Bow River near the Mouth water level

Name: Bow River near the Mouth 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, Bow River, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

5.47m Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 11:50 AM MDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 78.6 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Bow River near the Mouth is at 5.47 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 5.56 m, based on 15 years of readings, so the water level is 0.09 m below typical. On the same day last year the reading was 5.54 m, a difference of −0.07 m.

It has dropped 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 5.18 m and 5.79 m.

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

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 5.56 m0.09 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 5.06 m – 5.70 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Same day last year: 5.54 m−0.07 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 5.18 m – 5.79 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 5.21 m – 6.39 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.

About the Bow River

The headwaters of the Bow River in Alberta, Canada, start at the Bow Glacier and Bow Lake in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The glacial stream that feeds Bow Lake has a mean elevation of 2310 metres above sea level. From there, the river winds through the Alberta foothills onto the prairies, where it meets the Oldman River, the two then forming the South Saskatchewan River. These waters ultimately flow through the Nelson River into Hudson Bay.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 14° -2° – Wind 15 km/h

19 Mon 14° 1° – Wind 16 km/h

20 Tue 13° 4° – Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 22° 6° – Wind 34 km/h

22 Thu 23° 9° – Wind 21 km/h

23 Fri 15° 2° 0.3 mm, 41% Wind 40 km/h

24 Sat 6° 2° – Wind 40 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:54 AM Sunset 06:31 PM Daylight 10 hr, 37 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on the Bow River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Bow River below Bassano DamRiver gauge, Bow River	1.38 m	Normal	−0.02 m	103 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Twelve Mile Creek near CecilRiver gauge, Twelve Mile Creek	28.49 m	High	+0.01 m	13 km
Oldman River near the MouthRiver gauge, Oldman River	2.44 m	Normal	±0	21 km
Expanse Coulee near the MouthRiver gauge, Expanse Coulee	0.71 m	Low	−0.01 m	36 km
Bow River Development Drain D near VauxhallRiver gauge, Bow River Development Drain D	0.51 m	Very low	−0.11 m	36 km
New West Coulee near the MouthRiver gauge, New West Coulee	0.21 m	Normal	−0.05 m	41 km
Bountiful Coulee Inflow near CranfordRiver gauge, Bountiful Coulee Inflow	1.90 m	Very high	±0	60 km
Seven Persons Creek at Medicine HatRiver gauge, Seven Persons Creek	0.43 m	Normal	−0.01 m	65 km
South Saskatchewan River at Medicine HatRiver gauge, South Saskatchewan River	2.26 m	Normal	−0.05 m	65 km

Questions and answers

Is the Bow River near the Mouth higher than last year?

No, it is 0.07 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 5.54 m.

What is a normal level for the Bow River near the Mouth in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 5.56 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 5.06 m and 5.70 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 5.47 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Bow River near the Mouth today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 11:50 AM MDT, the water level was 5.47 m. Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Bow River near the Mouth rising or falling?

Down 0.05 m over the last 24 hours. Down 0.15 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Bow River near the Mouth normal?

Normal 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:05BN012 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.04728, -111.59092 (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	5.47 m	2026-10-18 17:50	Provisional
Flow	78.6 m³/s	2026-10-18 17:50	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Bow River near the Mouth (eccc:05BN012). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/bow-river-near-the-mouth

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