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Fahlman Creek near Davin water level

River gauge, Fahlman Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada

Directions

Very low for mid-October

Water level

0.72m Steady over the last 24 hours

Flow
0.00 m³/s
0.75 0.80 0.85

History

0.70.8mOct 11Oct 13Oct 15Oct 16Oct 180.70.8mOct 11Oct 15Oct 18
0.70.80.9mSep 18Sep 26Oct 3Oct 11Oct 180.70.80.9mSep 18Oct 3Oct 18
Water level Normal range (10–90 %)

What this means

Fahlman Creek near Davin is running far below normal at 0.72 m.

The median for mid-October is 0.84 m, based on 9 years of readings, so the water level is 0.12 m below typical.

It has barely moved over the past 24 hours. Without real rain upstream, that is unlikely to change quickly. In the last month it has stayed between 0.66 m and 0.75 m.

Fall is often low-water season on rivers, and it usually takes a few days of steady rain to change that.

Compared with 9 years of daily readings for this time of year. How to read levels

Key numbers

Median for this date
0.84 m0.12 m below the median for this date
Normal for this date
0.77 m – 0.88 m8 years in 10 fall in this range (9 years of records)
Lowest and highest in 30 days
0.66 m – 0.75 m
Lowest and highest in 12 months
0.66 m – 0.74 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

Rain in the last 3 days: 1.4 mm. Rain that falls upstream can take hours or days to show up at a river gauge.

18 Sun 12° 3° – Wind 31 km/h
19 Mon 13° -1° – Wind 29 km/h
20 Tue 15° 5° – Wind 21 km/h
21 Wed 14° 4° – Wind 22 km/h
22 Thu 19° 7° – Wind 22 km/h
23 Fri 15° 6° 0.6 mm, 66% Wind 31 km/h
24 Sat 5° -1° – Wind 36 km/h

Forecast: Open-Meteo

Sunrise 07:25 AM Sunset 06:01 PM Daylight 10 hr, 36 min First quarter 52%

Map

Nearby gauges

Gauge Level Compared with normal 24 hours Distance
Qu'Appelle River below Loon CreekRiver gauge, Qu'Appelle River 0.95 m Normal −0.09 m 47 km
Boggy Creek near LumsdenRiver gauge, Boggy Creek 1.74 m High ±0 51 km
Cottonwood Creek near LumsdenRiver gauge, Cottonwood Creek 1.37 m Very high +0.01 m 56 km
Qu'Appelle River below Craven DamRiver gauge, Qu'Appelle River 1.57 m Normal +0.05 m 57 km
Qu'Appelle River near LumsdenRiver gauge, Qu'Appelle River 491.11 m Normal −0.02 m 57 km
Wascana Creek near LumsdenRiver gauge, Wascana Creek 1.72 m Normal −0.02 m 59 km
Jumping Deer Creek near LiptonRiver gauge, Jumping Deer Creek 3.15 m High −0.01 m 64 km
Yellow Grass Ditch near Yellow GrassRiver gauge, Yellow Grass Ditch 0.76 m Very high ±0 66 km

Questions and answers

What is a normal level for Fahlman Creek near Davin in mid-October?

The median for mid-October is 0.84 m. In 8 years out of 10 the reading falls between 0.77 m and 0.88 m, based on 9 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 0.72 m on the gauge does not mean the water is that deep.

What is the water level of Fahlman Creek near Davin today?

On Oct 18, 2026, 11:10 AM CST, the water level was 0.72 m. Steady over the last 24 hours.

Is Fahlman Creek near Davin rising or falling?

Steady over the last 24 hours. Up 0.03 m over the last 7 days.

Is the level of Fahlman Creek near Davin normal?

Very low for mid-October. Compared with 9 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:05JF008 (Agency page)
Coordinates
50.36883, -104.19228 (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 0.72 m 2026-10-18 17:10 Provisional
Flow 0.00 m³/s 2026-10-18 17:10 Provisional

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Environment and Climate Change Canada – Water Survey of Canada: Fahlman Creek near Davin (eccc:05JF008). Accessed October 18, 2026 via Nivelmap, https://nivelmap.com/en/canada/saskatchewan/fahlman-creek-near-davin

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Readings are provisional, can be delayed or wrong and are not a flood warning. Read the disclaimer