Dover River near the Mouth water level

Name: Dover 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, Dover River, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

97.62m Up 0.04 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 02:05 PM MDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.92 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 Dover River near the Mouth reads 97.62 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 97.58 m, based on 10 years of readings, so the water level is 0.03 m above typical. On the same day last year the reading was 97.57 m, a difference of +0.04 m.

The water is rising: up 0.04 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 97.51 m and 97.62 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: 97.58 m0.03 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 97.54 m – 97.94 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (10 years of records)
Same day last year: 97.57 m+0.04 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 97.51 m – 97.62 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 97.51 m – 97.94 m

Conditions at Dover River near the Mouth

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.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 4.6 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 2° – Wind 22 km/h

19 Mon 11° 1° – Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 10° 1° 2.2 mm Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 14° 3° – Wind 14 km/h

22 Thu 12° -1° – Wind 11 km/h

23 Fri 4° 1° 4.8 mm, 76% Wind 22 km/h

24 Sat 1° -1° 24 mm, 73% Wind 24 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:08 AM Sunset 06:18 PM Daylight 10 hr, 10 min First quarter 53%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Mackay River near Fort MackayRiver gauge, Mackay River	1.83 m	High	+0.03 m	7.7 km
Ells River at Canadian Natural Resources Limited BridgeRiver gauge, Ells River	98.16 m	Normal	+0.01 m	9.0 km
Ells River above Joslyn Creek DiversionRiver gauge, Ells River	97.69 m	Normal	±0	12 km
Muskeg River near Fort MackayRiver gauge, Muskeg River	1.54 m	High	+0.02 m	14 km
Tar River near the MouthRiver gauge, Tar River	97.69 m	Normal	−0.02 m	18 km
Mackay River at Petro-Canada BridgeRiver gauge, Mackay River	96.58 m	Normal	+0.03 m	24 km
Jackpine Creek at Canterra RoadRiver gauge, Jackpine Creek	0.46 m³/s	Normal	+0.22 m³/s	24 km
Calumet River near the MouthRiver gauge, Calumet River	96.52 m	High	+0.01 m	26 km

Questions and answers

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

Yes, it is 0.04 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 97.57 m.

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

The median for mid-October is 97.58 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 97.54 m and 97.94 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 97.62 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

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

On Oct 18, 2026, 02:05 PM MDT, the water level was 97.62 m. Up 0.04 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Dover River near the Mouth rising or falling?

Up 0.04 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.07 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Dover River near the Mouth 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:07DB002 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 57.17380, -111.80290 (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	97.62 m	2026-10-18 20:05	Provisional
Flow	0.92 m³/s	2026-10-18 20:05	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Dover River near the Mouth (eccc:07DB002). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/dover-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