House River at Highway No. 63 water level

Name: House River at Highway No. 63 water level (Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada)
Creator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
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River gauge, House River, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

7.27m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 10:35 AM MDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 2.30 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at House River at Highway No. 63 reads 7.27 m, a normal level for mid-October.

That puts it 0.04 m above the median of 7.23 m for mid-October, based on 14 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 7.05 m (+0.22 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 7.06 m and 7.28 m.

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

Compared with 14 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 7.23 m0.04 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 7.07 m – 7.43 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Same day last year: 7.05 m+0.22 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 7.06 m – 7.28 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 7.05 m – 7.27 m

Conditions at House River at Highway No. 63

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

18 Sun 10° 2° – Wind 25 km/h

19 Mon 10° 1° – Wind 14 km/h

20 Tue 9° -1° – Wind 19 km/h

21 Wed 11° 2° – Wind 19 km/h

22 Thu 14° 1° – Wind 12 km/h

23 Fri 3° 0° 10 mm, 74% Wind 24 km/h

24 Sat 0° -3° 21 mm, 67% Wind 22 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:06 AM Sunset 06:23 PM Daylight 10 hr, 17 min First quarter 51%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Christina River above Statoil LeismerRiver gauge, Christina River	97.15 m	High	+0.01 m	47 km
Wandering River near Wandering RiverRiver gauge, Wandering River	0.84 m	Normal	+0.01 m	53 km
Logan River near the MouthRiver gauge, Logan River	6.85 m	High	±0	59 km
Jackfish River below Christina LakeRiver gauge, Jackfish River	98.62 m	High	+0.01 m	66 km
Calling Lake at Ranger StationLake, Calling Lake	594.32 m	High	−0.06 m	82 km

Questions and answers

How does the House River at Highway No. 63 compare with last year?

It is 0.22 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 7.05 m.

What is a normal level for the House River at Highway No. 63 in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 7.23 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 7.07 m and 7.43 m, based on 14 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 7.27 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of House River at Highway No. 63 today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 10:35 AM MDT, the water level was 7.27 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is House River at Highway No. 63 rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of House River at Highway No. 63 normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 14 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:07CB002 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 55.64247, -112.15281 (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	7.27 m	2026-10-18 16:35	Provisional
Flow	2.30 m³/s	2026-10-18 16:35	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: House River at Highway No. 63 (eccc:07CB002). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/house-river-at-highway-no-63

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