North Ram River at Forestry Road water level

Name: North Ram River at Forestry Road 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, North Ram River, Alberta, Canada

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Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.76m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 08:40 AM MDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.74 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days

Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

At 0.76 m, the North Ram River at Forestry Road is far below normal for mid-October.

That puts it 0.06 m below the median of 0.82 m for mid-October, based on 13 years of readings.

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.75 m and 0.79 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 13 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 0.82 m0.06 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.77 m – 0.88 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.75 m – 0.79 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.75 m – 0.79 m

Conditions at North Ram River at Forestry Road

Low water means shallow riffles on canoe trips and warmer water for fish.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 3.0 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 9° -1° – Wind 15 km/h

19 Mon 8° -3° – Wind 6 km/h

20 Tue 11° -4° – Wind 9 km/h

21 Wed 14° -2° – Wind 15 km/h

22 Thu 14° -3° – Wind 7 km/h

23 Fri 1° -1° 13 mm, 72% Wind 17 km/h

24 Sat -2° -6° 0.6 mm, 35% Wind 14 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:15 AM Sunset 06:44 PM Daylight 10 hr, 29 min First quarter 50%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
North Saskatchewan River at Whirlpool PointRiver gauge, North Saskatchewan River	0.62 m	Normal	+0.04 m	45 km
Prairie Creek below Lick CreekRiver gauge, Prairie Creek	1.20 m	Normal	±0	49 km
Brown Creek at Forestry RoadRiver gauge, Brown Creek	0.41 m	Low	+0.01 m	59 km
Mistaya River near Saskatchewan CrossingRiver gauge, Mistaya River	0.97 m	Low	±0	65 km
Silverhorn Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Silverhorn Creek	7.28 m	Very high	+0.01 m	67 km
Nordegg River at Sunchild RoadRiver gauge, Nordegg River	1.03 m	Normal	±0	68 km
Brazeau River below Cardinal RiverRiver gauge, Brazeau River	4.47 m	Very high	+0.03 m	76 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for the North Ram River at Forestry Road in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.82 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.77 m and 0.88 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 0.76 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of North Ram River at Forestry Road today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 08:40 AM MDT, the water level was 0.76 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is North Ram River at Forestry Road rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.

Is the level of North Ram River at Forestry Road normal?

Very low 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:05DC011 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 52.28296, -115.99929 (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	0.76 m	2026-10-18 14:40	Provisional
Flow	0.74 m³/s	2026-10-18 14:40	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: North Ram River at Forestry Road (eccc:05DC011). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/north-ram-river-at-forestry-road

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