Little Smoky River near Guy water level

Name: Little Smoky River near Guy 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, Little Smoky River, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Very high for mid-October

Water level

3.23m Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 08:15 AM MDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 63.0 m³/s

History

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

High water at Little Smoky River near Guy: the latest reading is 3.23 m, well above normal for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 2.72 m, based on 14 years of readings, so the water level is 0.50 m above typical.

It is still going down, by 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 2.78 m – 3.32 m.

That stands out in fall, when many rivers are usually near their lowest.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 2.72 m0.50 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 2.61 m – 3.08 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 2.78 m – 3.32 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 2.79 m – 3.31 m

High water: what to watch for

Fast water is stronger than it looks. Even shallow water across a road can move a car, and riverbanks can be undercut and give way without warning.

Upstream gauges on the same river usually show a rise first, which is a useful early warning.

About the Little Smoky River

The Little Smoky River is a tributary of the Smoky River in west-central Alberta, Canada.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 5.3 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 11° 5° – Wind 25 km/h

19 Mon 11° 1° 0.2 mm Wind 13 km/h

20 Tue 12° 1° – Wind 15 km/h

21 Wed 15° 2° – Wind 15 km/h

22 Thu 11° 2° – Wind 12 km/h

23 Fri 5° 1° 8.3 mm, 91% Wind 22 km/h

24 Sat 1° -2° 5.1 mm, 59% Wind 22 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:28 AM Sunset 06:41 PM Daylight 10 hr, 13 min First quarter 60%

Map

Other gauges on the Little Smoky River

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Little Smoky River at Little SmokyRiver gauge, Little Smoky River	1.58 m	Very high	+0.01 m	80 km

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Peavine Creek near FalherRiver gauge, Peavine Creek	3.91 m	Very high	+0.01 m	20 km
Winagami Lake at Provincial ParkLake, Winagami Lake	621.91 m	Very high	−0.03 m	35 km
Smoky River at WatinoRiver gauge, Smoky River	2.71 m	Very high	+0.10 m	41 km
West Prairie River near High PrairieRiver gauge, West Prairie River	2.70 m	Normal	−0.01 m	42 km
South Heart Reservoir near McLennanReservoir, South Heart Reservoir	625.86 m	High	+0.02 m	44 km
Sturgeon Lake near ValleyviewLake, Sturgeon Lake	676.90 m	Very high	±0	45 km
East Prairie River near EnildaRiver gauge, East Prairie River	3.00 m	Very high	−0.02 m	52 km
South Heart River near Big Prairie SettlementRiver gauge, South Heart River	25.25 m	Very high	−0.02 m	56 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Little Smoky River near Guy in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 2.72 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 2.61 m and 3.08 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 3.23 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Little Smoky River near Guy today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 08:15 AM MDT, the water level was 3.23 m. Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Little Smoky River near Guy rising or falling?

Down 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.21 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Little Smoky River near Guy normal?

Very high 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:07GH002 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 55.45623, -117.16190 (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	3.23 m	2026-10-19 14:15	Provisional
Flow	63.0 m³/s	2026-10-19 14:15	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Little Smoky River near Guy (eccc:07GH002). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/little-smoky-river-near-guy

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