 m
Very high
Kitimat River below Hirsch Creek British Columbia +0.49 m
Normal

Unusually high

Athabasca River at Athabasca Alberta 1.47 m
Very high
Atimoswe Creek near Elk Point Alberta 1.67 m
Very high
Battle River at Highway No. 872 Alberta 4.38 m
Very high
Battle River near Forestburg Alberta 1.13 m
Very high
Beaver River above Syncrude Alberta 2.90 m
Very high
Beaver River at Cold Lake Reserve Alberta 7.26 m
Very high

Unusually low

Battle River near Ponoka Alberta 0.42 m
Very low
Berry Creek near Rose Lynn Alberta 0.57 m
Very low
Cataract Creek near Forestry Road Alberta 0.96 m
Very low
Elbow River below Glenmore Dam Alberta 0.47 m
Very low
Fallentimber Creek near Sundre Alberta 1.01 m
Very low
Kilini Creek at Twp Road No 543 Alberta 8.74 m
Very low

Regions

Alberta 428, 63, 162
British Columbia 435, 170, 56
Manitoba 298, 22, 85
New Brunswick 50, 41
Newfoundland and Labrador 104, 8, 59
Northwest Territories 106, 30, 10
Nova Scotia 35, 8, 4
Nunavut 23, 3, 7
Ontario 536, 149, 97
Prince Edward Island 9, 3
Québec 233, 4
Saskatchewan 294, 35, 48
Yukon 63, 21, 1

Data from Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada.