Battle River near Ponoka water level

Name: Battle River near Ponoka 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, Battle River, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.42m Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 16, 2026, 02:25 PM MDT (2 hours ago)

Flow: 0.25 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Battle River near Ponoka is running far below normal at 0.42 m.

That puts it 0.29 m below the median of 0.71 m for mid-October, based on 14 years of readings.

It has risen 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 0.28 m and 0.51 m.

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

Compared with 14 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.71 m0.29 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.53 m – 1.04 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.28 m – 0.51 m

On the river

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

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

The forecast is not available right now.

Sunrise 08:02 AM Sunset 06:39 PM Daylight 10h 36m First quarter 34 %

Map

Other gauges on the Battle River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Battle River at DuhamelRiver gauge, Battle River	12.56 m	High	0.00 m	52 km
Battle River near ForestburgRiver gauge, Battle River	1.13 m	Very high	+0.07 m	84 km
Battle River at Highway No. 872River gauge, Battle River	4.38 m	Very high	+0.01 m	150 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Maskwa Creek No. 1 above Bearhills LakeRiver gauge, Maskwa Creek No. 1	1.06 m	High	+0.01 m	14 km
Gull Lake at Rv Heaven MarinaLake, Gull Lake	897.97 m	Very low	−0.02 m	33 km
Blindman River near BlackfaldsRiver gauge, Blindman River	1.08 m	High	+0.01 m	37 km
Parlby Creek at AlixRiver gauge, Parlby Creek	0.31 m	Low	0.00 m	39 km
Weiller Creek near WetaskiwinRiver gauge, Weiller Creek	1.67 m	Very high	0.00 m	39 km
Lloyd Creek near BlufftonRiver gauge, Lloyd Creek	1.13 m	Very high	0.00 m	39 km
Haynes Creek near HaynesRiver gauge, Haynes Creek	1.81 m	Very high	−0.01 m	40 km
Coal Lake Reservoir near WetaskiwinReservoir, Coal Lake Reservoir	702.77 m	Very high	−0.04 m	45 km

Questions and answers

How often is Battle River near Ponoka updated?

Several times an hour. New readings from Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada appear here as they arrive. Latest: Oct 16, 2026, 02:25 PM MDT.

Is Battle River near Ponoka rising or falling?

It is rising, by 0.05 m over the past 24 hours.

What is the water level of Battle River near Ponoka today?

On Oct 16, 2026, 02:25 PM MDT, the water level was 0.42 m. Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Battle River near Ponoka rising or falling?

Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.08 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Battle River near Ponoka normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 14 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:05FA001 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.66325, -113.58141 (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 `stage`	0.42 m	2026-10-16 20:25	Provisional
Flow `discharge`	0.25 m³/s	2026-10-16 20:25	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Battle River near Ponoka (eccc:05FA001). Accessed October 16, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/battle-river-near-ponoka

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