Bow River: water levels along the river

7 gauges report along the Bow River. Every gauge with a normal range is reading within it.

The gauges are in Alberta. Reading the gauges in order shows how a rise or a dry spell travels downstream, usually over a day or more on a big river. Fall is often a low point for rivers after the summer, until steady rain returns.

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7 gauges

Bow River: water levels along the river
Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Updated
Bow River at Lake LouiseRiver gauge, Bow River	1.14 m	Normal	−0.01 m	2 hours ago
Bow River near CochraneRiver gauge, Bow River	16.33 m	Normal	±0	3 hours ago
Bow River at BanffRiver gauge, Bow River	2.02 m	Normal	±0	2 hours ago
Bow River at CalgaryRiver gauge, Bow River	0.91 m	Normal	−0.04 m	2 hours ago
Bow River below Carseland DamRiver gauge, Bow River	2.56 m	Normal	+0.01 m	2 hours ago
Bow River below Bassano DamRiver gauge, Bow River	1.38 m	Normal	−0.04 m	2 hours ago
Bow River near the MouthRiver gauge, Bow River	5.55 m	Normal	−0.04 m	2 hours ago

Gauges are listed from upstream to downstream where the agency publishes river kilometres.

About the Bow River

The headwaters of the Bow River in Alberta, Canada, start at the Bow Glacier and Bow Lake in Banff National Park in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. The glacial stream that feeds Bow Lake has a mean elevation of 2310 metres above sea level. From there, the river winds through the Alberta foothills onto the prairies, where it meets the Oldman River, the two then forming the South Saskatchewan River. These waters ultimately flow through the Nelson River into Hudson Bay.