Little Bow Canal at High River water level

Name: Little Bow Canal at High River 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

Canal gauge, Little Bow Canal, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.22m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 11:00 AM MDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.42 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

20252026

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Little Bow Canal at High River, where the gauge shows 1.22 m.

That puts it 0.07 m above the median of 1.15 m for mid-October, based on 15 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 1.09 m (+0.13 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 1.22 m – 1.71 m.

Compared with 15 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 1.15 m0.07 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.07 m – 1.33 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (15 years of records)
Same day last year: 1.09 m+0.13 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.22 m – 1.71 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.08 m – 1.71 m

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 12° -3° – Wind 15 km/h

19 Mon 13° -3° – Wind 11 km/h

20 Tue 11° 2° – Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 21° 2° – Wind 25 km/h

22 Thu 18° 7° – Wind 32 km/h

23 Fri 6° 1° 1.5 mm, 42% Wind 34 km/h

24 Sat 5° -2° – Wind 19 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:04 AM Sunset 06:39 PM Daylight 10 hr, 35 min First quarter 52%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Highwood River below Little Bow CanalRiver gauge, Highwood River	1.16 m	Normal	±0	0.3 km
Sheep River at OkotoksRiver gauge, Sheep River	26.05 m	Low	±0	17 km
Highwood River near the MouthRiver gauge, Highwood River	2.29 m	Normal	±0	22 km
Pekisko Creek near LongviewRiver gauge, Pekisko Creek	0.64 m	Normal	±0	27 km
Stimson Creek near PekiskoRiver gauge, Stimson Creek	1.61 m	Very high	−0.01 m	27 km
Sheep River at Black DiamondRiver gauge, Sheep River	1.29 m	Very high	±0	29 km
Threepoint Creek near MillarvilleRiver gauge, Threepoint Creek	1.54 m	Normal	±0	36 km
West Arrowwood Creek near EnsignRiver gauge, West Arrowwood Creek	0.66 m	Very high	−0.01 m	38 km

Questions and answers

How does the Little Bow Canal at High River compare with last year?

It is 0.13 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 1.09 m.

What is a normal level for the Little Bow Canal at High River in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.15 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.07 m and 1.33 m, based on 15 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 1.22 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Little Bow Canal at High River today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 11:00 AM MDT, the water level was 1.22 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Little Bow Canal at High River rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.36 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Little Bow Canal at High River normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 15 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:05BL015 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.58310, -113.86995 (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	1.22 m	2026-10-18 17:00	Provisional
Flow	0.42 m³/s	2026-10-18 17:00	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Little Bow Canal at High River (eccc:05BL015). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/little-bow-canal-at-high-river

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