Castle River at Ranger Station water level

Name: Castle River at Ranger Station 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, Castle River, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.61m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 09:20 AM MDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 2.04 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Castle River at Ranger Station is at 1.61 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 1.59 m, based on 13 years of readings, so the water level is 0.01 m above typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.61 m and 1.67 m.

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

Compared with 13 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 1.59 m0.01 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.58 m – 1.78 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.61 m – 1.67 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.61 m – 1.67 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 Castle River

The Similkameen River runs through southern British Columbia, Canada, eventually discharging into the Okanogan River near Oroville, Washington, in the United States. Through the Okanagan River, it drains to the Columbia River. The river is said to be named for an indigenous people called Similkameigh, meaning "treacherous waters".

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

17 Sat 16° 6° – Wind 39 km/h

18 Sun 13° 1° – Wind 11 km/h

19 Mon 16° 3° – Wind 11 km/h

20 Tue 12° 3° – Wind 8 km/h

21 Wed 18° 5° – Wind 15 km/h

22 Thu 13° 4° – Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 4° -1° – Wind 9 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:04 AM Sunset 06:43 PM Daylight 10 hr, 39 min First quarter 51%

Map

Other gauges on the Castle River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Castle River near Beaver MinesRiver gauge, Castle River	0.66 m	Normal	±0	17 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Mill Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Mill Creek	0.65 m	High	±0	17 km
Pincher Creek at Front Range RoadRiver gauge, Pincher Creek	7.80 m	Normal	±0	22 km
Crowsnest River at FrankRiver gauge, Crowsnest River	1.34 m	Normal	±0	23 km
Gold Creek near FrankRiver gauge, Gold Creek	1.12 m	High	±0	23 km
Pincher Creek at Pincher CreekRiver gauge, Pincher Creek	0.26 m	Normal	±0	30 km
Oldman Reservoir near Pincher CreekReservoir, Oldman Reservoir	1,111.52 m	Very high	−0.03 m	32 km
Kettles Creek at Pincher CreekRiver gauge, Kettles Creek	7.92 m	Normal	±0	32 km
Yarrow Creek at Spread Eagle RoadRiver gauge, Yarrow Creek	6.31 m	Low	±0	33 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Castle River at Ranger Station in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.59 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.58 m and 1.78 m, based on 13 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 1.61 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Castle River at Ranger Station today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 09:20 AM MDT, the water level was 1.61 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Castle River at Ranger Station rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Castle River at Ranger Station normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 13 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:05AA028 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.39745, -114.33990 (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	1.61 m	2026-10-18 15:20	Provisional
Flow	2.04 m³/s	2026-10-18 15:20	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Castle River at Ranger Station (eccc:05AA028). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/castle-river-at-ranger-station

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