Moose Jaw River near Burdick water level

Name: Moose Jaw River near Burdick 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, Moose Jaw River, Saskatchewan, Canada

Directions

Normal for mid-October

Surface elevation

528.21m Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours

Measured Oct 18, 2026, 12:10 PM CST (55 min ago)

Flow: 0.88 m³/s

History

7 days 30 days 1 year Years compared

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Surface elevation Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

The Moose Jaw River near Burdick is at 528.21 m, in the normal range for mid-October.

That puts it 0.08 m below the median of 528.28 m for mid-October, based on 16 years of readings. A year ago it stood at 528.14 m (+0.06 m).

It has risen 0.02 m over the past 24 hours. In the last month it has stayed between 528.13 m and 528.48 m.

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

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

Key numbers

Median for this date: 528.28 m0.08 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date: 528.11 m – 528.42 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (16 years of records)
Same day last year: 528.14 m+0.06 m
Lowest and highest in 30 days: 528.13 m – 528.48 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months: 528.13 m – 528.56 m

On the river

Outside the spring freshet, most rivers settle into a gentler pattern, broken by storms.

Flood advisories come from the provincial river forecast centre.

Weather at the gauge

No rain in the last 3 days.

18 Sun 13° 3° – Wind 27 km/h

19 Mon 15° -3° – Wind 29 km/h

20 Tue 15° 4° – Wind 20 km/h

21 Wed 17° 5° – Wind 23 km/h

22 Thu 22° 9° – Wind 19 km/h

23 Fri 14° 5° 3.0 mm, 64% Wind 34 km/h

24 Sat 5° 1° – Wind 35 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:29 AM Sunset 06:05 PM Daylight 10 hr, 36 min First quarter 52%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge	Level	Compared with normal	24 hours	Distance
Cottonwood Creek near LumsdenRiver gauge, Cottonwood Creek	1.37 m	Very high	+0.01 m	41 km
Wascana Creek near LumsdenRiver gauge, Wascana Creek	1.72 m	Normal	−0.02 m	43 km
Boggy Creek near LumsdenRiver gauge, Boggy Creek	1.74 m	High	±0	47 km
Qu'Appelle River near LumsdenRiver gauge, Qu'Appelle River	491.11 m	Normal	−0.02 m	47 km
Qu'Appelle River above Buffalo Pound LakeRiver gauge, Qu'Appelle River	5.54 m	High	±0	53 km
Qu'Appelle River below Craven DamRiver gauge, Qu'Appelle River	1.57 m	Normal	+0.05 m	54 km
Last Mountain Lake at Rowan'S RavineLake, Last Mountain Lake	490.17 m	Very high	±0	68 km
Ridge Creek near BridgefordRiver gauge, Ridge Creek	99.88 m	Normal	+0.02 m	90 km

Questions and answers

How does the Moose Jaw River near Burdick compare with last year?

It is 0.06 m higher than on the same day last year, when the reading was 528.14 m.

What is a normal level for the Moose Jaw River near Burdick in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 528.28 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 528.11 m and 528.42 m, based on 16 years of records.

Is Moose Jaw River near Burdick really 528.21 m deep?

No. 528.21 m is the height of the water surface above sea level (or the agency's vertical datum), not the depth of the water.

What is the water level of Moose Jaw River near Burdick today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 12:10 PM CST, the surface elevation was 528.21 m. Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours.

Is Moose Jaw River near Burdick rising or falling?

Up 0.02 m over the last 24 hours. Up 0.01 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Moose Jaw River near Burdick 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:05JE006 (Agency page)
Coordinates: 50.40033, -105.39786 (WGS84)
Vertical datum: GEODETIC SURVEY OF CANADA DATUM 1928 ADJUSTMENT
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
Surface elevation	528.21 m	2026-10-18 18:10	Provisional
Flow	0.88 m³/s	2026-10-18 18:10	Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Moose Jaw River near Burdick (eccc:05JE006). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/saskatchewan/moose-jaw-river-near-burdick

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