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Stretton Creek near Marwayne water level

River gauge, Stretton Creek, Alberta, Canada

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Right now

Normal for mid-October

Water level

0.75m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.00 m³/s
0.7 0.8 0.9

History

History
0.70.80.9mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 17Oct 180.70.80.9mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18
0.60.70.80.9mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 180.60.70.80.9mSep 19Oct 3Oct 18
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The gauge at Stretton Creek near Marwayne reads 0.75 m, a normal level for mid-October.

The median for mid-October is 0.69 m, based on 13 years of readings, so the water level is 0.05 m above typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Over the past 30 days it has moved between 0.73 m and 0.77 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, until steadier rain returns.

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

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.69 m0.05 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.64 m – 0.94 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (13 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.73 m – 0.77 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.73 m – 0.77 m

Conditions at Stretton Creek near Marwayne

Paddlers should check the trend as well as the level; summer storms can raise rivers quickly.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 11° 3° – Wind 34 km/h
19 Mon 11° 3° – Wind 16 km/h
20 Tue 10° 0° – Wind 16 km/h
21 Wed 14° 3° – Wind 19 km/h
22 Thu 15° 3° – Wind 11 km/h
23 Fri 8° 3° 3.6 mm, 70% Wind 25 km/h
24 Sat 3° -2° 5.1 mm, 69% Wind 32 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:54 AM Sunset 06:20 PM Daylight 10 hr, 25 min First quarter 53%

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Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Vermilion River near MarwayneRiver gauge, Vermilion River 0.49 m Very high −0.03 m 7.3 km
Vermilion Park Lake near VermilionLake, Vermilion Park Lake 575.87 m High +0.01 m 37 km
North Saskatchewan River near Deer CreekRiver gauge, North Saskatchewan River 1.34 m Normal −0.06 m 48 km
Buffalo Creek at Highway No. 41River gauge, Buffalo Creek 1.02 m Normal ±0 60 km
Atimoswe Creek near Elk PointRiver gauge, Atimoswe Creek 1.66 m Very high ±0 63 km
Battle River near the Saskatchewan BoundaryRiver gauge, Battle River 0.59 m Normal ±0 68 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Stretton Creek near Marwayne in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.69 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.64 m and 0.94 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 0.75 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Stretton Creek near Marwayne today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 02:25 PM MDT, the water level was 0.75 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Stretton Creek near Marwayne rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Stretton Creek near Marwayne normal?

Normal 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:05EE005 (Agency page)
Coordinates
53.44246, -110.32566 (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 0.75 m 2026-10-18 20:25 Provisional
Flow 0.00 m³/s 2026-10-18 20:25 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Stretton Creek near Marwayne (eccc:05EE005). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/alberta/stretton-creek-near-marwayne

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