Dunkirk River near Fort Mackay water level

Name: Dunkirk River near Fort Mackay 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, Dunkirk River, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

97.73m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 03:05 AM MDT (42 min ago)

Flow: 4.32 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 Dunkirk River near Fort Mackay reads 97.73 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.06 m above the median of 97.67 m for mid-October, based on 10 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 97.46 m (+0.27 m).

The water is rising: up 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 97.51 m and 97.73 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: 97.67 m0.06 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 97.46 m – 98.10 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (10 years of records)
Same day last year: 97.46 m+0.27 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 97.51 m – 97.73 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 97.46 m – 97.72 m

Conditions at Dunkirk River near Fort Mackay

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: 6.8 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 10° 2° – Wind 23 km/h

19 Mon 10° -1° – Wind 11 km/h

20 Tue 10° -3° – Wind 17 km/h

21 Wed 13° 2° – Wind 15 km/h

22 Thu 11° -2° – Wind 9 km/h

23 Fri 5° 0° 10 mm, 57% Wind 21 km/h

24 Sat 0° -7° 6.4 mm, 29% Wind 19 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:11 AM Sunset 06:23 PM Daylight 10 hr, 12 min First quarter 48%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Mackay River at Petro-Canada BridgeRiver gauge, Mackay River	96.57 m	Normal	+0.02 m	50 km
Ells River above Joslyn Creek DiversionRiver gauge, Ells River	97.70 m	Normal	+0.01 m	60 km
Dover River near the MouthRiver gauge, Dover River	97.61 m	Normal	+0.04 m	66 km
Mackay River near Fort MackayRiver gauge, Mackay River	1.81 m	High	+0.02 m	73 km
Ells River at Canadian Natural Resources Limited BridgeRiver gauge, Ells River	98.16 m	Normal	+0.01 m	74 km
Tar River above Canadian Natural Resources Limited LakeRiver gauge, Tar River	97.25 m	Very high	+0.01 m	74 km
Tar River near the MouthRiver gauge, Tar River	97.71 m	Normal	−0.01 m	81 km
Calumet River near the MouthRiver gauge, Calumet River	96.52 m	High	+0.02 m	87 km

Questions and answers

How does the Dunkirk River near Fort Mackay compare with last year?

It is 0.27 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 97.46 m.

What is a normal level for the Dunkirk River near Fort Mackay in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 97.67 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 97.46 m and 98.10 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 97.73 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Dunkirk River near Fort Mackay today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 03:05 AM MDT, the water level was 97.73 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Dunkirk River near Fort Mackay rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.11 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Dunkirk River near Fort Mackay 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:07DB003 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 56.85075, -112.70831 (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	97.73 m	2026-10-18 09:05	Provisional
Flow	4.32 m³/s	2026-10-18 09:05	Provisional

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