Jumpingpound Creek at Township Road No. 252 water level

Name: Jumpingpound Creek at Township Road No. 252 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, Jumpingpound Creek, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

2.47m Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 01:55 PM MDT (49 min ago)

Flow: 0.92 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Jumpingpound Creek at Township Road No. 252, where the gauge shows 2.47 m.

That puts it 0.02 m below the median of 2.49 m for mid-October, based on 14 years of readings.

It is on the way up, by 0.05 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 2.42 m – 2.53 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: 2.49 m0.02 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 2.38 m – 2.63 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 2.42 m – 2.53 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 2.42 m – 2.60 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

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 11° -2° – Wind 40 km/h

19 Mon 13° -2° – Wind 11 km/h

20 Tue 10° 0° – Wind 13 km/h

21 Wed 18° 1° – Wind 12 km/h

22 Thu 15° 4° – Wind 12 km/h

23 Fri 6° -2° 1.2 mm, 49% Wind 30 km/h

24 Sat 2° -5° 0.8 mm, 30% Wind 20 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:07 AM Sunset 06:41 PM Daylight 10 hr, 33 min First quarter 52%

Map

Other gauges on Jumpingpound Creek

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Jumpingpound Creek near Cox HillRiver gauge, Jumpingpound Creek	0.29 m	High	±0	29 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Bow River near CochraneRiver gauge, Bow River	16.30 m	Normal	−0.03 m	8.7 km
Elbow River at Bragg CreekRiver gauge, Elbow River	0.91 m	Low	±0	20 km
Waiparous Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Waiparous Creek	0.74 m	Normal	±0	26 km
Ghost River above Waiparous CreekRiver gauge, Ghost River	0.72 m	Low	±0	30 km
West Nose Creek at CalgaryRiver gauge, West Nose Creek	5.40 m	Normal	−0.01 m	31 km
Elbow River at Sarcee BridgeRiver gauge, Elbow River	3.67 m	Normal	±0	32 km
Fish Creek near PriddisRiver gauge, Fish Creek	2.22 m	Low	−0.01 m	32 km
Elbow River below Glenmore DamRiver gauge, Elbow River	0.62 m	Normal	±0	36 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Jumpingpound Creek at Township Road No. 252 in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 2.49 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 2.38 m and 2.63 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 2.47 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Jumpingpound Creek at Township Road No. 252 today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 01:55 PM MDT, the water level was 2.47 m. Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Jumpingpound Creek at Township Road No. 252 rising or falling?

Up 0.05 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.04 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Jumpingpound Creek at Township Road No. 252 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.

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:05BH015 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 51.12831, -114.56750 (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	2.47 m	2026-10-18 19:55	Provisional
Flow	0.92 m³/s	2026-10-18 19:55	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Jumpingpound Creek at Township Road No. 252 (eccc:05BH015). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/jumpingpound-creek-at-township-road-no-252

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