Piyami Drain near Picture Butte water level

Name: Piyami Drain near Picture Butte 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, Piyami Drain, Alberta, Canada

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Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.53m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 19, 2026, 05:05 AM MDT (1 hour ago)

Flow: 0.02 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Water levels are unremarkable at Piyami Drain near Picture Butte, where the gauge shows 0.53 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.53 m, based on 14 years of readings, and the gauge is right on it. A year ago it stood at 0.54 m (−0.01 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. The 30-day range is 0.53 m – 0.73 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: 0.53 m0.00 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 0.51 m – 0.61 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (14 years of records)
Same day last year: 0.54 m−0.01 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 0.53 m – 0.73 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 0.46 m – 0.72 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.

19 Mon 17° -1° – Wind 15 km/h

20 Tue 12° 1° – Wind 14 km/h

21 Wed 23° 6° – Wind 22 km/h

22 Thu 22° 10° – Wind 17 km/h

23 Fri 14° 3° 6.6 mm, 56% Wind 43 km/h

24 Sat 8° 1° – Wind 40 km/h

25 Sun 3° -2° 0.6 mm, 24% Wind 21 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 08:00 AM Sunset 06:34 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 59%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Oldman River near LethbridgeRiver gauge, Oldman River	0.38 m	Normal	−0.01 m	15 km
Little Bow River near the MouthRiver gauge, Little Bow River	0.50 m	High	±0	20 km
St. Mary River near LethbridgeRiver gauge, St. Mary River	1.31 m	Very high	±0	29 km
Pothole Creek at Russell'S RanchRiver gauge, Pothole Creek	0.54 m	Normal	±0	30 km
Prairie Blood Coulee near LethbridgeRiver gauge, Prairie Blood Coulee	0.62 m	Normal	±0	32 km
Bountiful Coulee Inflow near CranfordRiver gauge, Bountiful Coulee Inflow	1.90 m	Very high	±0	33 km
Little Bow River below Travers DamRiver gauge, Little Bow River	8.00 m	High	±0	38 km
Little Bow River at CarmangayRiver gauge, Little Bow River	0.28 m	High	±0	42 km

Questions and answers

How does Piyami Drain near Picture Butte compare with last year?

It is 0.01 m lower than on the same day last year, when the reading was 0.54 m.

What is a normal level for Piyami Drain near Picture Butte in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.53 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.51 m and 0.61 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 0.53 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Piyami Drain near Picture Butte today?

On Oct 19, 2026, 05:05 AM MDT, the water level was 0.53 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Piyami Drain near Picture Butte rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Down 0.19 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Piyami Drain near Picture Butte 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.

For specialists

Station codes, datum, parameters, data quality and downloads

Operator: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada
Station code: eccc:05AD037 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 49.83062, -112.76438 (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	0.53 m	2026-10-19 11:05	Provisional
Flow	0.02 m³/s	2026-10-19 11:05	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Piyami Drain near Picture Butte (eccc:05AD037). Accessed October 19, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/piyami-drain-near-picture-butte

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