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SwedenSounding Creek near Chinook water level
River gauge, Sounding Creek, Alberta, Canada
Right now
Very low for mid-October
Water level
- Flow
- 0.00 m³/s
History
What this means
Low water at Sounding Creek near Chinook: the gauge reads 0.84 m, far below normal for mid-October.
That puts it 0.10 m below the median of 0.94 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. The 30-day range is 0.84 m – 0.89 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
- 0.94 m0.10 m below the median for this date
- Normal for this date
- 0.92 m – 1.05 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
- Lowest and highest in 30 days
- 0.84 m – 0.89 m
- Lowest and highest in 12 months
- 0.84 m – 0.90 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.
About Sounding Creek
Sounding Creek is a river in the Canadian province of Alberta. It begins east of Sullivan Lake and flows generally eastward into Sounding Lake; it is Sounding Lake's primary inflow. The river is within the Manitou Lake closed watershed. The climate along the river's course is warm-summer humid continental.
Text and image from Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
Weather at the gauge
No rain in the last 3 days.
Forecast: Open-Meteo
Map
Other gauges on Sounding Creek
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sounding Creek near OyenRiver gauge, Sounding Creek | 0.55 m | Very high | −0.01 m | 31 km |
Nearby gauges
| Gauge | Level | Compared with normal | 24 hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berry Creek near Rose LynnRiver gauge, Berry Creek | 0.56 m | Very low | ±0 | 43 km |
| Monitor Creek near MonitorRiver gauge, Monitor Creek | 0.38 m | Very high | ±0 | 53 km |
| Berry Creek Reservoir near SunnynookReservoir, Berry Creek Reservoir | 733.48 m | High | −0.02 m | 60 km |
| Berry Creek Reservoir OutletReservoir | 0.77 m | Normal | −0.01 m | 60 km |
| Blood Indian Creek near the MouthRiver gauge, Blood Indian Creek | 0.78 m | High | +0.06 m | 66 km |
| Kennedy Coulee near Acadia ValleyRiver gauge, Kennedy Coulee | 0.07 m | Very low | ±0 | 68 km |
| Forster Reservoir near CessfordReservoir, Forster Reservoir | 705.44 m | Very high | −0.01 m | 86 km |
Questions and answers
What is a normal level for Sounding Creek near Chinook in mid-October?
The median for mid-October is 0.94 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.92 m and 1.05 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 0.84 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.
What is the water level of Sounding Creek near Chinook today?
On Oct 18, 2026, 04:15 PM MDT, the water level was 0.84 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.
Is Sounding Creek near Chinook rising or falling?
Steady over the last 24 hours. Steady over the last 7 days.
Is the level of Sounding Creek near Chinook 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:05GA012(Agency page)- Coordinates
51.54768, -110.91978(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 | 0.84 m | 2026-10-18 22:15 | Provisional |
| Flow | 0.00 m³/s | 2026-10-18 22:15 | Provisional |
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How to cite
Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Sounding Creek near Chinook (eccc:05GA012). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/sounding-creek-near-chinook
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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer