Christina River above Statoil Leismer water level

Name: Christina River above Statoil Leismer 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, Christina River, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

97.16m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 05:05 AM MDT (49 min ago)

Flow: 5.24 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 gauge at Christina River above Statoil Leismer reads 97.16 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.28 m above the median of 96.87 m for mid-October, based on 10 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 96.81 m (+0.35 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 96.81 m and 97.16 m.

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

Compared with 10 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 96.87 m0.28 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 96.78 m – 97.44 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (10 years of records)
Same day last year: 96.81 m+0.35 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 96.81 m – 97.16 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 96.80 m – 97.15 m

Conditions at Christina River above Statoil Leismer

Paddlers should check the trend as well as the level; summer storms can raise rivers quickly.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

About the Christina River

The Christina River is located in the Wood Buffalo region of north-eastern Alberta, Canada. The Christina is a tributary of the Clearwater River and was named to honour Christine Gordon, who was the first white women to live permanently in the Fort McMurray area.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.2 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

19 Mon 10° 0° – Wind 12 km/h

20 Tue 9° -1° – Wind 19 km/h

21 Wed 12° 1° – Wind 17 km/h

22 Thu 13° 0° – Wind 11 km/h

23 Fri 4° 2° 15 mm, 94% Wind 21 km/h

24 Sat 1° -2° 7.1 mm, 95% Wind 19 km/h

25 Sun -3° -4° 3.9 mm, 55% Wind 16 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:06 AM Sunset 06:17 PM Daylight 10 hr, 11 min First quarter 58%

Map

Other gauges on the Christina River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Christina River near ChardRiver gauge, Christina River	5.60 m	High	+0.01 m	42 km
Christina River near the MouthRiver gauge, Christina River	96.78 m	High	+0.01 m	87 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Jackfish River below Christina LakeRiver gauge, Jackfish River	98.63 m	High	+0.02 m	37 km
Pony Creek near ChardRiver gauge, Pony Creek	8.81 m	Normal	−0.01 m	39 km
Hangingstone River at North Star RoadRiver gauge, Hangingstone River	99.34 m	High	−0.01 m	42 km
House River at Highway No. 63River gauge, House River	7.28 m	Normal	±0	47 km
Sunday Creek above Christina LakeRiver gauge, Sunday Creek	98.22 m	High	−0.01 m	53 km
Gregoire Lake near Fort McMurrayLake, Gregoire Lake	475.70 m	High	+0.01 m	70 km
Gregoire River near the MouthRiver gauge, Gregoire River	97.03 m	Normal	±0	79 km

Questions and answers

How does the Christina River above Statoil Leismer compare with last year?

It is 0.35 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 96.81 m.

What is a normal level for the Christina River above Statoil Leismer in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 96.87 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 96.78 m and 97.44 m, based on 10 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 97.16 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Christina River above Statoil Leismer today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 05:05 AM MDT, the water level was 97.16 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Christina River above Statoil Leismer rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.14 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Christina River above Statoil Leismer normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 10 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:07CE013 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 55.88895, -111.54010 (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	97.16 m	2026-10-19 11:05	Provisional
Flow	5.24 m³/s	2026-10-19 11:05	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Christina River above Statoil Leismer (eccc:07CE013). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/christina-river-above-statoil-leismer

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