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Nordegg River at Sunchild Road water level

River gauge, Nordegg River, Alberta, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.04m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
2.07 m³/s
0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2

History

1.01.2mOct 11Oct 13Oct 14Oct 16Oct 181.01.2mOct 11Oct 14Oct 18
1.01.2mSep 18Sep 25Oct 3Oct 10Oct 181.01.2mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Nordegg River at Sunchild Road is at 1.04 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.04 m above the median of 0.99 m for mid-October, based on 14 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.00 m and 1.05 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
0.99 m0.04 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.91 m – 1.31 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
1.00 m – 1.05 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
1.00 m – 1.06 m

On the river

Outside the spring freshet, most rivers settle into a gentler pattern, broken by storms.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 0° – Wind 14 km/h
19 Mon 10° -1° – Wind 9 km/h
20 Tue 12° -3° – Wind 14 km/h
21 Wed 15° -3° – Wind 11 km/h
22 Thu 17° -1° – Wind 12 km/h
23 Fri 4° 1° 8.3 mm, 68% Wind 19 km/h
24 Sat 1° -4° 0.1 mm, 27% Wind 21 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:14 AM Sunset 06:42 PM Daylight 10 hr, 28 min First quarter 48%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Rat Creek near CynthiaRiver gauge, Rat Creek 1.30 m Normal ±0 35 km
Rose Creek near Alder FlatsRiver gauge, Rose Creek 1.35 m Normal ±0 36 km
Pembina River below Paddy CreekRiver gauge, Pembina River 0.77 m Normal ±0 37 km
Brown Creek at Forestry RoadRiver gauge, Brown Creek 0.41 m Low +0.01 m 57 km
North Saskatchewan River at Highway No. 22River gauge, North Saskatchewan River 92.57 m High +0.09 m 58 km
North Saskatchewan River near Rocky Mountain HouseRiver gauge, North Saskatchewan River 1.74 m Very low −0.05 m 63 km
Prairie Creek below Lick CreekRiver gauge, Prairie Creek 1.20 m Normal −0.01 m 65 km
North Ram River at Forestry RoadRiver gauge, North Ram River 0.76 m Very low ±0 68 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the Nordegg River at Sunchild Road in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.99 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.91 m and 1.31 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 1.04 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Nordegg River at Sunchild Road today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 02:30 AM MDT, the water level was 1.04 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Nordegg River at Sunchild Road rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Nordegg River at Sunchild Road 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:05DD009 (Agency page)
Coordinates
52.81997, -115.52026 (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

ParameterLast valueTime (UTC)Quality
Water level 1.04 m 2026-10-18 08:30 Provisional
Flow 2.07 m³/s 2026-10-18 08:30 Provisional

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How to cite

Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Nordegg River at Sunchild Road (eccc:05DD009). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/nordegg-river-at-sunchild-road

How we check values

Each reading is stored as published. We hold back values that jump faster than physically plausible and show the measurement time with every value.

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