Elbow Diversion Canal at Drop Structure water level

Name: Elbow Diversion Canal at Drop Structure 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

Canal gauge, Elbow Diversion Canal, Saskatchewan, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Water level

1.29m Steady over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 17, 2026, 11:20 PM CST (2 hours ago)

Flow: 1.97 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Elbow Diversion Canal at Drop Structure is at 1.29 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.01 m above the median of 1.28 m for mid-October, based on 16 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 1.06 m (+0.23 m).

The level has held steady over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 1.28 m and 1.30 m.

Compared with 16 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date: 1.28 m0.01 m above the median for this date
Normal for this date: 1.05 m – 1.40 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)
Same day last year: 1.06 m+0.23 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 1.28 m – 1.30 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 1.06 m – 1.58 m

Weather at the gauge

Rain in the last 3 days: 0.7 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

17 Sat 23° 3° – Wind 44 km/h

18 Sun 13° 3° – Wind 35 km/h

19 Mon 15° 0° – Wind 24 km/h

20 Tue 15° 8° – Wind 17 km/h

21 Wed 16° 5° – Wind 24 km/h

22 Thu 21° 9° – Wind 20 km/h

23 Fri 10° 5° – Wind 23 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:34 AM Sunset 06:08 PM Daylight 10 hr, 34 min First quarter 47%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Ridge Creek near BridgefordRiver gauge, Ridge Creek	99.87 m	Normal	+0.01 m	5.7 km
Qu'Appelle River above Buffalo Pound LakeRiver gauge, Qu'Appelle River	5.53 m	High	+0.01 m	45 km
Lake Diefenbaker at Gardiner DamLake, Lake Diefenbaker	555.53 m	Normal	+0.03 m	46 km
Brightwater Creek near KenastonRiver gauge, Brightwater Creek	0.76 m	Low	±0	65 km
Inverness Creek near BroderickRiver gauge, Inverness Creek	0.56 m	High	−0.03 m	65 km

Questions and answers

How does the Elbow Diversion Canal at Drop Structure compare with last year?

It is 0.23 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 1.06 m.

What is a normal level for the Elbow Diversion Canal at Drop Structure in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 1.28 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 1.05 m and 1.40 m, based on 16 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 1.29 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Elbow Diversion Canal at Drop Structure today?

On Oct 17, 2026, 11:20 PM CST, the water level was 1.29 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Elbow Diversion Canal at Drop Structure rising or falling?

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

Is the level of Elbow Diversion Canal at Drop Structure normal?

Normal for mid-October. Compared with 16 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:05JG006 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.97864, -106.39847 (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	1.29 m	2026-10-18 05:20	Provisional
Flow	1.97 m³/s	2026-10-18 05:20	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Elbow Diversion Canal at Drop Structure (eccc:05JG006). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/saskatchewan/elbow-diversion-canal-at-drop-structure

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