Lasthill Creek near Eckville water level

Name: Lasthill Creek near Eckville 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, Lasthill Creek, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

24.39m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 07:30 AM MDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.27 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Lasthill Creek near Eckville, where the gauge shows 24.39 m.

That puts it 0.09 m above the median of 24.30 m for mid-October, based on 13 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 24.35 m – 24.50 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: 24.30 m0.09 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 24.07 m – 24.49 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 24.35 m – 24.50 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 24.35 m – 24.48 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 12° -2° – Wind 11 km/h

19 Mon 11° -1° – Wind 10 km/h

20 Tue 11° -2° – Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 14° -3° – Wind 12 km/h

22 Thu 16° -1° – Wind 10 km/h

23 Fri 7° 2° 3.2 mm, 45% Wind 26 km/h

24 Sat 1° -3° 0.1 mm, 20% Wind 26 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:09 AM Sunset 06:38 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 50%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Medicine River near EckvilleRiver gauge, Medicine River	1.81 m	Very high	−0.01 m	9.0 km
Sylvan Lake at Sylvan LakeLake, Sylvan Lake	936.01 m	Very low	−0.01 m	25 km
Block Creek near LeedaleRiver gauge, Block Creek	1.54 m	Low	±0	25 km
Clearwater River near DovercourtRiver gauge, Clearwater River	0.89 m	Normal	−0.07 m	30 km
Raven River near RavenRiver gauge, Raven River	0.57 m	Normal	±0	30 km
North Saskatchewan River near Rocky Mountain HouseRiver gauge, North Saskatchewan River	1.79 m	Low	+0.07 m	33 km
Prairie Creek near Rocky Mountain HouseRiver gauge, Prairie Creek	0.31 m	Low	−0.01 m	34 km
Dickson Dam Tunnel OutletRiver gauge	1.32 m	Low	±0	37 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Lasthill Creek near Eckville in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 24.30 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 24.07 m and 24.49 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 24.39 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Lasthill Creek near Eckville today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 07:30 AM MDT, the water level was 24.39 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Lasthill Creek near Eckville rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Lasthill Creek near Eckville 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:05CC013 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.36177, -114.45773 (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	24.39 m	2026-10-18 13:30	Provisional
Flow	0.27 m³/s	2026-10-18 13:30	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Lasthill Creek near Eckville (eccc:05CC013). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/lasthill-creek-near-eckville

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