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Embarras River near Weald water level

River gauge, Embarras River, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.81m Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours

Flow
2.32 m³/s
0.7 0.8 0.9

History

0.70.80.91.0mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 180.70.80.91.0mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18
0.81.0mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 180.81.0mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Embarras River near Weald, where the gauge shows 0.81 m.

That puts it 0.03 m above the median of 0.77 m for mid-October, based on 13 years of readings.

It is on the way up, by 0.01 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.74 m – 0.84 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
0.77 m0.03 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.67 m – 0.96 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.74 m – 0.84 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.75 m – 0.82 m

Freshet, ice and paddling

Open-water season is the time for canoe trips and fishing, though rapids change character with every few centimetres of water.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.5 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 11° 1° – Wind 15 km/h
19 Mon 10° -2° – Wind 6 km/h
20 Tue 12° -3° – Wind 11 km/h
21 Wed 15° -3° – Wind 9 km/h
22 Thu 14° -1° 2.2 mm, 49% Wind 13 km/h
23 Fri 3° 1° 13 mm, 59% Wind 21 km/h
24 Sat 1° -2° – Wind 20 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:20 AM Sunset 06:46 PM Daylight 10 hr, 26 min First quarter 53%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
McLeod River above Embarras RiverRiver gauge, McLeod River 1.46 m Normal +0.02 m 16 km
Sundance Creek near BickerdikeRiver gauge, Sundance Creek 0.96 m Normal ±0 22 km
Wampus Creek near HintonRiver gauge, Wampus Creek 0.68 m High −0.01 m 39 km
Gregg River near the MouthRiver gauge, Gregg River 1.19 m Very high +0.01 m 39 km
McLeod River near CadominRiver gauge, McLeod River 0.76 m Normal −0.01 m 42 km
Lovett River near the MouthRiver gauge, Lovett River 0.43 m Normal ±0 43 km
Wolf Creek at Highway No. 16ARiver gauge, Wolf Creek 1.30 m High −0.01 m 43 km
Athabasca River at HintonRiver gauge, Athabasca River 27.06 m Normal +0.02 m 51 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Embarras River near Weald in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.77 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.67 m and 0.96 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 0.81 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Embarras River near Weald today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 02:20 PM MDT, the water level was 0.81 m. Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Embarras River near Weald rising or falling?

Up 0.01 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Embarras River near Weald 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:07AF014 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.37592, -116.80620 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 0.81 m 2026-10-18 20:20 Provisional
Flow 2.32 m³/s 2026-10-18 20:20 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Embarras River near Weald (eccc:07AF014). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/embarras-river-near-weald

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